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Akaysha Palmer (left) and Winaly Simpson (right), image created by Hannah Williams
Features
September 29, 2021
Junior Summer Institute Transformed to Meet the Moment
For the second summer in a row, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) hosted its annual Junior Summer Institute (JSI) virtually, bringing together 17 students from 14 national universities. Despite hours spent on Zoom instead of Princeton's campus, the students were able to create meaningful…
Akaysha Palmer (left) and Winaly Simpson (right), image created by Hannah Williams
Andy
News
September 29, 2021
Moravcsik Named Distinguished Affiliated Professor at Technical University of Munich
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has recognized professor Andrew Moravcsik for his pioneering research in European integration and international relations. Moravcsik, professor of politics and international affairs and director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) and European Union Program at…
Andy
Haiti
Q&A, Research Briefs
September 29, 2021
SPIA Reacts: Haitians at the Texas Border
Thousands of Haitian migrants flocked to Del Rio, Texas, in recent weeks to attempt border crossing into the U.S. Since then, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico have loaded more than 300 planes with migrants, sending Haitians back to the war-torn country. Labeling the situation as “inhumane,” some are…
Haiti
SPIA
Research Briefs
September 28, 2021
Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Americans Closes Nearly 50% in 30 Years
Persistent gaps in life expectancy between Black and white Americans have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, this gap has narrowed by nearly 50% in three decades, largely due to improvements among Black Americans, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Co…
SPIA
Toxique
News
September 28, 2021
“Toxique” by Philippe, Statius Named a Finalist for the Albert Londres Prize
A book co-authored by a researcher at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is one of four finalists for the 2021 Albert Londres Prize, the French equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. “Toxique” was co-authored by Sébastien Philippe, associate research scholar at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global…
Toxique
Man stands in front of ocean
Community Profile, Policy Profile
September 24, 2021
#PolicyProfile: Baher Iskander MPA ’22
My faith compels me to live a life of service.
Man stands in front of ocean
Susan Fiske
News
September 24, 2021
Fiske Receives Spain’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Susan Fiske was named a winner of the 12th edition of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Social Sciences. She received her award at a Sept. 22 ceremony in Spain. The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards are Spain’s version of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Fiske, Higgins Professor of Psychology and Public…
Susan Fiske
mas and mian
News
September 23, 2021
Mas, Mian Elected Fellows of the Econometric Society
Two Princeton University faculty members are among the 51 new fellows elected to The Econometric Society (ES). Atif Mian (left) and Alexandre Mas (right) join the 2021 class of The Econometric Society (ES) fellows. (Photo credit: Hannah Williams) Alexandre Mas, William S. Tod professor in the School of Public and…
mas and mian
P&P
Podcasts
September 23, 2021
Politics & Polls #246: When the Left Attacks Big Government (Paul Sabin)
Big government is often attacked. In the 1960s and 1970s, social advocates like Ralph Nader and Rachel Carson led the charge in the form of public interest groups. While they disrupted a number of government plans, some unintended consequences emerged: the undermining of big government liberalism, which is the alliance between…
P&P
Choe
News
September 23, 2021
Elizabeth Choe Named Director of SPIA Undergraduate Program
Elizabeth Choe has been named director in the Undergraduate Program Office at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), effective Aug. 23. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Choe had a long history at New York University (NYU), both as a student and administrator, with education and experience…
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