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.
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At Princeton SPIA, we convene the brightest minds for the greatest good to build a more inclusive and equitable world.
- Help us welcome the next Dean of @PrincetonSPIA! 🎉 @Princeton's @AmaneyJamal has been named the next dean of SPIA, effective Sept. 1. Jamal is currently the director of the @BobstCenter and a professor for @PUPolitics. Read more: bit.ly/JamalSPIADean
- 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.
- 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! bit.ly/3FcjKeg
- We're excited 👏🏽 to welcome eight new faculty members to @PrincetonSPIA: @DupasPascaline, @goyal_tanushree, @saadgulzar, @AllanHsiao, @seema_econ, @korolova, @naimagreenriley, & Karthik Sastry. It's sure to be a great year ahead! 🎉
- 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!
- Dean Cecilia Rouse unequivocally supports the @Princeton Board of Trustees' decision to change the School's name to @PrincetonSPIA. Full statement ➡️ bit.ly/2NCKpFX
- A bipartisan group of senators are working on the #ElectoralCountAct and a broader set of #election reforms. @AshaRangappa_ discusses why the U.S. must ensure voting rights, preserve democracy & build social trust in this recent episode. @princetonalumni
- 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.”♥️
- 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 wws.princeton.edu/news-and-event…. #PrincetonU
- 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. #PrincetonUThis 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. buildbackbetter.gov/nominees-and-a…
- Save the date! Thrilled to share that our first public event this fall will be @CNN's @Acosta in conversation w/ @julianzelizer. 9-23, 4:30 p.m. at @Princeton w/ a book sale & signing of Acosta's @nytimes #bestseller. More info to follow! #PrincetonU #FirstAmendment #WhiteHouse
