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Mellody Hobson ’91

Mellody Hobson ’91

Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the company’s co…

Discrimination, Inequality May Erase ‘Birthweight Advantage' of Black U.S. Immigrants in One Generation

Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies compared to other racial and ethnic groups, but black immigrants typically have…

Melissa Lee

WWS Reacts: How Developing Countries Might Grapple with Covid-19

Covid-19 is present in rich and poorer countries alike, but the looming crisis in developing countries — where dense, vulnerable populations make…

Social Networks May Drive College Decisions

Younger siblings may indeed look up to their older kin — to the point that it influences where they go to college.Using data from centralized school…

Robertson Hall

Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary…

Initially Threatened by Change, People Adapt to Societal Diversity Over Time

President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections…

Inequality Gap Grew Before the Great Recession and After, Study Finds

The Great Recession hit Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum, with some still working to recover economically. Yet, the drivers behind these…

Princeton Researchers Awarded Funding for Innovative Education Research Projects

A group of researchers at Princeton University will receive funding to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education research projects over the…

Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life

Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile, more than…

Q&A: Information, Democracy, and Autocracy: Transparency and Political (In)Stability

Americans seeking information about unemployment rates, wage growth and inflation can do so with the click of a button. But transparency of this kind…

Politics & Polls #120: Immigration Then & Now

Issues related to immigration have occupied a central role in political debates, especially during the Trump presidency. Although the current focus…

WWS Reacts: Trump’s Border Wall, DACA and "Chain Migration"

So-called “chain migration” is in the news again as House Republicans try to introduce a government funding bill that includes $5 billion in funding…

Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary…

Mental Health Declining Among Disadvantaged American Adults

American adults of low socioeconomic status report increasing mental distress and worsening well-being, according to a new study by Princeton…

WWS Reacts: The 2020 Census

President Donald Trump’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census has sparked controversy in Washington and beyond. Below, Princeton…

Diversity of Student Body Falls as Tuition Rises

A $1,000 tuition increase at four-year nonselective public institutions is associated with a 4.5 percent drop in campus diversity among full-time…

Politics & Polls #79: Immigration, Refugees and the State of Journalism in 2018

Today, the nation faces a series of major policy challenges revolving around immigrants and refugees. In this episode, Julian Zelizer talks to NPR…

In India, Subtle Corruption Robs Villagers of Roads

Examining a major road-building program in India, researchers at Princeton University and the Paris School of Economics used an innovative technique…

“Impassioned Debate” Results in Noteworthy Journal

While producing the annual Journal of Public and International Affairs (JPIA) is no small task, a review of this year’s 26th edition clearly reveals…

Princeton-Fung Global Forum Identifies Approaches for Dealing with 'Modern Plagues'

On the verdant campus of University College Dublin, nearly 300 public health experts and practitioners, government officials, scholars and students…

Tilghman Joins National Panel Examining Future of Higher Education

Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, emeritus, and professor of molecular biology and public affairs, has been named to a national…

Quiet ‘Epidemic’ Has Killed Half a Million Middle-Aged White Americans

Despite advances in health care and quality of life, white middle-aged Americans have seen overall mortality rates increase over the past 15 years,…

Rogerson Wins R.K. Cho Economics Prize

Richard Rogerson, the Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of…

Tienda Named to Population Reference Bureau’s Board of Trustees

Marta Tienda, Maurice P. During '22 Professor of Demographic Studies and professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson…

WWS Reacts: Hungary Declares a State of Migration Emergency

A law passed by the Hungarian parliament last week gave the government the right to declare a state of migration emergency to cope with the tens of…