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UNIVERSITY BULLETINVolume 106, Number 3 Feb. 16, 2017

President Eisgruber speaks out against federal immigration executive order

rinceton President Christopher L. Since its early days, when the College Graduate School Sanjeev Kulkarni have students, faculty and staff know how Eisgruber issued a statement of New Jersey recruited a transforma- issued messages providing preliminary to obtain information or help. to the University community P tive president from Scotland, this information about the order and its Princeton will also continue to that expressed his concerns over an University has depended on America’s consequences. Staff members in the executive order on immigration that safeguard personal information about President Trump issued Jan. 27. ability to attract and engage with Davis International Center and else- non-citizens as it does for all of its Eisgruber also drafted, along with talented people from around the world. where on campus are working around students, faculty and staff. As I noted University of Pennsylvania President Princeton today bene ts the clock to assess the full in a previous letter to the community, Amy Gutmann, a letter that they and tremendously from impact of the order and Princeton has policies in place to 46 other college and university presi- the presence of Princeton today to aid and counsel dents and chancellors sent to Trump protect the privacy of every member extraordinary indi- members of our on Feb. 2. benefi ts tremendously of the University community. We do In his statement to the Princeton viduals of diverse community, includ- not disclose private information about community on Jan. 29, Eisgruber nationalities from the presence ing those who our students, faculty or staff to law explained University policies for and faiths, and of extraordinary are currently out- enforcement of cers unless we are safeguarding personal information we will support side the United about non-citizens and noted resources presented with a valid subpoena or them vigorously. individuals of diverse States. the University offers to help students, comparably binding requirement. faculty and staff who may be affected The University nationalities and faiths, The legal As we seek to aid and protect indi- by the executive order. has taken steps and we will support implications of viduals in our community, we are also already to assist the executive supporting legislative efforts to assist Princeton students order have been To the Princeton community, them vigorously. non-citizens, including the BRIDGE Act and scholars who are evolving rapidly. My that would extend protection for stu- Many of you have written to express affected by the executive colleagues in the Univer- dents covered by DACA (the Deferred concerns about the recent federal order, including a small number sity administration will continue Action for Childhood Arrivals policy). executive order barring entry to the who are currently traveling abroad to monitor developments and identify Princeton’s current activity builds on a United States for refugees and for and face dif culties returning to the appropriate ways to assist affected consistent history of advocacy for poli- citizens of seven predominantly Muslim United States. Dean of the Faculty individuals. We will update the com- countries. I share those concerns. Deborah Prentice and Dean of the munity as needed to ensure that our Continued on page 7

Prentice to succeed Lee as Princeton provost

ean of the Faculty Deborah sions that brought him to Princeton who studies social norms, she began as secretary of the Faculty Advisory Prentice will take offi ce as fi rst as a student and then again as teaching at Princeton in 1988 while Committee on Appointments and DPrinceton University’s provost on a faculty member. I am especially completing her Ph.D. in psychology Advancements and the Faculty Advi- July 1, succeeding Provost David Lee. delighted that he now plans to apply from Yale University, following under- sory Committee on Policy, and as a Lee has decided to return to full-time his scholarly expertise and administra- graduate work at Stanford University. member of the Priorities Committee. teaching and research after serving tive experience to direct a new project She became an assistant professor in Prior to her appointment as dean she since 2013 as the University’s second- on higher education metrics and out- 1989, associate professor in 1995 and co-chaired the Trustee Ad Hoc Com- ranking offi cer. The provost is the comes. The project meets an important full professor in 2000. mittee on Diversity and chaired the University’s chief academic offi cer and strategic need of the University, and As dean she has served on the Resources Committee of the Council of its chief budget offi cer, with special Dave is uniquely qualifi ed to lead it. president’s cabinet and the academic the Princeton University Community responsibility for long-range planning. “I am exceedingly pleased that Deb- planning group and as secretary (CPUC). “I am deeply grateful for Dave’s bie Prentice has accepted my invitation to the trustee Committee on Aca- willingness to take on the role of pro- to succeed Dave as Princeton’s next demic Affairs. She also has served Continued on page 7 vost as I began my presidency,” said provost,” Eisgruber added. “She has President Christopher L. Eisgruber. been a superb dean of the faculty, and “I appreciate and respect his desire to in that capacity has been integrally pursue once again the scholarly pas- involved in all of our strategic and campus planning efforts as well as in the University’s academic and budget- ary planning for which she now will have principal responsibility. She is knowledgeable, thoughtful, insightful, compassionate and wise, and she has a deep appreciation for every aspect of this University’s mission and work. I look forward to working with her as we carry out the priorities we have identifi ed in our various planning initiatives.” Prentice, Princeton’s Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology

and Public Affairs, was named dean of Applewhite Denise by Photo the faculty in 2014 after serving for 12 Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice and Provost David Lee pose for a photo in January 2016. years as the chair of the Department Lee will step down as provost and return to full-time teaching and research. Prentice will of Psychology. A social psychologist succeed him as provost effective July 1.

What’s Eisgruber, faculty explore global issues in Davos 3 Projects explore ‘overlooked’ topics in Princeton’s history 4 inside? University contributes to NJ economy, quality of life 8 PRINCETON 2 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Feb. 16, 2017

Era of Transnationalism,” “Arts in Transit,” and “Language Justice.” Migration is focus of new PIIRS One or more faculty members will lead work in each of these areas, and several conferences and panels are interdisciplinary research community planned to discuss findings. At least one major collection of essays and a L e da K opac h bers of population flows are essential community’s topic is very relevant to website will result from these efforts. to chart and to understand. It is also today’s geopolitical climate. “This collaboration is particularly new research community sup- essential to understand both national “The causes and consequences compelling because migration entails ported by the Princeton Institute and international regulations, security of massive migration are some of complex issues that can, in fact, best A for International and Regional issues, and human rights.” the most important issues facing be addressed in interdisciplinary fash- Studies will bring together faculty Beyond those issues, though, the world today,” Beissinger said. ion,” Bermann said. “Yet this rarely members from across the University to there are other important questions, “Princeton has an outstanding group happens. The opportunity we have to better understand the nature of migra- Bermann said. Among them: Why of faculty working on these issues work together over a three-year period tion, how it is represented and the are people leaving their homes, and across the humanities and the social is extraordinary. I’m very optimistic ways it shapes the world. how do these reasons affect their sciences. What’s been so impres- about what we might accomplish.” The community, “Migration: People futures? Who leaves, and who stays sive about the migration community The group will soon incorporate and Cultures Across Borders,” will behind? Who becomes stateless and is how quickly it was able to pull graduate and undergraduate fellows, include 22 core faculty members from why? How have migrants acclimated these people together and put them and some projects will include the a range of disciplines. It will receive up and contributed to new cultural and in conversation with one another — broader Princeton community. In to $750,000 from PIIRS over the next linguistic contexts? How might liter- precisely what we are looking for in a its third year of work, the research three years to support research, confer- ature and the arts promote this? How PIIRS research community.” community plans an interdisciplinary, ences and course development. do different cultures and economies Bermann and the community’s other team-taught course on migration that The effort is led by Sandra Ber- respond to migrant flows? What are scholars want to explore topics in fields will take advantage of the group’s mann, the Cotsen Professor in the the public and private sectors doing including anthropology, art, econom- research, as well as the topic’s potential Humanities and professor of com- to ensure that migrants become ics, history, journalism, law, literature, for service and civic engagement. parative literature, who said she was contributing members of their new religion, politics, population research, The research community has invited drawn to the project by her personal homes? public policy, sociology and translation. applications for one to two visiting fel- and professional interest in migration “Above all, what happens as we While the community is still devel- lowships and one to two postdoctoral and by the importance of the topic to examine such questions holistically, oping, it has already outlined several research associate appointments for understanding history and the contem- bringing different disciplinary knowl- lines of inquiry for the next three the 2017-18 academic year, beginning porary world. edges together?” Bermann said. years. They include “Narratives of Sept. 1, 2017. These scholars, recruited “We know that people are migrating Mark Beissinger, the Henry W. Put- Migration,” “The Ethics and Politics from outside the Princeton faculty, will in unprecedented numbers,” Bermann nam Professor of Politics and acting of the Undocumented,” “Terminolo- add their voice — and expertise — to said. “The changing nature and num- director of PIIRS, said the research gies,” “Changing Nationalisms in an the group.

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Jessica Lee, who has served in senior Lee has worked at Princeton since 2016, as the new head of engineering. uniquely suited to lead our engineer- admission positions at Princeton 2013, most recently as associate dean She has more than 20 years of experi- ing department.” University and Barnard College, has of admission and previously as senior ence in project management, fusion Riccardo heads PPPL’s largest been named director of admission at assistant dean of admission. Her work design and analysis on two fusion department, with 240 staff members. Princeton. in those roles included serving as a devices in the U.K. that are similar She came to PPPL, she said, because Reporting to Dean of Admission member of the dean’s senior staff; coor- to the U.S. Department of Energy’s she was looking for a new challenge Janet Lavin Rapelye, Lee helps oversee dinating admission officers’ travel for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s and wanted to continue her work in the operations of the undergraduate recruitment efforts across the United National Spherical Torus Experiment- developing fusion energy. “I wanted Office of Admission States and world; leading a staff team Upgrade (NSTX-U). something different and PPPL is a and the manage- reviewing applications; and traveling For the last five respected fusion research center,” ment of admission to events for prospective students in the years, Riccardo was Riccardo said. “I’m still a believer in staff. In her new role, United States and countries in Asia. chief engineer for fusion energy. I would like to contrib- Lee coordinates the “Each year, the shared efforts of the Culham Centre ute to getting a sustainable energy student recruitment our staff bring in a diversely talented for Fusion Energy source, so I gave fusion another chance and selection process, group of students,” Lee said. “They in Oxfordshire, in another place!” working with Rapelye have inspired us throughout the admis- England, the U.K.’s Riccardo received a master’s degree to develop long-term Lee sion process and continue to do so on national laboratory in nuclear engineering and a doctor- goals and policies and Princeton’s campus. I look forward to for fusion research, Riccardo ate in energetics from Politecnico di to implement recruitment strategies, working with incredibly dedicated col- which operates the Torino in Italy, and a doctorate in including those supporting the racial leagues in this new role and capacity.” Joint European Torus (JET) and mechanical engineering from Imperial and socioeconomic diversity of the Before coming to Princeton, Lee the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak College London. incoming class. worked at Barnard College’s Office (MAST) facility, two fusion devices Before her most recent position, Ricca- “We are delighted Jess Lee has of Admissions, serving as associate called tokamaks. JET shut down rdo was deputy engineering design and accepted the position of director director of admissions and as a senior operations in November to prepare manufacture team leader for the ITER- of admission,” Rapelye said. “Jess admissions officer. She has a master’s for fusion experiments using tritium. like Wall project at JET for six years. has been a valuable member of our degree in higher and postsecondary MAST has been undergoing a major Riccardo said she welcomes the admission office and she impressed education from Teachers College at upgrade and is also expected to opportunity to use her skills oversee- the search committee with her sharp Columbia University and a bachelor’s restart operation this year as MAST- ing work on the NSTX-U. At the same intellect, deep commitment to higher degree in psychology from Mount U, a sister facility to NSTX-U. time, she will be looking ahead to education and appreciation of the Holyoke College. “We are fortunate to have Valeria PPPL’s future engineering projects. “I Princeton undergraduate experience. Lee succeeds Logan Powell, who is as our new head of engineering,” said am trying to understand where we are She steps into this leadership role as now the dean of admission at Brown Terry Brog, interim director of PPPL. and where we want to go,” she said. we begin our deliberations to choose University. “Her engineering experience on the “Once I get that, I can start thinking the first members of the Class of 2021, Valeria Riccardo joined the Princeton JET and MAST facilities, along with about goals for PPPL’s engineering and she brings a dedication to diver- Plasma Physics Laboratory Dec. 21, her academic background, make her department.” sity, access and inclusion.”

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discussed his journey of scientific discov- ery and joined other science laureates at Eisgruber, faculty explore global issues a panel on “Improving the State of the World.” Deaton participated in a similar event featuring economics laureates, and at World Economic Forum also shared his expertise in sessions on combating inequality and raising life delegation of Princeton faculty national Affairs and the Princeton “From our standpoint, we feel the expectancy and expectations. members — led by President Environmental Institute. most important thing is to be explain- Lynn Loo, director of the Andlinger A Christopher L. Eisgruber and Eisgruber also moderated an ing what these endowments do for Center for Energy and the Environ- including the University’s 2015 and informal panel discussion hosted by colleges and universities. At Princeton, ment and a World Economic Forum 2016 Nobel laureates —took part in Princeton University and Microsoft, they’re supporting our financial aid Young Global Leader, participated and led discussions on major global “Income Inequality and Opportunities program. It’s more affordable to be a in a dinner discussion, “Beyond the issues at the annual meeting of the to Improve the Human Condition,” Princeton student today than when I Possible,” with scientists, technologists World Economic Forum that con- which featured Bill Gates, founder of was a student there,” said Eisgruber, and artists on turning science fiction cluded Jan. 20, in Davos, Switzerland. the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation a graduate of the Class of 1983. “It’s into fact. Loo also participated in a Each year, the meeting brings and Microsoft Corp.; Angus Deaton, more affordable for most students to “Breakfast Influencer” panel on energy together leaders, scholars and prac- the 2015 Nobel laureate in economics go to a place like Princeton Univer- technology and women in technology. titioners from the public and private and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Profes- sity than it is to go to their local state Müller gave presentations on sectors to seek solutions to a broad sor of International Affairs, Emeritus; university because that endowment is “Pundits, Professors and Predictions,” range of world problems. Topics the Hon. Navdeep Bains, minister of paying for half of what the college or “Strengthening Democracy,” and “The Princeton faculty addressed included innovation, science and economic university does.” Post-EU Era.” climate change, income inequality and development in Canada; and Carter. As part of the official World Economic Oppenheimer, Nordenson, Mauzerall public health, strengthening democ- Princeton delegates were inter- Forum program, Duncan Haldane, the and Carter also gave solo presentations racy, and technological innovation. viewed by many of the journalists 2016 Nobel laureate in physics and the on the topics they presented in the Eisgruber participated in meetings covering Davos. Deaton was queried Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, “IdeasLab” panel. of university leaders from around on a range of topics, including eco- the world and hosted a “Princeton in nomic inequality, globalization and Davos” reception for alumni, faculty, the new political landscape. Oppen- media and other conference attendees. heimer participated in a CNBC panel “Princeton has important contribu- discussion on the future of sustainable tions to make to discussions aimed energy. Politics professor Jan-Werner More news on the web at solving global challenges, such as Müller spoke with several outlets, the ones that took place in Davos,” including Reuters, which also inter- Visit the News at Princeton webpage at www.Princeton.edu/main/news for Eisgruber said. “The eight Princeton viewed Carter live on Facebook. She recent stories, such as: faculty members who participated in the also contributed a post to the Forum’s annual meeting have made pathbreaking blog on how women can shatter the • Princeton alumna Anne Holton, former secretary of education and first lady of contributions to a variety of fields, and “glass ceiling” in their careers. Virginia and longtime advocate for families and children, has been selected as they exemplify the University’s commit- “My words of advice are these,” the speaker for the University’s 2017 Baccalaureate ceremony. ment to teaching and research that make Carter wrote. “Find work that gives a positive difference in the world.” your life meaning and don’t let any- • David Spergel, Princeton University’s Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy On Thursday afternoon, Eisgruber one dissuade you from pursuing it. on the Class of 1897 Foundation and professor of astrophysical sciences, has introduced the University’s interdisci- Constructive action is the best answer received NASA’s Exceptional Public Service Medal for service on various NASA plinary “IdeasLab” panel discussion, to prejudice. Your hard and excellent panels, including the NASA Advisory Council. The medal is awarded to any non- “Responding to Climate Change,” which work will speak for itself.” government individual for important contributions to NASA projects, programs or featured four University faculty mem- Eisgruber’s interviews included initiatives. bers leading discussions about adapting one with Yahoo! Finance in which he • Princeton University has offered admission to 770 students from a pool of to and mitigating climate change. was asked for the state of Princeton 5,003 candidates who applied through single-choice early action for the Class Taking part were Emily Carter, today. “The University is very strong,” of 2021. The pool was the largest in the last six years, representing an 18.3 per- dean of the School of Engineering and Eisgruber replied. “We have the most cent increase over last year. The admitted students represent 45 countries and Applied Science; Denise Mauzerall, socio-economically diverse class the 42 states, in addition to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Fifty-seven professor of civil and environmental University has ever admitted, and percent of the admitted students come from public schools, and 14 percent are engineering, and public and interna- that’s something we think is very the first in their families to attend college. tional affairs at the Woodrow Wilson important to our future and to the School; Guy Nordenson, professor country’s future.” • S. George Philander, Princeton University’s Knox Taylor Professor of Geosci- of architecture; and Michael Oppen- He also talked about the importance ences, will share the 2017 Vetlesen Prize for his work in uncovering the global heimer, the Albert G. Milbank of endowments to enable colleges and scale of El Niño, the world’s most powerful weather cycle. The biennial prize Professor of Geosciences and Inter- universities to achieve their teaching includes a $250,000 prize. and research missions. • Charles Fefferman, Princeton University’s Herbert E. Jones, Jr. ’43 University Professor of Mathematics, will share the 2017 Wolf Prize in Mathematics with Stanford University’s Richard Schoen. Awarded by the Wolf Foundation in Israel, the prize is one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics.

• Princeton senior Joani Etskovitz has been named a 2017 Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship covers the cost of graduate study and living at a British uni- versity of the recipient’s choice for up to two years. Etskovitz, an English major, is pursuing certificates in humanistic studies and European cultural studies.

• Princeton senior Ellie Sell has been named a George J. Mitchell Scholar to study gender, sexuality and culture at University College Dublin. Sell is a chemistry major who plans to pursue a medical degree. Twelve Mitchell Scholarships were awarded to students nationwide by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance. Photo by Pierre Abensur • Princeton seniors Becca Keener and Shannon Osaka have received the Daniel Princeton professors (left to right) Michael Oppenheimer and Guy Nordenson confer as M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of the highest awards given Professor Denise Mauzerall, engineering dean Emily Carter and panel moderator Philip to University undergraduates. Keener will pursue a master’s focusing on global Campbell, editor-in-chief of the journal Nature, ready for discussion at a World Economic Europe, culture and conflict at the London School of Economics. Osaka will study Forum “Ideas Lab” panel and workshop on climate change. for a master’s in nature, society and environmental governance at Worcester Col- lege, Oxford. In addition, for the first time a Sachs Scholarship was awarded for one year of study at Princeton; Holly Muir, a 2016 Oxford graduate, will pursue Faculty news graduate study in the English department and the creative writing program. • Princeton seniors Jacob Cannon, Preston Lim, Samuel Maron, Emery Real Bird, Molly Reiner and Kevin Wong have been named Schwarzman Scholars The Board of Trustees has approved Endowed professorships and will receive funding that covers the cost of graduate study and living to the following faculty moves. Three faculty members have been pursue a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. named to endowed professorships Promotions effective July 1, except where noted. • Princeton University has joined a founding group of 30 of the nation’s most Five faculty members were promoted respected colleges and universities in the American Talent Initiative, a new effort • Fernando Codá Marques, the Henry Bur- effective July 1, except where noted. to expand substantially the number of talented low- and moderate-income stu- chard Fine Professor of Mathematics. Professor — Patricia Fernández-Kelly, dents at America’s top-performing undergraduate institutions with the highest • Peter Ozsváth, the Henry Burchard sociology; Oleg Itskhoki, Woodrow graduation rates. Fine Professor of Mathematics, effec- Wilson School and economics; Frederik tive Feb. 1, 2018. • Raising further questions about privacy on the internet, researchers from Simons, geosciences. Princeton and Stanford universities released a study showing that a specific • Igor Rodnianski, the Thomas D. Jones Associate professor — Benjamin Moll, person’s online behavior can be identified by linking anonymous web brows- Professor of Mathematical Physics. Woodrow Wilson School and econom- ing histories with social media profiles. Findings show that anyone with access ics, effective Feb. 1. Resignations to browsing histories — a great number of companies and organizations — can identify many users by analyzing public information from social media accounts. Assistant professor — David Schoenherr, • Stefanos Aretakis, assistant professor of economics, effective Feb. 1. mathematics, to accept a position at the University of Toronto, effective Feb. 1. PRINCETON 4 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Feb. 16, 2017

professor of history; Purcell Carson, documentary film specialist and lec- University projects will explore turer at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and Aaron Landsman, lecturer in the ‘overlooked’ topics in Princeton’s history Lewis Center for the Arts and the Belknap Visiting Fellow in the Council E m i ly A ro n s o n Princeton and slavery plays said in his project proposal. “To what of the Humanities. As part of the Princeton and Slav- extent did his education provide the The histories fund will support rojects examining slavery, civil ery Project’s community programs, language and vocabulary through research that will ultimately result rights and community activism in McCarter Theatre has commissioned which the case for the enslavement of in oral histories, a documentary film, Pthe 1960s, and the experiences of seven original, 10-minute plays based the African could be conducted? And walking tours and community conver- lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender on the archival record of Princeton’s what lessons can we now learn from sations. The project connects with the students, have received support from history related to slavery. Public our work as scholars caught between professors’ respective classes, “Docu- the Princeton Histories Fund. The readings and discussions of the complicity and responsibility?” mentary Film and the City” taught by fund fosters the exploration of “aspects plays are scheduled for fall 2017, in Gikandi will address these questions Isenberg and Carson, and the fresh- of Princeton’s history that have been conjunction with the launch of the by conducting a critical reading of the man seminar “Remapping Princeton” forgotten, overlooked, subordinated or Princeton and Slavery Project web- University’s curriculum in the 19th taught by Isenberg and Landsman. suppressed.” site. The histories fund will support century, with particular attention to “The Princeton Histories fund will The fund was created last spring as the plays’ commissioning. Gildersleeve and his contemporaries. allow us to get closer to realizing the part of recommendations of the Trustee McCarter’s Artistic Director and He said he is interested to understand ideal of a collaborative project that Committee on Woodrow Wilson’s Leg- Resident Playwright Emily Mann how the Princeton undergraduate deeply engages students and faculty, acy. The goal is to encourage a deeper will contribute one short play, as well experience at the time may have as well as people in the Princeton and and more nuanced engagement with the as playwrights Nathan Alan Davis, “unwittingly created the grounds for Trenton communities — an ideal that University’s history and to explore the Jackie Sibblies Drury, Dipika Guha, the American proslavery ideology.” provides the most exciting, creative legacies of that history at Princeton and Class of 2006 graduate Branden research opportunities for students beyond. Funds are available to faculty, Jacobs-Jenkins, Kwame Kwei-Armah LGBTQIA oral histories and faculty but extends beyond the staff and students to undertake an and Regina Taylor. The Princeton LGBTQIA Oral timeframe and format of [traditional] original research project and/or gener- “All of us at McCarter are hon- History Project, which will launch academic courses,” Isenberg, Carson ate community conversations through ored to play a part in bringing the summer 2017, is a partnership between and Landsman wrote in their funding public programming. Princeton and Slavery Project to life,” the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans- proposal. “Acknowledging our past represents McCarter Theatre Literary Direc- gender (LGBT) Center; Program in The proposed documentary will a commitment to the University’s core tor Emilia LaPenta said. “The years Gender and Sexuality Studies; Uni- highlight overlooked connections values of diversity and inclusion,” Pro- of research conducted by the proj- versity Archives at Mudd Library; and between the University and Trenton vost David S. Lee said. “The Princeton ect’s founders will shed new light on the Bisexual, Transgender, Gay and during the civil rights struggles of Histories Fund provides us with an Princeton’s unique place in history, Lesbian Alumni Association. the 1960s, including the April 1968 opportunity to apply the strengths and McCarter’s resources with regards The histories fund will aid the col- riot in Trenton. The film will feature of Princeton scholarship to some of to new play development will find lection of oral histories from nearly Princeton alumni who worked as the most challenging aspects of our engaging ways to share these stories 100 Princeton alumni and former community activists in Trenton, as own history, and to do so in thought- with the community.” and current staff during the project’s well as participants in a pilot “upward ful ways that showcase rigorous two-year pilot period. Undergraduate bound” program where high school research, critical thinking, creativity, Case study of Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve and graduate students will interview students from Trenton and other New and student and community engage- The histories fund also will support alumni and staff about their lives Jersey cities spent the summer of 1964 ment. Confronting the past will better the scholarship of Simon Gikandi, the and being part of the lesbian, gay, learning on Princeton’s campus. The prepare us to face the future. We look Robert Schirmer Professor of English, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex professors plan to debut the film dur- forward to supporting our faculty, regarding Princeton’s curriculum and asexual (LGBTQIA) community ing a public screening and discussion staff and students as they examine the in the 19th century and slavery. His at Princeton. The oral histories will for the Princeton-Trenton community, complexities of the University’s history research will focus on the classicist gauge perceptions of the climate for and will develop curricula for educa- for the benefit of Princetonians and the Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, who LGBTQIA people at Princeton at dif- tors to use the film in their classrooms. broader community.” graduated from Princeton in 1849 and ferent points of time. In addition, Isenberg and Lands- The first round of funding will sup- later served in the Confederate Army “The audio and transcripts will be man’s students will develop walking port the following five projects. during the U.S. Civil War. housed in the University Archives and tours focused on the region’s history in Gildersleeve was a well-known clas- online, and we hope will be accessed the 1960s, and the role that significant Princeton and Slavery Project sicist who taught at the University of by current and future students and yet forgotten events, and overlooked During the past four years, Professor Virginia and founded the graduate scholars to learn about the Princeton campus and urban spaces, played dur- of History Martha Sandweiss has been program in Greek at John Hopkins LGBTQIA community or to use in ing that time. Carson and Isenberg’s investigating the University’s links to University. He also was a supporter of academic research,” said Judy Jarvis, students made micro-documentaries the institution of slavery through the slavery. Gikandi will examine Gilder- director of the LGBT Center. on Trenton in the 1960s, which were Princeton and Slavery Project. She sleeve’s life, as well as the proslavery screened at Artworks in Trenton on teaches undergraduate courses about clergy and scholars at Princeton in the The Trenton/Princeton Project Jan. 24. slavery, has partnered with Mudd 19th century when Gildersleeve was an This project is a research, teaching “Our ambition for all of these Library to uncover relevant materials undergraduate. and civic engagement collabora- projects will be to make Princeton in the University Archives, and has “How do we reconcile Gildersleeve’s tion among three Princeton faculty and Trenton history and archives a led postdoctoral and graduate student education in the best tradition of what members focused on the intertwined dramatic and living part of the public research on the subject. we now call the humanities and his Trenton-Princeton region in the 1960s. conversation,” the professors said. “In brief, we’ve learned that commitment to slavery?” Gikandi The project is led by Alison Isenberg, Princeton epitomizes the paradox at the heart of American history: it was a place where the rhetoric of liberty thrived alongside the practice of slav- ery,” Sandweiss said in her proposal to the Princeton Histories Fund. The University’s first nine presi- dents owned slaves, though not all did during their tenures as president. And while students did not bring slaves to campus, a significant number of stu- dents during the University’s first 120 years came from the South and many held anti-abolitionist views. Sandweiss’ work will culminate in fall 2017 with an academic sympo- sium and the launch of the Princeton and Slavery Project website featuring online exhibits written by undergradu- ate and graduate students; documents from Mudd Library; interactive maps and charts; and short film clips produced by undergraduates. The project’s findings also will be shared through public programming in collaboration with the Princeton University Art Museum, Lewis Center for the Arts’ Atelier program, the town of Princeton’s public schools and McCarter Theatre Center. The Princeton Histories Fund will help support the public programming, Applewhite Denise by Photo as well as ongoing scholarship about Staff volunteers from Princeton University help sort food donations at the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank as Princeton and slavery that will be part of the University’s annual Month of Service, which is organized by the Pace Center for Civic Engagement and updated on the project’s website. sponsored by the Office of Community and Regional Affairs. PRINCETON Feb. 16, 2017 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 5

the game said to be for “children who are really, really smart.” The results Smart talk: Stereotypes about ‘brilliance’ showed no significant differences in interest between 5-year-old boys and girls, consistent with the absence of may set in for girls as early as age 6 brilliance stereotypes at this age. Girls at age 6, however, were less inter- y the age of 6, girls become less across both STEM and social science guess which adult in a series of paired ested than boys in the game for smart likely than boys to associate and humanities disciplines. different-gender adults was “really, children. Bbrilliance with their own gender. About that work, Leslie said, “We really smart.” While the results While the researchers cautioned that This could have an immediate impact found that adult women were less showed boys and girls aged 5 viewed more work is needed to investigate on their interest level in activities and likely to receive advanced degrees in their own gender positively, girls aged how broadly these results apply, they may have long-term effects, such as fields thought to require ‘brilliance.’ 6 and 7 were significantly less likely concluded that the “brilliance=males” whether women feel confident pursu- These new findings show that these than boys to associate brilliance with stereotype may narrow the range of ing careers in certain academic fields stereotypes begin to impact girls’ their gender. These age differences careers children may one day consider. that “cherish brilliance,” according to choices at a heartbreakingly young were largely similar across children Leslie said that academics who wish a new study conducted by research- age.” of various socioeconomic and racial- to diversify their disciplines should ers at Princeton University, New York “Even though the stereotype equat- ethnic backgrounds. adjust the messages they send to stu- University (NYU) and the University ing brilliance with men doesn’t match A subsequent study asked whether dents concerning what’s required for of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. reality, it might nonetheless take a toll these perceptions shape children’s inter- success — such as staying away from The study, “Gender Stereotypes on girls’ aspirations and on their even- ests. A different group of boys and girls words like “brilliant,” “genius” and About Intellectual Ability Emerge tual careers,” said Cimpian. aged 6 and 7 were introduced to two “gifted,” and instead emphasizing to Early and Influence Children’s Inter- “Our society tends to associate games — one described as for “children their students the importance of hard ests,” was published Jan. 26 in the brilliance with men more than with who are really, really smart” and the work and dedication. journal Science. women, and this notion pushes women other for “children who try really, really “Changing the messages to the The researchers concluded that away from jobs that are perceived to hard.” The content and rules of the two students is only one part of it,” said women often avoid or are “locked out” require brilliance,” said Lin Bian, a games were otherwise very similar. Leslie. “People who wish to increase of academic careers commonly believed doctoral student at Illinois, who is Children were then asked four questions diversity may need to work to change to require raw, innate “brilliance” the paper’s first author. “We wanted to measure their interest in these games the culture of the entire field. We rather than hard work. to know whether young children also (e.g., “Do you like this game, or do you should share personal anecdotes — not Two of the researchers — Sarah- endorse these stereotypes.” not like it?”). Girls were significantly just with our students, but also with Jane Leslie, the Class of 1943 The researchers tested children less interested than boys in the game our colleagues — about how we over- Professor of Philosophy at Princeton, ranging from 5 to 7 years in a series of described as for smart children; how- came challenges, setbacks and failures and Andrei Cimpian, associate pro- studies. ever, there was no difference between along the way. It can be tempting to fessor of psychology at NYU — first In one experiment, children heard a the boys’ and girls’ interest in the game present oneself as ‘effortlessly bril- explored these “field-specific ability story about a person who was “really, for children who work hard — a finding liant,’ but maybe we need to resist this beliefs” in a 2015 study published in really smart” and were then asked to that illuminates the targeted nature of temptation.” Science. The study looked at how these guess which of four unfamiliar adults gender stereotyping. This study was supported, in part, beliefs held by people in academic (two men, two women) was the story’s A final experiment compared 5-year- by a grant from the National Science fields were able to predict gender gaps protagonist. They were also asked to olds’ interest to 6-year-olds’ interest in Foundation.

in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences. It is headquartered Dougherty to retire as director of in Princeton with offices in England and China. The Press is an independent pub- Princeton University Press in 2017 lisher with close formal and informal connections to Princeton University. eter Dougherty, who has been that plan, furthering the scholarly standing books that The editorial board, which makes director of the Princeton Univer- publishing mission of the Press while have defined scholarly controlling decisions about which Psity Press since 2005 and over the broadening its reach internationally. debates and appealed books will bear the Press’ imprint, past decade has led the Press in pub- He has transformed its editorial, man- to a broad range is appointed from the faculty by the lishing books by a dozen Nobel Prize agement and operational structure, of readers. He has University president. Nine of the 15 winners among many important titles, and has still found time to contribute spoken out effectively members of the Press’ board must have will retire at the end of December. his insights to the larger scholarly on issues important a Princeton University connection. W. Drake McFeely, chairman of the publishing community and to continue to scholarly publish- The Press will conduct an interna- Press’ board of trustees and president his own editorial pursuits. The Press ing, and he has built Dougherty tional search to identify a successor and chairman of W.W. Norton & Co., has been fortunate in its directors, and a superb editorial and to Dougherty. Jill Dolan, dean of the announced Dougherty’s plans at a din- Peter ranks with the best of them.” operational team that will ensure the college at the University and a trustee ner Dec. 8, 2016, after a Press Board Princeton University President continued excellence of the Press in of the Press, will chair the search of Trustees’ meeting. Christopher L. Eisgruber, who chairs years to come.” committee. “Peter Dougherty had a visionary the Press board’s executive commit- Said Dougherty: “It is an honor to Dougherty came to Princeton from plan for Princeton University Press tee, said Dougherty has led the Press have worked with the authors, trustees The Free Press in New York in 1992 when he took the reins as director 11 “with spectacular distinction for more and staff of Princeton University Press as economics editor. He has served as years ago,” McFeely said. “He has than a decade. During his tenure, the to enhance our list, while also building president of the Association of Ameri- executed and expanded brilliantly on Press has consistently published out- our international presence by expand- can University Presses and on the ing our operation in Europe, opening board of the American Association of our new office in China, and moving the Publishers. He teaches in the Univer- Press fully into the digital — and there- sity of Denver’s Publishing Institute, Employee retirements fore, global — realm. My colleagues and and sits on the Advisory Council of I at the Press are especially gratified Rutgers University Press and the that many of the widely admired books Editorial Board of the Princeton Uni- Effective July 2016: in building ser- programmer analyst Emma Torres, after we’ve published in the past decade have versity Library Chronicle. vices, janitorial supervisor Jesus Ramos 16 years; in ecology and evolutionary been by Princeton faculty.” In retirement, Dougherty plans to Sr., after 40 years. biology, research specialist II Jingmei A leading publisher of scholarly remain in Princeton where he lives Effective Dec. 1: in the electric shop, Wang, after 18 years; in the Andlinger books since 1905, Princeton University with his wife, former book editor electrician George Cerny, after 36 years; Center for Energy and the Environ- Press publishes about 230 titles a year Elizabeth Hock. in human resources, human resources ment and the Princeton Environmental specialist Jasmin Kotwal, after 21 years. Institute, senior research scientist Effective Jan. 1: in the paint shop, Robert Williams, after 41 years. painter William Allen Jr., after 36 years; Effective Feb. 1: in the Princeton Employee obituaries in the library, senior bibliographic Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), specialist Lynn Black, after 37 years; in lead storage and distribution coordina- Jose Aquino transportation and parking services, tor , after 38 years; in the Current employees ics Labaratory); Elizabeth Kaminski, 90 Valerie customer service representative Council of the Humanities, program December 2016: Steven Nathan, 54 (1963-1991, Mechanical and Aerospace Bosley Lin DeTitta , after 40 years; in campus din- manager , after 13 years; in (2010-2016, Campus Dining). 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(1969-1983, Library). 70 (1975-2014, Physics); Virginia Lacey, Loretta special collections assistant IV Effective Mar. 1: in the carpenter August 2016: Anne Chase, 85 69 (1966-2013, Library) Parker , after 44 years; in the Office shop, senior maintenance technician (1973-1993, Slavic Languages and January 2017: George Layton, 88 Gary Funari of Information Technology, director , after 35 years; in the art Literatures). (1969-1993, Maintenance); Jane Poole, Irina Norman Muller of enterprise resource planning museum, conservator , September 2016: William Harter, 77 89 (1974-1984, Undergraduate Finan- Rivkin , after 35 years; in PPPL, senior after 35 years. (1964-1996, Princeton Plasma Phys- cial Aid). PRINCETON 6 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Feb. 16, 2017

Faculty obituaries

William “Bill” Bonini, whose more than of his ability to teach and interact with donations can be made to the Yellow- In 2002, Piglia founded the 40 years as a Princeton University the students,” Hollister said. “The stone-Bighorn Research Association Princeton Documentary Film Festi- professor were distinguished by his values that are promoted as being Field Camp. val in collaboration with filmmaker dedication to students and alumni, as Princeton, he was.” Andrés di Tella to explore connec- well as his affable relationships with “When people think about Bill, Ricardo Piglia, the Walter S. Carpenter tions between countries and cultures, colleagues, died Dec. 13, 2016, with of course they remember him as a Professor of Language, Literature fact and fiction, and information and his family by his side. He was 90. well-known scientist, but the thing and Civilization of Spain, Emeritus, experience. Bonini, the George J. Magee Pro- I think about is what a devoted and at Princeton and professor of Span- An article in a University publica- fessor of Geophysics and Geological remarkable teacher he was,” said Rick ish and Portuguese languages and tion commemorating Piglia on his Engineering, Emeritus, and profes- Vierbuchen, who, with Bonini as one cultures, emeritus, died Jan. 6 of transfer to emeritus status stated: sor of geosciences of his advisers, received his Ph.D. in cardiac arrest from amyotrophic lateral “His dedication as a teacher, his abil- and civil engineer- geology and applied geophysics from sclerosis, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ity to listen respectfully, his original ing, emeritus, first Princeton in 1979. He was 76. insights into writers’ ideas about came to Princeton as “Bill was the sort of professor that He is considered one of the most literature, and his wit and wisdom a student. In 1945, people want to stay in touch with. important Latin American contem- in dissertation defenses and panel while a student at You go back and visit him, talk to porary writers, whose novels, short discussions have left a lasting impact the University, he him about your career, you want him stories and essays often grapple with on our community… Piglia is also was drafted into the to meet your children,” said Vierbu- the meaning of social and political an acute observer of the American U.S. Navy during the chen, who had spoken with or visited processes. scene, particularly of the cultural Bonini final months of World Bonini every year since leaving Piglia was born in Buenos Aires on and political richness and challenges War II. He returned Princeton. “Anyone who spent time Nov. 24, 1940. He joined the Princeton represented by Latinos in this coun- to Princeton as a member of the with him thought of him as a good faculty in 2001, arriving from the try. Many of us will miss listening to Reserves and earned his bachelor’s friend.” University of Buenos Aires, where his shrewd comments on the works and master’s degrees in geologi- Vierbuchen met Bonini in 1973 he was a professor of literature from of James Joyce, William Faulkner, cal engineering in 1948 and 1949, when he applied to be a field assistant 1990 to 2000. In the Philip Dick and Thomas Pynchon or respectively. for a regional gravity survey Bonini two decades before his passion for movies, moviemaking Bonini joined Princeton’s faculty was undertaking in Venezuela. That he joined Princeton, and his admiration for the inven- in 1952 as an assistant professor in trip eventually led Vierbuchen to his Piglia gave several tiveness of American commercial the former Department of Geologi- own work on the geology and tectonics speaking engage- television series.” cal Engineering. His distinguished of Venezuela. At the start of Vierbu- ments on campus; Piglia also connected with the work in magnetic and gravitational chen’s first field season, Bonini went was a visiting fellow greater Princeton community. He geophysics spanned the departments to Venezuela with him to help find in the Humanities admired Gente y Cuentos (People & of geophysics and geological engineer- a field assistant, secure housing and Council in 1986-87; Piglia Stories), a community-based literary ing and civil engineering. He formally even obtain a supply of anti-venom for and was a frequent program held in English and Spanish joined the Department of Geological snakebites, among numerous other visiting professor of Spanish in what that introduces people to Latin Ameri- and Geophysical Sciences — now the logistical challenges. was then the Department of Romance can writers through reading stories Department of Geosciences — in 1970 “Bill wouldn’t leave until he knew Languages and Literatures. He retired aloud and discussion. Princeton Public before transferring to emeritus status I was set up — I was always really from Princeton in 2011. Library is one of the many sites where in 1996. grateful for that,” Vierbuchen said. “A writer celebrated worldwide, it is held in Spanish. Regarding his retirement, Bonini “He would always say, ‘My goal with Piglia honored Princeton when he Piglia’s essays and novels — which told The Daily Princetonian in 1996: you and all my students is to make you joined our faculty,” said Pedro Meira include “Artificial Respiration”(1980) “I will miss the students most of all. a better scientist than I’ve been.’ Bill Monteiro, chair of the Department of and “Target in the Night” (2011) — It is very refreshing to talk to 18- and was such a darn good scientist that Spanish and Portuguese. “Not only have been translated into English, 19-year-olds every day.” The article it was very difficult to be better than did he train generations of brilliant French, Italian, German and Portu- noted that he had advised more than him.” young scholars, but he also helped to guese. Several of his novels, including 300 students, yet he most enjoyed Current and former students were a make our department one of the best “Money to Burn,” were adapted as teaching introductory courses because frequent presence at Bonini’s house- in the country. It’s very unusual to find films. His novel “The Absent City” “he can see in his students a rapid hold, said his youngest daughter, such a perfect combination of a great was adapted as an opera. He also acquisition of knowledge.” Jennifer Bonini, of Princeton’s Class critic and an excellent teacher. wrote film scripts. Among his many achievements of 1991. All four of Bonini’s children “I can still remember his warm and Piglia’s papers were acquired at Princeton, Bonini received the graduated from Princeton. witty comments, his sharp criticism, by Princeton University Library’s President’s Award for Distinguished “On numerous occasions he would his collegiality and his love for the Manuscripts Division in early 2016. Teaching in 1992, and the Princeton invite students over to the house for classroom. It’s an immense loss for They include his journals and diaries, Award for Excellence in Alumni special dinners and engaging din- Latin American literature and for manuscript drafts, corrected type- Education in 2010. He was direc- ner conversations — the house was Princeton,” Monteiro said. scripts, proofs for his novels and other tor of undergraduate studies for the always open for students who were “Ricardo Piglia was a dear friend writings, and his correspondence. The Department of Geology and Geophys- stranded for the holidays and we often and colleague for almost 30 years,” University anticipates that the papers ics from 1973 to 1994, and chair of made room on Thanksgiving for stray said Arcadio Díaz-Quiñones, the will be fully processed and available to the Geological Engineering program students,” she said. “He had a posi- Emory L. Ford Professor of Spanish, scholars this year. from 1973 until his retirement. He also tive, outgoing personality with a sharp Emeritus, and professor of Spanish Piglia received many literary was director of the Princeton Summer intellect and everyone was a friend. and Portuguese languages and cul- awards and honors, including a Field Course program at the Yellow- Anyone who needed a place to stay was tures, emeritus. “He taught me about Guggenheim Fellowship in 1989; stone-Bighorn Research Association in welcome at our home.” friendship, about literature, and about the 2005 Premio Iberoamericano de Red Lodge, Montana, for more than Her father attributed his love of forms of remembering and resisting in Letras José Donoso; and the 2008 30 years. teaching and the outdoors to his the midst of political defeat.” Premio Roger Caillois, a prestigious Bonini had been at Princeton for years as a Boy Scout — he eventually Díaz-Quiñones said that Piglia’s French literary prize. In 2000, he was 16 years when Lincoln Hollister, now became an Eagle Scout — Jennifer background in history — which he awarded the Golden Condor Prize for professor of geosciences, emeritus, said. He exhibited with his children studied at the Universidad Nacional de best adaptation for the script for “El arrived at Princeton in 1968. Hollister, the same patience and dedication to La Plata in Argentina, graduating in Astillero,” a film based on the novel like many colleagues and students, was teaching he showed his students at 1965 — informed much of his work as by Juan Carlos Onetti. In 2011, he drawn to Bonini’s friendly composure Princeton, she said. a writer and teacher. was awarded the prestigious Rómulo and readiness to engage in long, illu- Bonini was born in Washington, “He explored themes of truth in fic- Gallegos International Novel Prize, minating discussions, he said. D.C., on Aug. 23, 1926, and was the tion, the conditions in which a literary and he received Spain’s Formentor “He was a gentleman with a capital first person in his family to complete work is produced and the historical Prize for his lifetime work in 2015. G,” said Hollister, who often visited college. He received his Ph.D. in nature of reading itself,” Díaz-Quiño- His latest honor was the Premio Bonini after the two had retired and geology and geophysics from the Uni- nes said. He noted that Piglia had a Ciutat de Barcelona, for his work last saw his friend in the spring. versity of Wisconsin-Madison in 1957. “profound impact” on undergraduate “Los diarios de Emilio Renzi: Años “There were always students lined up It was in Madison that he met his wife, and graduate students as well as on de formación,” awarded in February at his door. He wasn’t impatient for the Rose, whom he married in 1954. his colleagues in the department and 2016. next student to come in, or hurrying Bonini is survived by his wife, Rose in the Program in Latin American In the last three years, after the up to get out of there. He gave people Rozich Bonini; his son, Jack Bonini Studies. diagnosis of his disease, Piglia devoted his attention and his time, as much as of the Class of 1979 (Loretta Esta- Piglia taught seminars on literature himself to finishing several literary they needed.” brooks) of Holmes Beach, Florida; and politics, on canonical writers and projects, some of which have already Hollister admired how hard Bonini daughter Nancy Bonini of the Class avant-garde novelists, in particular been published — including “Escri- worked to enhance the undergraduate of 1981 (Anthony Cashmore) of Penn Macedonio Fernández, Juan José Saer tores norteamericanos,” a collection of experience by introducing and rede- Valley, Pennsylvania; son Jamie and Rodolfo Walsh. Díaz-Quiñones his early profiles of classic American signing courses, and working with Bonini of the Class of 1985 (Patri- said Piglia also enjoyed teaching writers including Truman Capote, University committees to improve cia) of Cincinnati; daughter Jennifer undergraduate courses on Jorge Luis Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott access to education. Above all else, Bonini of Princeton’s Class of 1991 Borges and Che Guevara, as well Fitzgerald — and others to be pub- Bonini committed long hours to (Scott Miller) of Laramie, Wyoming; as a course he created on Argentine lished in the next few years, according help students refine their ideas and and seven grandchildren. He was literature and tango. He added that to his agent Guillermo Schavelzon, research. preceded in death by sisters June and Piglia’s course “Paranoid Fiction: The based in Barcelona. “He inspired the rest of us and very Doris. Detective Genre in Latin America” Piglia is survived by his wife, Mar- much was a role model that way. He A memorial service will be held at a was “legendary.” tha “Beba” Eguía; his brother, Carlos made the department better because later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial Piglia; a niece and nephew; and his wife’s children and granddaughters. PRINCETON Feb. 16, 2017 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 7 Board approves seven faculty appointments

Assistant Professor Su s a n P ro m i sl o Fluid Dynamics Laboratory since 2017 from the Scripps Institution of 2003. From 2001-03, Vecchi was a Luc Deike, in mechanical and aero- Oceanography at the University of Cal- he Princeton University Board research scientist at the University of space engineering and the Princeton ifornia-San Diego, where she has been of Trustees has approved the Washington, where he earlier was a Environmental Institute, will join a postdoctoral researcher since 2014. T appointments of seven faculty postdoctoral research associate and the faculty in winter 2017 from the Resplandy also completed postdoctoral members. completed his Ph.D. He earned his University of California-San Diego, work at the Laboratoire des Sciences B.A. from Rutgers University. Vec- where he has served as a postdoctoral du Climat et de l’Environnement, Professor chi’s research foci include the impact researcher at the university’s Scripps Paris, and at the National Oceanogra- Ryan Adams, in computer science, will of climate variability and change on Institution of Oceanography since phy Center, Southampton. She earned join the faculty in summer 2017 from hydroclimate and extreme events, and 2013. An expert in wave turbulence, her Ph.D. at the University of Paris- Harvard University, where he has been the predictability of climate and its Deike received his Ph.D. from the Sorbonne and her M.A. and B.A. at an assistant professor since 2011 and regional impacts. University Paris Diderot and his M.S. the École Normale Supérieure, Paris. leader of the Harvard Intelligent Prob- Giovanni Violante, in economics, joins the and B.S. from the École Normale Her research focuses on oceanography abilistic Systems group. A specialist faculty in winter 2017 from New York Supérieure and Université Pierre et and biogeochemistry. in statistics and machine learning, University, where he was the William Marie Curie. Xinning Zhang, in geosciences and the Adams earned his Ph.D. at the Uni- R. Berkley Term Professor of Econom- Florian Lionnet, in the Council of the Princeton Environmental Institute, versity of Cambridge and B.S. at the ics and Business and has served on Humanities and the program in lin- will join the faculty in winter 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. the faculty since 2002. From 1998 to guistics, will join the faculty in winter after serving as an associate research He conducted his postdoctoral fellow- 2003, Violante was a research associ- 2017 from the University of California- scholar since 2014 and postdoctoral ship at the University of Toronto. ate at the Institute of Fiscal Studies in Berkeley, where he received his Ph.D. fellow at Princeton from 2011-14. Gabriel Vecchi, in geosciences and London and a lecturer at University in 2016. Lionnet, whose research exper- Zhang also completed a postdoctoral the Princeton Environmental Insti- College London from 1997 to 2002. tise focuses on phonetically grounded fellowship at the California Institute tute, joins the faculty in winter 2017 An expert in macroeconomics and phonology, did his undergraduate work of Technology. An environmental after having served as a lecturer at labor economics, he received his Ph.D. at the École Normale Supérieure Paris- microbiologist focusing on microbial Princeton since 2012 and a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania Ulm & University Paris 8. nutrient and energy transfer in past and Laurea from the University of and present environments, she earned at the National Oceanic and Atmo- Laure Resplandy, in geosciences and spheric Administration’s Geophysical Tor ino. her Ph.D. from the California Institute the Princeton Environmental Insti- of Technology and B.S. from Cornell tute, will join the faculty in winter University.

other universities before joining as provost. I return to my academic serve as provost after serving previously Provost the Princeton faculty in 2007. His life inspired by how tirelessly my as dean of the faculty. The others were Continued from page 1 research interests are primarily in colleagues work to find ways to make Princeton’s first provost, J. Douglas the areas of labor economics and Princeton an even better place for Brown, and current University of Penn- econometrics. learning and discovery. I look forward sylvania president Amy Gutmann. “I am honored and excited to become As provost, Lee drew upon this to seeing the University community Eisgruber has appointed a faculty Princeton’s provost, especially at expertise to expand the use of data flourish under the exceptionally superb search committee that will convene this critical juncture,” Prentice said. and analytics in budgetary planning leadership of Chris and Debbie.” this spring to assist in identifying “The strategic planning and campus and enhanced processes that enable In returning to his scholarly inter- the next dean of the faculty. Chaired planning processes have given us a multi-year planning. He chaired ests, beginning next year Lee will by David Bell, the Sidney and Ruth compelling vision of how we can build the CPUC’s Special Task Force on serve as director of a new “strategic Lapidus Professor in the Era of North on the extraordinary strengths of this Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In evaluation and data initiative” at Atlantic Revolutions and professor of University in the years ahead, and I response to one of the recommenda- Princeton that will seek to develop history, the committee also includes am eager to work with the entire Uni- tions of that task force he established better mechanisms for enabling and the following members: Yelena Baraz, versity community to make this vision a Provost’s Fund for Cultural Stud- enhancing data-based decision-making associate professor of classics; Carlos a reality. ies, and this past fall he created a at Princeton and throughout higher Brody, the Wilbur H. Gantz III ’59 “That said, I will miss being the Princeton Histories Fund to sup- education, and to facilitate scholarly Professor in Neuroscience and pro- dean of the faculty,” Prentice added. port the exploration of “aspects of analyses on the impact and productiv- fessor of molecular biology and the “I have learned a tremendous amount Princeton’s history that have been ity of higher education. Princeton Neuroscience Institute; Eve in my three years as dean and have forgotten, overlooked, subordinated or “In the development of the Univer- Ostriker, professor of astrophysical enjoyed getting to know so many won- suppressed.” He also played a lead- sity’s strategic planning framework, sciences; Peter Ramadge, the Gordon derful colleagues. The faculty inspire ing role in establishing the Princeton our trustees emphasized the impor- Y.S. Wu Professor of Engineering and me every day, and I look forward to Entrepreneurship Advisory Commit- tance of developing ways to evaluate professor of electrical engineering; continuing to work with them in my tee and then creating the Princeton our success in achieving our mission Jennifer Rexford, the Gordon Y.S. Wu new role.” Entrepreneurship Council. and to assess our long-term impact on Professor of Engineering and profes- Lee is a professor of economics “It has been a tremendous honor and our alumni and the world,” Lee said. sor of computer science and chair of and public affairs. Between 2009 privilege to serve as provost alongside “I am excited by this opportunity to the Department of Computer Science; and 2013 he served as director of such dedicated colleagues, and to wit- encourage high-quality scholarship Gideon Rosen, the Stuart Professor of the Industrial Relations Section at ness firsthand the commitment and and analysis on questions of strategic Philosophy, and; Cecilia Rouse, dean the University, an academic unit loyalty to Princeton that runs deep interest, which I hope will improve of the Woodrow Wilson School and that promotes research and training among our faculty, students, staff, decision-making and generate knowl- the Lawrence and Shirley Katzman in labor economics. After earning senior leadership, alumni and trust- edge about the societal impact of our and Lewis and Anna Ernst Profes- his bachelor’s degree from Harvard ees,” Lee said. “I am truly blessed to sector of higher education.” sor in the Economics of Education, University and a Ph.D. in economics have experienced Princeton as a gradu- When Prentice takes office this and professor of economics and public from Princeton, he taught at several ate student, faculty member, and now summer she will be the third person to affairs.

emphatically true for me. My mother supporting students, faculty and staff Eisgruber and the co-signatories Eisgruber and her family arrived in this country as of all nationalities and faiths, and we characterized the executive order as Continued from page 1 refugees escaping from a war-torn con- will continue making the case for poli- inimical to “America’s best principles tinent. They would have perished had cies that simultaneously respect this and greatest traditions,” stressing the ways in which higher education has cies permitting foreign scholars and they been denied visas. My father first nation’s legitimate security interests been enriched and strengthened by students to come to the United States. came to America as an exchange stu- and allow for the free and vital move- the nation’s long history of welcoming Much of that advocacy has occurred dent from a country that had recently ment of students and scholars across immigrants from around the world and in cooperation with the Association been at war with the United States, borders. embracing religious diversity. of American Universities, of which and he then studied at Purdue Univer- “Throughout its history America has been a land of opportunity and a Princeton is a member. The AAU has sity as a foreign graduate student. The Feb. 2 letter called upon Presi- beacon of freedom in the world. It has dent Trump to “rectify or rescind the issued a statement of concern about Immigration has been a source attracted talented people to our shores recent executive order closing our the recent executive order, and we and inspired people around the globe,” of creativity and strength for this country’s borders to immigrants and endorse that statement fully. the letter says. “This executive order country throughout its history. It is others from seven majority-Muslim is dimming the lamp of liberty and countries and to refugees from Princeton’s position on immigration indispensable to the mission and the staining the country’s reputation. We throughout the world. If left in place,” policy issues reflects our convic- excellence of America’s universities, respectfully urge you to rectify the it continues, “the order threatens both tion that every single person on this which enhance this country’s economy, damage done by this order.” American higher education and the campus has benefited from the ability security and well-being through the defining principles of our country.” of people to cross borders in search students they educate and the ideas of learning or a better life. That is they generate. Princeton will continue PRINCETON 8 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Feb. 16, 2017 Princeton University is signi cant contributor and catalyst to New Jersey economy, quality of life

SUSAN P ROMISLO through the launch of the Intellectual Businesses across the region sig- Local consumer spending was supple- Property Accelerator Fund to advance nifi cantly benefi t from University mented by an estimated $59.7 million rinceton University has a sub- researchers’ proof-of-concept work, the spending on goods, services and that Princeton students spent in the stantial impact on the New Jersey Keller Center’s eHub as a focal point capital construction projects. In 2015, community. Peconomy, generating an annual for entrepreneurship, and the Alumni Princeton spent $453.6 million in The University makes direct total of $1.58 billion in economic Entrepreneurs Fund to support alumni goods and services to advance its fi nancial contributions to the towns output as an employer, research and startups. education and research mission; of and county in which it resides. In innovation leader, sponsor of con- “Princeton is committed to extend- that total, nearly $137.3 million was fi scal year 2015 it paid more than struction projects, purchaser of goods ing the benefi ts of its research paid to New Jersey vendors, includ- $16.3 million in property taxes, fees and services, and fi nancial and civic capabilities and innovation beyond the ing $35 million paid to Princeton-area and voluntary contributions to local contributor to local commu- governments. This included nities. That total supports an a voluntary unrestricted estimated 13,450 jobs with The Economic Impact contribution of $2.86 mil- $970.7 million in earnings. lion to the town of Princeton The economic and other under a seven-year agreement benefi ts the University of Princeton University that provides for increases generates within the town each year through 2020 as of Princeton and neighbor- $ million well as capital contributions ing communities, Mercer in4 research57.6 expenditures valued at $2.9 million. The County and the state of New $ report notes that “the stabi- Jersey are presented in a 1.58 billion 6,906 lizing presence of Princeton new report, “Education, in economic output total employees University” contributes to an Innovation and Opportunity: $49.7million Aaa bond rating for the town The Economic Impact of in visitor spending that leads to signifi cant sav- Princeton University.” This ings in its borrowing costs. study, conducted by Apple- The University enhances $318.1million $ million spent seed, an economic consulting in construction spending off59.7 campus by students quality of life through its fi rm, updates a 2008 analysis fi nancial and volunteer sup- and provides a comprehen- port to community and civic sive look at the University’s In scal year 2015 the University directly and indirectly accounted for an estimated $1.58 billion in economic organizations; maintenance direct and indirect effects impact in New Jersey. Figures factoring in to that total include institutional spending on research, construction, and of area roads; volunteer, on the vitality of the local, employee salaries and bene ts, as well as off-campus spending by University students and visitors. training and funding support regional and state economy to public safety agencies; in the fi scal year ending June commitment to sustainabil- 30, 2015. The study also identifi es campus, into companies and organi- businesses and $16.5 million paid ity; and provision of local affordable resources, services and opportuni- zations that can translate ideas into to businesses elsewhere in Mercer housing. In addition, community mem- ties that the University contributes to practical solutions to improve social County. During the same period, bers of all ages enjoy the wide variety enhance the quality of life in its neigh- and economic well-being,” said Coleen capital construction and renovation of educational, cultural and athletic boring communities and throughout Burrus, Princeton’s director of cor- projects amounted to $318.1 million programming that the University the region. porate engagement and foundation in University spending, 43 percent of offers year-round, much of it at modest “Princeton University takes pride relations. “There are so many inno- which went to New Jersey contractors cost or free of charge. In 2014-15, for in its longstanding partnership with vative companies right here in New and vendors. example, 1,165 people participated in the communities that surround it,” Jersey, and the University is eager to With the campus serving as a the University’s Community Auditing said University President Christopher continue to work with them to build destination for academic, athletic and Program to take regular university L. Eisgruber. “Through on-campus research collaborations.” cultural events, the Princeton regional courses on a non-credit basis, with learning opportunities, joint transpor- economy sees a steady infusion of visi- more than half of the participants com- tation and safety programs, community tor spending each year. An estimated ing from the Princeton area. service projects, and initiatives that 768,000 people visited the University The Appleseed analysis forecasts encompass the arts, entrepreneurship in 2015, spending nearly $50 million that Princeton’s continued investment and many other areas, the University and directly and indirectly accounting in research and innovation, renovation and its neighbors continue a vibrant for $63.4 million in economic output. and construction of new facilities, and tradition of cooperation founded on plans to expand student enrollment shared values, interests and histories.” will lead to even greater contributions Consistently ranked as one of central by the University to New Jersey’s eco- New Jersey’s largest, most stable nomic strength in the years to come. employers, the University employs a A report summary and the full workforce of more than 6,900 people Appleseed analysis are available at (excluding student employees). Of economicimpact.Princeton.edu. those employees, 58 percent live in the Princeton area or elsewhere in Mercer County and 80 percent reside in New Jersey. Princeton paid nearly $602 million in employee salaries and $22 million in Mercer County contributed an additional $24.8 mil- lion in New Jersey state income and unemployment insurance taxes and paid family leave insurance in fi scal year 2015. $136.6 million in New Jersey The study also found that the University’s investments in research and entrepreneurship catalyze inno- vation throughout the state. As a major research institution, Princeton attracts hundreds of millions in federal research dollars to New Jersey each million total year, much of which is spent locally, to $318.1 pursue solutions to pressing societal challenges. Research expenditures amounted to $457.6 million in fi s- cal year 2015 — a nearly 80 percent jump since 2007. Internal Univer- sity resources allocated to research increased signifi cantly, comprising 30 percent of the 2015 total. Research collaborations with leading of all construction spending New Jersey companies such as Sie- More than $318 million was spent on mens and Bristol-Myers Squibb and with New Jersey contractors construction and maintenance projects in academic institutions including Rut- scal year 2015, 43 percent of which went and vendors gers University and the Robert Wood to New Jersey contractors and vendors. Over Johnson University Hospital further the next ve years, the University projects extend the impact of Princeton’s that it will spend at least $1 billion in research enterprise. In the last fi ve construction-related expenses, not including years, the University has strength- major projects that emerge from its new ened the state’s innovation ecosystem 2026 Campus Plan. Graphics by Phillip Unetic