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Ella Weber

SPIA Major Awarded Truman Scholarship for Public Service

Princeton University junior Ella Weber has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, which provides funding for graduate studies in public service, as well…

Kim Lane Scheppele

Guggenheim Fellowship to Kim Lane Scheppele

Seven Princeton faculty members have received 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships, the largest faculty cohort since 2017. This year’s recipients are Angela…

Betsy Levy Paluck

Paluck Honored by American Academy of Political and Social Science

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) has named Elizabeth Levy Paluck one of eight fellows honored this year. The Princeton…

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Rapidly Intensifying Tropical Cyclones Likely to Increase Flood Hazard in North Atlantic as Climate Warms

Many of the most devastating tropical cyclones (TCs) in history, including Hurricanes Andrew (1992) and Katrina (2005), underwent a process known as…

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‘This Injustice Must End’: APL Director Raz Presses Davos Attendees on Girls and Women in Afghanistan

Each year, the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos, Switzerland, for hundreds of discussions among thousands of participants from around the world…

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Interdisciplinary Approach Fuels New SPIA Programs Linking Law, Criminal Justice, Public Policy

The School of Public and International Affairs has launched two new initiatives designed to bring an interdisciplinary approach to issues of law,…

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Eight International Journeys Bring Global Insights to SPIA Students Over Winter Break

Often overshadowed by its larger neighbors in Latin America, Uruguay has quietly built a strong record of economic success, democratic stability, and…

David Wilcove

Wilcove to Assume Vice Dean Role on Permanent Basis

David S. Wilcove, who has been serving as acting vice dean of the School of Public and International Affairs since the start of the academic year,…

Aleksandra Korolova

Sloan Fellowship to CITP's Korolova

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced that Aleksandra Korolova, an expert in privacy, algorithmic fairness and technology policy, has been…

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Former Fed Chair Bernanke, Current Fed Governor Cook to Keynote Annual JRCPPF Conference

Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben S. Bernanke and current Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook will deliver keynote addresses at the 13th annual conference…

Mark Milley

Former Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley to Join the Princeton SPIA Faculty

General Mark A. Milley, the retired 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is joining the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs…

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Fifth U.N. Day Proves ‘Inspiring, Helpful, and Insightful’ for SPIA Students

About half a block west of United Nations headquarters, they met with alumni of the School and U.N. staffers on December 1 for a robust day of…

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“Uncertain Futures” Authors Win Two Book Awards

Alex Gazmararian Ph.D. ’25 views climate change as the defining challenge of the 21st century and beyond. And while governments, businesses, and…

SINSI 2024 cohorts

Princeton Students Selected for the 2024 Cohort of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative

Nine students, representing six states, two countries, and a host of majors, concentrations, and certificates, have been selected for the 2024 cohort…

David Mayorga

David A. Mayorga to Join SPIA as Associate Dean for Public Affairs and Communications

David A. Mayorga, a public affairs veteran with experience in federal and state government and the private sector, is joining the School of Public…