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Robertson Hall, Princeton University. Photo By Nicole Guglielmo

December 16, 2025

Princeton SPIA Meets the Moment in 2025

For the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, 2025 was a year that required meeting an extraordinary moment.Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, the new administration initiated significant changes in the federal workforce. For an institution and an alumni base so deeply rooted in public service,…

Robertson Hall, Princeton University. Photo By Nicole Guglielmo

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December 11, 2025

Princeton Summit Charts Future of Criminal Justice Open Data

The growing amount of data available on the United States criminal justice system has made it much easier for researchers to gain deep insights into it. But the diverse community of practitioners advancing that work — including academics, public agencies, journalists, lawyers, and computer scientists — often operate in siloes…

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December 10, 2025

Princeton SPIA Faculty Share Expert Perspectives on Caribbean Boat Strikes

PRINCETON, NJ – Following recent reports of boat strikes in the Caribbean involving the United States, faculty from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA) are sharing expert perspectives to provide context and clarity, and potential implications of the situation. Eduardo…

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson with Deborah Pearlstein at Richardson Auditorium

September 18, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Advises Princeton Students to Work Hard for Their Passions

“When you’re trying to figure out what you want to do with your life, the key question is, ‘What am I willing to work for?’” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson advised students on her first-ever visit to Princeton University on Sep. 10. “‘What motivates me? What am I passionate about?’ Those are the things that you…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson with Deborah Pearlstein at Richardson Auditorium

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Bipartisan Group Facilitated by Princeton SPIA Issues Criminal Justice Reform Principles

National organizations from across the political spectrum have released a set of principles aimed at guiding policymakers in reforming the U.S. criminal justice system to be fairer and more effective.Following discussions facilitated by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Council on Criminal Justice…

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How P•LAW Workshops Tackle Democracy’s Toughest Questions

In the years following 9/11, Deborah Pearlstein learned a lasting lesson on how to make progress in divisive moments.As the former Supreme Court clerk worked on addressing serious questions of legality in U.S. detention and interrogation operations, she organized an off-the-record workshop that brought together a select group…

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SPIA in New Jersey Faculty Fellow Joe Krakora (right) speaks with a student volunteer with the Clemency Project. Photo credit: Anastasia Mann

SPIA in New Jersey Lends a Hand to New Jersey Clemency Initiative

Before New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order last June to increase petitions for clemency and expedite the clemency process, his staff reached out to Princeton School of Public and International Affairs faculty member Heather Howard, special advisor to the School’s SPIA in New Jersey initiative.“Essentially,…

SPIA in New Jersey Faculty Fellow Joe Krakora (right) speaks with a student volunteer with the Clemency Project. Photo credit: Anastasia Mann

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Asylum Lessons Come Alive in Student Court Visit

At dawn on a windy March day, 17 bleary-eyed undergraduates gathered at the campus Wawa to board a bus to Newark. Fueled by cups of coffee and ample pre-reading, the students in Amelia Frank-Vitale’s course “Asylum: Policy, Politics, and Practice” were heading to federal immigration court for an up-close understanding of how…

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At Princeton SPIA DC Center, VA Secretary Collins Highlights Discussions on Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform

Doug Collins, the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, paused and grew emotional as he recalled the hug he received from the first person released under the First Step Act, which he cosponsored in 2018 with U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, when he was a Republican member of Congress representing Georgia’s 9th…

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SPIA Undergraduate Students Attend UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) and Speak at APL Side Event

Four Princeton University undergrads helped to organize and also participated in a high-level event at the United Nations Headquarters on March 14, with one of them delivering remarks as well. Princeton University Undergrads at the…

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