The Education Blog

Former Princeton University President Robert F. Goheen has died at the age of 88. Goheen revolutionized Princeton by allowing women to enroll and by doubling its size. Goheen, who was youngest president to assume the post since the Revolutionary War, changed the university fundamentally. Not only did he quadruple the university’s budget, but also increased [...]

Princeton University plans to launch a new program that will allow entering freshmen to work one year abroad. The program aims to deepen students’ understanding of life as well as international issues. The New York Times reports that the university will not charge students extra money for the year spent abroad. Growing numbers of high [...]