Princeton University

At Princeton, the Ugliness Is the Point

Princeton’s Gothic towers point to a higher truth. But the school's new creed of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion cannot permit spires. Continue Reading »

10 Jul 2023

In Good Company

by Joshua T. Katz

One year ago, Princeton University fired me. This was one of the worst things ever to happen to me, but also one of the best. Continue Reading »

22 May 2023

Princeton and the Erosion of Expertise

by Solveig Gold

Classicists should, at the very least, know the common linguistic thread that binds their discipline together. Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2021

Calling the Bluff on Princeton

by Mark Bauerlein

Now that the Department of Education has followed through on the admission of racist guilt at one campus, we should expect to see similar confessions on the part of college presidents halt immediately. Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2020

Free Speech Prevails at Princeton

by Robert P. George

By declining to investigate and punish Joshua Katz’s speech, Princeton has honored—and thereby reaffirmed—its commitment to free speech and robust discussion. Continue Reading »

28 Jul 2020

Against Princeton

by R. R. Reno

The tax bill's proposed tax on super-sized university endowments is wise—we need less elite education. Continue Reading »

10 Nov 2017

We Are Not Tools

by Matthew Schmitz

During my time at Princeton, there was no more popular insult than “tool,” an epithet hurled at anyone who tried too hard. Of course, the term was unavoidably classist. An Amazon executive’s daughter who had attended Lakeside or a banker’s son who’d gone to St. Ann’s didn’t have to . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2016

Corporeal Justice at Princeton

by Hobey Baker

Friends, You may have seen the news of Princeton's courageous decision to rename the “masters” of its residential colleges as “heads” in response to the unrest at Missouri, Yale, etc. As an alumnus/a/x of the university, I wholly support this decision. Given that Princeton has mostly . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Nov 2015

Princeton Votes for Academic Freedom