The Teaching Transfer Initiative partners with local community colleges to guide and support community college students in their quest to transfer to selective four-year schools. John Barr, a Teaching Transfer Associate, shares his insights into the unique nature of…

Before enrolling at Rutgers University as a computer science major, Wali Palmer, a 45-year-old Camden resident, had zero knowledge of computers. He’d spent 25 years in prison, and around the time he was released in 2023, he decided “the best and fastest way for me to get on track and try to develop a better understanding of computers and…

Since 2017, the Ivy League institution has given practical STEM experience and mentorship to students impacted by the criminal justice system.

A criminal record can pose a barrier to employment, especially in a STEM-related…

Princeton University's local delegation of legislators from the 14, 15, and 16 legislative districts met with University leadership to learn more about University priorities, the historical capital plan and sustainability projects, and University programs that support access and opportunity. From left to right: David Reiner, Maura Fennessy…

Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, Assemblywoman Linda Carter, visited campus to learn about the University's groundbreaking efforts to expand access to and opportunities in higher education at Princeton and beyond through the Emma Bloomberg Center and…

At the recent Graduate Student Information Fair, dozens of students met Grad Peer Coaches, Natalie Miller and Crystal Rao, and learned about the McGraw Center’s Thriving in the Academy offerings for…

This summer 30 undergraduates delved into the strategies, methods and cognitive processes essential to learning in STEM+ courses at Princeton. Our emphasis was on developing course-specific strategic approaches to learning, studying and exam prep so as to prepare to solve Princeton’s challenging exam-level problems. Creatively solving complex…

Four Princeton University faculty members received President’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching at Commencement ceremonies Tuesday, May 28.

They are Gary Bass, the William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War and a professor of politics and the School of Public and International Affairs; Laura Kalin, associate…

For a third year, the McGraw Center awarded Inclusive Pedagogy Grants to faculty in support of the revision of an element of an existing undergraduate course to more strongly reflect equitable and inclusive teaching practices.  

Several faculty awarded the grant were inspired by

On April 30, Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee, Joe Cryan, visited campus to meet with University leadership to learn about the University's groundbreaking efforts to expand access to and opportunities in higher education at Princeton and beyond through the Emma Bloomberg Center and the Program for Community College Engagement.