Princeton University
Princeton Weekly Bulletin January 8, 2007, Vol. 96, No. 13 prev next current
- Page One
- • Sloan survey team on a quest for the universe’s ‘rare birds’
- • Life of Emma Lazarus provides inspiration for Princeton’s Schor
- Inside
- • Early admission offered to 597 students for class of 2011
- • Rabinowitz approaches science from dual perspective
- • Project brings new talent into focus for Princeton staff member
- • Jan. 15 King Day celebration centers on music
- People
- • Ronald Kinchla, longtime psychology professor, dies
- • Employees recognized for completing educational programs
- • Spotlight, promotion, retirement
- • Faculty promotions, resignations
- Almanac
- • Calendar of events
- • Nassau notes
- • By the numbers
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Faculty
Two appointed to named professorships
Two faculty members have been named to endowed professorships, effective Jan. 1, 2007:
• David Spergel, the Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation.
• Sean Wilentz, the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the American Revolutionary Era.
Faculty submit resignations
The following faculty members have submitted their resignations:
Effective Sept. 1, 2006: Maria Chudnovsky, assistant professor of mathematics, to accept a position at Columbia University; and Joshua Tucker, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, to accept a position at New York University.