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Joshua Seawell MPA ’22

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Joshua Seawell MPA ’22

“Between having a Belgian mother and growing up on and around @usairforce bases all over Europe, I had a lot of exposure to slightly different ways of doing things. For one, I noticed many European cities are designed completely differently. Being built much earlier than American cities, their layouts reflect a much earlier…

Joshua Seawell MPA ’22

Dr. Arthur Robin Williams ’04

#Changemakers: Dr. Arthur Robin Williams ’04

Dr. Arthur Robin Williams ’04 conducts research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate outcomes over time for individuals suffering from drug addiction. He sees potential for reforms instituted in response to Covid-19 — such as virtual treatment options — to help increase health care access and…

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Politics & Polls #230: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold (Ross Benes)

After the election of Donald Trump, rural America — which made up a good portion of Trump's base — quickly became a focal point. Authors like J.D. Vance and others wrote about their struggling hometowns in the hopes of understanding the Trump appeal. And despite his 2020 election loss, Trump’s foothold remains strong in many of…

Anne Case

Case Awarded Distinctions from the American Economic Association, National Institutes of Health

Anne Case, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, was named a 2021 Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association (AEA). The AEA Nominating Committee and voting members of the Executive Committee select up to four distinguished fellows each year, and the award recognizes the…

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Bénabou Awarded Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize

Roland Bénabou, the Theodore A. Wells ’29 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, was awarded the 2021 Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize by the Toulouse School of Economics. He is the first current Princeton University faculty member to receive the prize since its inception in 2005. The award is given to “a renowned international…

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Hua Qu MPP ’21

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Hua Qu MPP ’21

“When my husband was imprisoned in Iran, I became collateral damage of the great power games. Each time the U.S. policy on Iran seemed to shift, it raised my hope. When things were static, I was the most desperate. I remember sending Solzhenitsyn’s book ‘Gulag Archipelago’ to my husband when he was in prison. He told me that…

Hua Qu MPP ’21

Deborah Yashar and Keith Wailoo

Wailoo, Yashar Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Two faculty members from Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Keith Wailoo and Deborah J. Yashar are among the 252 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors elected this year in recognition of…

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Politics & Polls #229: Can Immigrants Still Chase the American Dream? (Sarah Coleman)

Given today's anti-immigrant, nativist sentiments, is the American Dream even still possible for immigrants to the U.S.? For decades, the politics behind immigration control have undermined the idea of citizenship for all, making this a hard question to answer. In a new book, historian Sarah Coleman reveals the roots behind…

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Immigration & White Xenophobia in the United States (Doug Massey)

On the campaign trail in 2015, candidate Donald Trump referred to Mexicans as “criminals” and “rapists,” inciting disdain from Hispanics, Latinos, and other racial groups. This rhetoric became a thread throughout not only the campaign but also Trump’s entire presidency, marking a sharp turn from racially coded dog-whistle…

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Francis Torres MPA ’22

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Francis Torres MPA ’22

“Hurricane Maria was a historic, once-in-a-century storm that decimated my home island of Puerto Rico. At the time, I was working as a communications professional in Washington on issues that had nothing to do with PR. The deep sense of not knowing what might happen, and seeing the place where I grew up in turmoil, shifted my…

Francis Torres MPA ’22