Bridget O'Neill

Dec 5, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Bridget O'Neill |Miriam Waldvogel

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 appeared on C-SPAN on Wednesday for a 30-minute segment as part of his role as the newly-elected chair for the board of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group representing 70 top research universities. In a wide-ranging conversation, Eisgruber discussed the state of higher education, sharing his views on the boycott, divest, sanction (BDS) movement, the price of college, and the function of financial aid.

Nov 13, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Bridget O'Neill

In November 2015, student protesters from the Black Justice League (BJL) occupied the office of University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 during his office hours, commencing a 33-hour sit-in. The students came prepared with a list of demands, which included mandated cultural competency training for faculty and staff, an ethnicity and diversity distribution requirement, and the removal of the name of Woodrow Wilson Class of 1879 from the then-named Wilson School and College.

Nov 12, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Bridget O'Neill |Miriam Waldvogel

The Council of the Princeton University Committee (CPUC) met on Monday, Nov. 11, for its second meeting of the academic year. The University's endowment came under particular scrutiny, as the group discussed divestment from Israel and fossil fuel dissociation. The state of dialogue among students in the wake of the US presidential election marked another of the meeting’s major talking points.

Sep 30, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Bridget O'Neill

President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 shared in an interview with The Daily Princetonian that the University will not consider institutional neutrality. The University administration will maintain the current policy of institutional restraint although Eisgruber expressed plans to issue statements “less frequently.” Under institutional neutrality, universities do not take positions on social and political issues.

Aug 5, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Bridget O'Neill

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Nader Al-Naji ’14, the founder of crypto social media platform BitClout, with wire fraud and the sale of unregistered offerings of crypto asset securities on July 30. BitClout, advertised as a decentralized social media platform and “The First Crypto Social Network,” was launched in 2021. The platform functioned as a token-based marketplace for shares in a celebrity’s popularity.