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Princeton Weekly Bulletin   January 8, 2007, Vol. 96, No. 13   prev   next   current


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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.

 

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