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Princeton Weekly Bulletin   June 19, 2006, Vol. 95, No. 29   search   prev   next

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Page One
Commencement 2006
Tilghman to graduates: Carry the spirit of Princeton
Operating budget benefits from strong investment returns

Inside
Tuition grant increased for children
Princeton to disassociate from Darfur investments
New landscape marks 250th anniversary of Maclean House
University staff picnic

Faculty news
Four faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching
Fourteen new faculty members appointed
Eight faculty members transfer to emeritus status
Seven selected for endowed chairs
Promotions, resignations

Research and teaching
Princeton awarded $2.2 million for biology education
Institute fosters partnerships to help region
Tiny transmitters allow researchers to follow flies
Ward unravels bacteria’s role in global nitrogen cycle
Suburbia a rich source of scholarship for Princeton historian
Princeton scientists explore the next frontier of stem cell research

People
Spotlight
Eight named to University Board of Trustees

Almanac
Calendar of events
By the numbers

 

 

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By the numbers

259th Commencement

Princeton NJ — The University awarded degrees to 1,108 undergraduates and 661 graduate students at its 259th Commencement June 6.

The undergraduate degrees included 1,107 to members of the class of 2006 and one to a graduate from an earlier class.

Those receiving degrees from the class of 2006 included:

• 585 men

• 522 women

• 940 bachelor of arts

• 167 bachelor of science in engineering

A total of 487 undergraduates, or 44 percent of the class, received honors, including:

• 98 highest

• 158 high

• 231 honors

The graduate students receiving degrees included:

• 288 doctor of philosophy

• 220 master of arts

• 58 master in public affairs

• 22 master of architecture

• 17 master in public policy

• 16 master of science in engineering

• 15 master in finance

• 13 master in public affairs and urban and regional planning

• 7 master of engineering

• 4 master of fine arts

• 1 master of arts in Near Eastern studies

Source: Office of the Registrar and the Graduate School