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Paul Lipton
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March 03, 2022
Paul Lipton Named Senior Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Paul Lipton, a dedicated member of the dean’s senior leadership team at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), has been named senior associate dean for academic administration, effective March 7. A longtime higher education administrator and educator, Lipton currently serves as associate dean of the…
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Russia and Ukraine
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February 26, 2022
The Conflict in Ukraine
Russia deployed troops into neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24 — an attack coming just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in the Donbas region of Ukraine, saying that Russia would intervene as an act of self-defense. Now, bombings and airstrikes are escalating, leading those in Ukraine to…
Russia and Ukraine
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Podcasts
February 17, 2022
Politics & Polls #256: Living with COVID-19 (Ezekiel J. Emanuel)
Zeke Emanuel visited the Princeton campus on Feb. 7-8 as part of the SPIA Leadership through Mentorship Program. (Photo credit: Egan Jimenez) COVID-19 restrictions are being dropped around the country as the U.S. enters what feels like a state of normalcy, at least to some. Oncologist and health expert Ezekiel J. Emanuel…
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Research Briefs
February 16, 2022
COVID-19 Fact Checks Reduce Misperceptions — Though Only in the Short-Term
Misinformation around COVID-19 circulated widely throughout the pandemic, exacerbating the severity of the global health crisis. Many journalists and social media companies sought to correct these inaccuracies by adding fact-checking mechanisms to their platforms. A team of researchers including Andy Guess of the Princeton…
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Elke Weber
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February 15, 2022
Weber Named Director of Fung Global Fellows Program
Elke Weber will be the next director of the Princeton Fung Global Fellows Program, an international effort based at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. She will serve a two-year term, effective July 1, 2022. The Fung Global Fellows Program brings together international research scholars around a…
Elke Weber
Janet and Biden
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February 14, 2022
Currie Briefs White House on Lead Remediation
Janet Currie briefed President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and members of the President's economic team at a Feb. 8 meeting focused on the economics of infrastructure investments. Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, focused her remarks on the effects of lead exposure on outcomes for…
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visiting lecturers
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February 09, 2022
Welcome, Visiting Professors and Lecturers!
Each semester, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) invites visiting professors and lecturers to the School, who share their real-world expertise in the classroom. These scholars and practitioners focus on some of today’s most pressing national and global policy challenges — from national security and…
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Community Profile, Changemakers, Podcasts
February 08, 2022
#Changemakers: Kiersten Todt '94
Kiersten Todt '94 is chief of staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Prior to her current role, she served as managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute, a nonprofit she founded. Todt served in the federal government in 2016 as the executive director of President Obama’s independent…
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News, Q&A
February 07, 2022
Q&A: Defining the Age: Daniel Bell
The sociologist Daniel Bell was described as one of the leading American intellectuals of the post-war era. He acutely defined the structural forces behind the transformation of the United States and other advanced societies in the 20th century. Bell’s ideas continue to provide profound insights in today’s world. This is what…
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February 03, 2022
Princeton Students Visit U.S. Military Base Where Over 6,000 Afghan Evacuees Await Resettlement
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