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Shirley
Tilghman installed as 19th president of Princeton
University
9/28/01 -- Shirley M. Tilghman was formally installed as
Princeton University's 19th president today, in a ceremony
marked both by celebration and contemplation of the
challenges ahead for the University and the nation.
Inaugural
Address by President Shirley M. Tilghman
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28, 2001
Remarks
by Diane deCordova
President of the Alumni Association
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28,
2001
Remarks by
Matthew J. Fouse
President of the Graduate Student Government
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28, 2001
Remarks
by Joseph S. Kochan
President of the Undergraduate Student Government
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28, 2001
Remarks by
Richard Levin
President, Yale University
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28, 2001
Remarks
by Joann Mitchell
Associate Provost, Princeton University
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28, 2001
Remarks
by Joseph H. Taylor
Dean of the Faculty, James S. McDonnell Distinguished
Professor of Physics
Installation, Front Lawn, September 28, 2001
Women
Photographers featured in University Art Museum
Exhibition
-- Exhibition Dates: October 6, 2001, through January 6,
2002
9/27/01 -- "Camera Women," a selective survey of the history
of photography from its inception to the present from the
perspective of the woman photographer, will be on view at
the Princeton University Art Museum from October 6, 2001,
through January 6, 2002. The exhibition will travel to the
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, January 25
through March 24, 2002.
Media
advisory: Li Shaomin to speak on detention, arrest in
China
9/21/01 -- Li Shaomin, associate professor in the
faculty of business at City University of Hong Kong, who was
detained for six months in China will lecture on "Chinese
Legality and My Experience Under Arrest," Oct. 1 at 4:45
p.m., 302 Frist Campus Center. Li Shaomin, a Princeton
graduate alumnus and scholar of Chinese business management
strategy, was detained in February during a visit to China
and was held until he was charged, quickly tried, and sent
abroad after his conviction in July. ...
Princeton
names eight new trustees
9/20/01 -- Eight Princeton alumni will join the
University's Board of Trustees Friday, Sept. 28. They are:
Dennis Brownlee, Karen Magee, Peter Wendell, William Ford
Jr., Elizabeth Duffy, Richard Krugman, Wesley Harris and
P.J. Kim.
Media
advisory: Installation of Shirley Tilghman as Princeton
president, Sept. 28
9/20/01 -- The formal installation of Shirley M.
Tilghman as the 19th president of Princeton University is
set for Friday, Sept. 28. The ceremony will begin at 3:30
p.m. on the front lawn of Nassau Hall. ...
Media
advisory: Former Irish prime minister to speak on Irish
peace process
9/20/01 -- John Bruton, former prime minister of Ireland
and current vice president of the European People's Party
will lecture on "A First-Hand Report on the Irish Peace
Process." Free and open to the public. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at
4:30 p.m. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. John Bruton was
elected prime minister in 1994 and served until 1997. As
prime minister, Bruton was responsible for the introduction
of a corporate tax policy to which many attribute Ireland's
current economic success. ...
Media
advisory: Panel discussion on economic impact of
terrorist attacks
9/18/01 -- Top scholars in economics including Ben
Bernanke, Alan Blinder, Peter Kenen, Paul Krugman and
José Scheinkman will participate in a panel
discussion on "The Economic and Financial Aftermath of the
Terrorist Attack on America," Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 from
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., McCosh 50.
Remarks
by President Shirley M. Tilghman
Memorial Service, Cannon Green, September 16, 2001
Remarks
by James M. McPherson
Memorial Service, Cannon Green, September 16, 2001
Remarks
by Toni Morrison
Memorial Service, Cannon Green, September 16, 2001
Poem
delivered by Paul Muldoon
Memorial Service, Cannon Green, September 16, 2001
Remarks
by Marta Tienda
Memorial Service, Cannon Green, September 16, 2001
Brain
imaging study sheds light on moral
decision-making
9/14/01 -- In a study that combines philosophy and
neuroscience, researchers have begun to explain how
emotional reactions and logical thinking interact in moral
decision-making.
Statement to
the University community from President Shirley M.
Tilghman
September 11, 2001
Lecture
by U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher
9/11/01 -- Dr. David Satcher, U.S. surgeon general, will
lecture on "Reflections: The Surgeon General Reports on
Surgeon General's Reports." Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 at 4:30 p.m. Room 300, Wallace Hall.
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher will speak on the
significance of reports issued by his office over the years
to focus attention on important public health issues.
CANCELLED
Remarks by
President Shirley M. Tilghman
Opening Exercises, September 9, 2001
University
welcomes 1,185 freshmen, 550 new grad
students
9/6/01 -- Princeton University will welcome about 1,185
members of the Class of 2005 when the 2001-2002 academic
year officially begins this weekend. Approximately 550 new
graduate students are expected to enroll. Opening Exercises
will be held Sunday, Sept. 9 and classes begin Sept. 13.
Earth's
light show is a clue to studying habitable
neighbors
8/29/01 -- Viewed from a star in some other corner of
the galaxy, Earth would be a speck, a faint blue dot hidden
in the blazing light of our sun.
Biologist
flies with the birds
8/27/01 -- An important part of Martin Wikelski's
research in ecology and evolutionary biology is bombing
along back roads of Illinois in an old truck in the middle
of the night.
Study:
Stereotypes of New York's unwed parents
misplaced
Researchers call for adjustments in welfare,
social-service programs
8/6/01 -- A new study of "fragile families" in New York City
concludes that most new unwed parents have stronger and more
committed relationships than commonly believed, and that
public policies should be adjusted to keep such families
together.
Annual Giving
campaign breaks records
7/24/01 -- This year's Annual Giving campaign raised a
record-breaking $36,698,032, with 59.4 percent of
Princeton's undergraduate alumni participating.
Jurists
demand end to impunity
Announce "Princeton Principles" on universal
jurisdiction for heinous crimes
7/23/01 -- Leading jurists and legal experts today announced
principles to guide the prosecution of war crimes and other
serious crimes under international law when there are no
traditional jurisdictional links to the victims or
perpetrators. If adopted by governments around the world,
the principles would go far to bring war criminals to
justice.
Bartels
recalls role in redistricting fight
7/10/01 -- Political lesson: Professor Larry Bartels'
research on politics and public affairs never included a
close study of New Jersey politics. But when the chief
justice of the state Supreme Court asked him to play a
central role in the state's redistricting battle this
spring, Bartels was given a front-row seat to one of the
fiercest turf wars in Jersey politics.
Professor
Amy Gutmann named Princeton University's
provost
7/6/01 -- Amy Gutmann, a professor of politics at
Princeton University since 1976 and the founding director of
its University Center for Human Values, has been appointed
by President Shirley Tilghman to succeed Professor Jeremiah
Ostriker as provost, the second-ranking officer of the
University, effective September 1. The appointment was
enthusiastically approved today at a special meeting of the
executive committee of the Board of Trustees.
Gerald L.
Geison, scholar of history of medicine, dies at
58
7/5/01 -- Gerald L. Geison, a history professor who was
well known for his teaching and research on the history of
medicine, was found dead in his home in Princeton Monday. He
was 58 and died of an enlarged heart.
Princeton
University Art Museum to Showcase Recent
Acquisitions
-- Exhibition Dates: July 7 through September 16,
2001
7/2/00 -- An exhibition of recent acquisitions will open
Saturday, July 7, 2001, at The Art Museum, Princeton
University. "The summer exhibition, 'Recent Acquisitions,'
features an exciting selection of over thirty recent gifts
and purchases, all of which enhance and expand on the
tremendous breadth and diversity of the Museum's
collections," says Laura Giles, associate curator of prints
and drawings, who organized the exhibition.
Nassau
Hall grounds spruced up
7/2/01 -- Princeton University's "front yard" is getting
a facelift this summer. On June 18, engineering and arborist
crews began a project to spruce up the grounds surrounding
Nassau Hall.
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