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0 Education Politics

Christopher Eisgruber’s Moronic Inferno

Paul du Quenoy in Tablet · 9 Sep

Princeton University's President Christopher Eisgruber's new book, while arguing in favor of academia's role in protecting free speech, is critiqued for its self-congratulatory tone and apparent neglect of significant issues on campuses.

0 Antisemitism Politics

I Was Called an ‘Inbred Swine’ at Princeton Last Night

Danielle Shapiro in The Free Press · 9 Apr

Danielle Shapiro recounts a distressing incident at Princeton University where Jewish students faced antisemitic slurs and intimidation during an anti-Israel protest.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Trump administration freezes research funding to Princeton amid antisemitism investigations

Grace Gilson in JTA · 1 Apr

The Trump administration has frozen federal research funding to Princeton University amid investigations into alleged antisemitism on campus, joining other Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Columbia facing similar actions.

0 Education Politics

Eisgruber’s Emails

Sergiu Klainerman in Tablet · 11 Aug 2022

Bari Weiss recently detailed the ideological shift in higher education institutions like Princeton University, where a local rebellion unfolded after a tenured professor, Joshua Katz, criticized illiberal demands related to systemic racism.

0 Education Politics

Princeton’s Mixed-Up President Discards Free Speech and Demonizes Its Defenders

Sergiu Klainerman in Tablet · 12 Apr 2022

Princeton University's president, Christopher Eisgruber, is seen as holding contradictory principles regarding academic freedom and social justice, which has led to concerns about the university's direction.