Today we’ve lost a giant and a visionary: Prof. Daniel Kahneman has passed at the age of 90. The Princeton SPIA community shares our condolences with his family and all who knew him, learned from him, and loved him.
We're honored and excited to have
@eduardobhatia
join us at
@PrincetonSPIA
! A
@Princeton
alum, Eduardo is the former president of
@senadopr
. He's a champion of government reform and an expert on fiscal and public policy. Welcome (back), Eduardo! 🎉
Our thanks to
@LassoGuillermo
, the former president of Ecuador, for delivering the opening keynote address at Princeton SPIA's Latin America Conference.
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We're so excited to announce that former longtime head of Human Rights Watch
@KenRoth
will join SPIA's faculty this fall. Ken has worked across the globe on some of the world’s most pressing issues, and we're thrilled to have him aboard!
Congratulations to SPIA alum and Department of Labor Chief Economist
@joelle_gamble
on being named deputy director of the National Economic Council. It's so encouraging to see Princeton grads making an impact in DC and we're wishing you the best of luck in your new role!
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Today, incoming Dean
@AmaneyJamal
welcomed our graduate students at orientation before classes begin tomorrow.
She shared a favorite quote of hers by Kahlil Gibran: “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”♥️
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The Senate will spend today debating legislation on
#voting
rights protections. "Ensuring voting rights is paramount," said
@AshaRangappa_
. "Voting is the bedrock of our democracy." Check out the full interview + podcast ⬇️
Thank you
@Acosta
for coming to
@Princeton
to talk to students & the community about the state of
#journalism
in 2019 w/
@julianzelizer
. Interested in more of our free public talks w/ policymakers, reporters, activists, advocates & more? Visit .
#PrincetonU
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We proudly celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate our Dean, Cecilia Rouse, to Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
#PrincetonU
This crisis-tested team will help lift America out of our current economic downturn and build back better—creating an economy that gives every single American a fair shot and an equal chance to get ahead.
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This evening, a bipartisan U.S. Senate vote confirmed
@Princeton
's
@CeciliaERouse
as chair of the
@WhiteHouseCEA
. She is the first Black leader of the Council in its 75-year history.
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Today, we celebrate the
#NobelPrize
winners, while at the same time remembering our treasured colleague & friend — the late Alan Krueger.
His work with David Card changed the way we think about the labor market. We'll never forget his contributions to
#economics
& our School.
#PrincetonU
alumni David Card *83 and Joshua Angrist *89 have won the 2021
#NobelPrize
in economic sciences for providing “new insights about the labor market” and showing “what conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn from natural experiments." 👏
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Two Nobels in two days at
@Princeton
— physics and chemistry. What a place to be.
From your friends at
@PrincetonSPIA
, a big congratulations, Professor MacMillan!
It’s not just another day at the lab.
Professor MacMillan is enthusiastically greeted by students and colleagues after learning he’s won the
#NobelPrize
in chemistry.
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We're excited to announce the launch of the US Crisis Monitor, which will provide real-time data on political
#violence
and demonstrations in the U.S. The effort is being led by
@Princeton
's Nealin Parker (
@PrincetonLISD
) with
@ACLEDINFO
. Learn more ➡️
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The School is excited to announce its newest faculty member: General Mark A. Milley, the retired 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who joins us as a Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer.
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At a small, on-campus swearing-in ceremony last week,
@PrincetonSPIA
's former dean
@CeciliaERouse
became the first African American and fourth woman to lead the
@WhiteHouse
Council of Economics Advisors.
More on her historic confirmation:
#IWD2021
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It's not every day your picture is on a lamp post! 🎉💡
Congratulations to Susan Fiske for receiving the Frontiers of Knowledge Award from
@FundacionBBVA
(Spain's version of the MacArthur Fellowship).
Watch her acceptance speech ➡️
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We were delighted to have
@Jaden_Reports
on the show this week to talk about the future of
#journalism
and how he covers reporting in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio.
Give it a listen 🎧 ➡️
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After Paco Garcia Bellego MPA ‘23 was rejected from becoming a foreign service officer, he came up with Plan B. "I'm grateful for how it happened because, if I wasn’t rejected, I wouldn’t be
@princetonspia
." Read
@pacogbellego
's story ▶️
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New policy paper from our Afghanistan Policy Lab: "The Collapse of the Civic Space in Afghanistan And Supporting the Fight To Reclaim It," analyzing the Taliban's constraints of the civic space in Afghanistan since it took over the country in August 2021.
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As Argentina's first national director of gender, equality & economy,
@dalesmm
leads on issues like closing the gender gap in unpaid domestic work. What a powerhouse guest! Her Oct. 4 talk with our students will be moderated by
@JPabloAlvrz
. 🇦🇷
@JRCPPF
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Today, we celebrate the 82 graduate students poised to graduate tomorrow with master’s degrees from
@Princeton
. Here's to the GREAT Class of 2022! 😍👏🤩
#Princeton22
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Introducing Rally: a new platform by
@Mozilla
&
@Princeton
that enables users to donate their data for the public good. 🌎 Researchers can then use this data to understand user behavior & address technology policy issues. 💻📲
@jonathanmayer
@EPrinceton
Prof.
@HeatherHHoward
joined Princeton with a unique background blending politics, policy, law and public health. In this Spotlight, she shares her journey and underlying commitment to advancing health equity across the U.S. and the world.
@PrincetonSPIA
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.
@AndyReynoldsPU
created the Queer Politics webinar series with the explicit aim of providing a safe and valuable space for international
#LGBTQ
scholars. The series’ first season comprised 34 weekly one-hour webinars.
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We add our hearty congratulations to Syukuro Manabe for being named today's
@NobelPrize
winner in physics.
Dr. Manabe produced the first modern climate model. Because of him and others, we understand the profound effects human activity has on
#globalwarming
.
Congrats to
#PrincetonU
professor Syukuro Manabe who has been awarded a share of the 2021
@NobelPrize
in physics "for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming."
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"
#COVID
has exposed the folly of tying health insurance to work. America needs what other countries have:
#healthcare
that is not tied to employment, that covers everyone from birth, and that controls costs."
Angus Deaton's
@HouseBudgetDems
testimony ➡️
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"As a policy school, we value public service and public servants. Yesterday's attack on the U.S. Capitol — the citadel of American democracy — was an assault on both." Read more from Mark Watson, acting dean, in this blog post ➡️
Congratulations to Prof. Keith Wailoo, prominent historian of race, ethnicity, and public health at
@Princeton
, for being awarded the 2021
@DanDavidPrize
in History of Health and Medicine.
@TelAvivUni
🎉➡️
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Meet the 12
@Princeton
students selected as the 2021 Scholars in the Nation's Service! They will serve the U.S.
#government
through funded fellowships or summer internships. We’re excited to see how they will serve!
Read about these remarkable people ➡️
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Congrats to our
@KimLaneLaw
on her selection as a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow! She was chosen from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants "on the basis of prior career achievement and exceptional promise," according to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
When asked to describe her childhood,
@mlzeta
MPA '21 uses one word:
#resilience
. Today she's most passionate about contributing to a more equitable and just world. 🌎This is her story➡️
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Congratulations to Nusrat Choudhury MPA/JD '06 who has been tapped by
@POTUS
to be a U.S. judge in the Eastern District of New York! 🌟 Once confirmed, she will be the first Bangladeshi American and first Muslim woman to serve on the federal bench.
Our experts will react to the Russian invasion in
#Ukraine
tomorrow at noon ET. You can watch the livestream via the
@Princeton
University YouTube or register via Zoom:
It's been fantastic getting to know our new graduate students during summer programming and coursework! We've added 69 MPA students, 20 MPP students, and 8 Ph.D. candidates to our community — from all over the 🌏. We're thrilled to have you here to enrich our
#policy
School. 💛
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🎧 Regardless of who wins the 2020 presidential election, American politics will be forever impacted by Trump's presidency.
@davidfrum
discusses this & more with
@julianzelizer
in this week's episode. 👇
A new database launched by Andy Reynolds of
@PrincetonSPIA
shows the dramatic rise in the number of self-identifying
#LGBTQI
+ people serving in public office around the world since the mid-1970s.
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We're excited to welcome Miji Bell to SPIA as associate dean for public affairs and communications! 📣 🎉
She will be instrumental in our internationalization efforts and help build connections with policymakers — at home and abroad.
A
@washingtonpost
story on Cecilia Rouse, who - if confirmed - will be the first Black official to head the Council of Economic Advisers and only the fourth woman. ⬇️
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An often-forgotten racial justice champion is Thaddeaus Stevens — who fought for anti-slavery and anti-racist policies long before others endorsed them.
@SamWangPhD
dives deep into his legacy with historian Bruce Levine of
@Illinois_Alma
🎧➡️
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We are (literally!) over the moon to welcome astrodynamicist
@moribajah
to
@PrincetonSPIA
tomorrow at 4:30pm to discuss how to keep space exploration safe and accessible for all. Join us — in person or virtually!
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📣 Join us in congratulating the 14 students from
@PrincetonSPIA
who were selected as finalists for the Presidential Management Fellowship Program!
They were selected from among 6,820 applications. PMF is a
#leadership
development program for advanced degree candidates.
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A group of our
@PrincetonSPIA
students are on a spring break trip exploring
#votingrights
and other policy issues in Southern American cities. This morning, they're in Montgomery, Alabama, touring the
@LegacyMuseum
, created by Bryan Stevenson &
@eji_org
.
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.
@Princeton
students affiliated with
@PrincetonLISD
ended a busy day of their trip to Brussels by enjoying dinner with MEP
@ClaraPonsati
. Students are spending the week meeting with EU officials on climate change, energy security, trade/technology, and the war in Ukraine.
Our conversation on Ukraine is starting in just a few minutes. View live on the
@Princeton
@YouTube
channel (where it will be recorded for future viewing). We'll also be live-tweeting key remarks here. Dean
@AmaneyJamal
will give a brief welcome.