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Inaugural Service Week Brings Learning Out of the Classroom

What does it look like for a school dedicated to public service to build community around that shared value?The inaugural Community Service Week was the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ answer to that question. Over the course of a week in April, nearly 60 students, staff, and faculty participated in 11…

Volunteers planted approximately 50 trees with Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS).

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Outside the Classroom, Princeton SPIA Faculty Contribute to a Stronger New Jersey

When the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs launched its SPIA in New Jersey initiative in 2023, Dean Amaney Jamal said she was proud “to launch a research-based program that seeks to advance the wellbeing of my fellow Garden State residents.”Princeton SPIA faculty have taken that charge to heart, participating…

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Eric Tate

Eric Tate Awarded €2.5 Million ERC Synergy Grant for Research on Flooding and Social Vulnerability

As climate change increases rainfall intensity and urbanization patterns divert more water into rivers, damage to local communities has intensified. The result has left a group of researchers to question whether and when people will reach a point at which their repeated efforts to invest in flood adaptation are no longer worth…

Eric Tate

Jake Shapiro

News, Research Briefs

Determining Why Benefits for Women Go Unused

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”

Jake Shapiro

Maen Mahfoud

This Social Entrepreneur Wants Americans to Waste Less Food

Every day before lunch, as a boy growing up in Syria, Maen Mahfoud and his brother would ride their bicycles around the neighborhood to deliver meals to relatives and neighbors who were sick or out working. Hungry and exhausted by the midday heat, they resented the task.“It was annoying, but we had to do it every day. Sharing…

Maen Mahfoud

Amelia Frank-Vitale

News, Research Briefs

February 17, 2026

Inside Immigration Court

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”

Amelia Frank-Vitale

APL

February 16, 2026

The Taliban Legal System and the 2026 Criminal Procedural Regulations

When the Taliban resumed power in Afghanistan in August 2021, a central question emerged among Afghans and the international community: How would the Taliban govern the country? What form of governance and legal system would they establish? In the initial days following their takeover, Taliban officials declared that they would…

APL

Bing Lin ’16, Ph.D. ’21

January 07, 2026

This SPIA Alum is a ‘Bright Spot’ on the International Storytelling Stage

As an undergraduate student studying ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, Bing Lin ’16, Ph.D. ’21 traveled to Honduras for field work that saw him work on two coral reef patches that, despite their proximity, featured completely different fish and coral compositions. Investigating this juxtaposition was a…

Bing Lin ’16, Ph.D. ’21

APL Nov. 13 event

December 18, 2025

Policy Reform in Afghanistan A Student-led Discussion with APL Affiliate - Abdullah Azizi

On November 13, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ Afghanistan Policy Lab and the School’s SPIA Diversity & Inclusion Team co-hosted a panel discussion on the topic “Reform and Government Effectiveness in Afghanistan.” Princeton SPIA students Heather Mercer MPP ’26, Valerie Chua MPA ’26, and Mert…

APL Nov. 13 event

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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