On September 16th, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted a panel discussion in response to Mr. Charlie Kirk’s assassination with Professors Greg Conti and Frances Lee. Professor Robert George organized the panel to discuss Kirk and the implications for civil discourse and free speech more broadly. The event was a success. The lecture hall was […]
Beatrice Prince (‘28): I met Charlie Kirk this summer outside the White House while I was interning for Senator Tom Cotton. I had followed him for nearly ten years, but that day he became real to me. He didn’t just shake my hand and move on; he stopped, smiled, and spoke to me with a […]
On Wednesday, September 10, conservative leader Charlie Kirk was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University. Here at Princeton, students took to the popular anonymous posting app Fizz to share their thoughts on the tragedy. Reactions were mixed: while some students offered prayers and condolences to Kirk and his family, others seemed to gloat […]
Dear Princeton Class of ’29: This letter comes to you from the alumni organization, Princetonians for Free Speech (PFS). We have existed since you started high school four years ago. We were founded in response to a growing concern that Princeton has drifted from its core mission of the pursuit of knowledge and truth, and […]
On February 8, 2025, The Princeton Tory announced its new leadership for the 41st Managing Board. Zach Gardner ’26 has been elected Publisher, and Khoa Sands ’26 will serve as Editor-in-Chief, succeeding Alexandra Orbuch ’25 and Benjamin Woodard ’25, respectively. Gardner, who has been involved with the Tory since his first year at Princeton and […]
The chaotic anti-Israel protests of last year have faded, but quieter, more insidious biases have remained entrenched on Princeton’s campus. One need look no further than the experience of an Israel club I’m involved with, B’Artzeinu, where university policies have enabled departments and professors to discriminate against pro-Israel students and organizations. This past July, in […]
On Friday, October 4, Sunrise Princeton, a climate justice student organization, held an “Emergency Rally for Climate Justice” in front of Nassau Hall. The rally drew approximately 30 attendees, who chanted, among other things, “Climate, justice, climate, justice,” “do your job,” and “cut all ties.” Attendance was noticeably lower than past Sunrise Princeton rallies, including […]
On April 24, 2024, National Review (NR) published an article announcing that, according to leaked documents, students planned to organize a “Gaza solidarity encampment” at Princeton. Pro-Palestinian protestors have set up similar encampments at universities across the country in recent weeks, most notably at Columbia University. After the NR piece was published, Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun […]
Lawdan Bazargan is an activist and former political prisoner from Iran who is organizing a push for Princeton to fire Seyed Hossein Mousavian, currently on staff at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security. Mousavian is a former Iranian diplomat who has been accused of involvement in the assassinations of Iranian dissidents in Germany. Late […]
On Thursday, March 21, Princeton’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted Norman Finkelstein GS ’87 for a lecture titled “On the Gaza Genocide.” The talk centered on a comparison between the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews and Israel’s ongoing operations against Hamas in Gaza. During the lecture, Finkelstein refused to condemn Hamas for perpetrating […]
On Tuesday, February 27, the Department of English, the Department of African American Studies, and the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) co-hosted the annual Edward Said ‘57 Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Samah Jabr, a psychiatrist and head of the mental health unit of the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In her talk, Jabr […]
On Friday, February 9, Princeton’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organized a student walkout to protest Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The assembly joined in chants and cheered on speeches in support of a “free Palestine” from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea, support of Houthi piracy, and the end of the […]
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