Princeton University Graduate School

08/28/2026

Davis International Center orientation for new international graduate students started with a warm welcome to our Global Community of Scholars.

We’re glad you’re here. 🧡🖤

08/27/2026

POV: You've been in Princeton University Graduate School Orientation for two days, your head is spinning with new information and new people, and then dinner gives off Harry Potter vibes.

The G1s gathered for dinner in historic Procter Hall on the grounds of the Graduate College on the last night of Orientation, and yes, the Gothic setting is pretty spectacular. Add delicious food and a dining team that makes everyone feel at home, and you have a great way to kick off grad school.

Welcome to Procter, G1s!

Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, does this bring back memories?

08/26/2026

Snaps from Graduate School Orientation, August 26, 2026

1 & 2. Following an inspiring welcome from Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber, Dean Rodney Priestley addresses Princeton's 670 incoming graduate students. Students listened attentively as Priestley discussed this year's Graduate School theme: Thriving as a Global Community of Scholars.
3. The Graduate School deans who lead Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Finance and Administration, Access, Diversity and Inclusion, and Professional Development provide an overview of resources available to support students.
4-7. A student and faculty panel provides perspective on success in graduate school, including (4) Erik Sorenson, professor of Princeton University - Chemistry; Lisa Margulis, Professor of Department of Music at Princeton University ; (5) Jan Ertl, Graduate Student Government of Princeton University president and Princeton University - Department of Economics graduate student; (6) Grace Monk, grad student in comparative literature; and Hope Crockett, Princeton SPIA grad student.
8. Ryan Ruskin '90, president of Princeton Alumni, and Natalie Berkman *18, president of the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, had fun explaining Princeton traditions, including beer jackets and blazers.
9 &10. The audience learned to sing Princeton's alma mater, Old Nassau, from Emma George, graduate student in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature

Princeton Alumni Association of France

08/26/2026

Graduate School New Student Orientation 2026

✔️ Found your way to Richardson Auditorium.
✔️ Fueled up with breakfast and caffeine of choice.
✔️ Cheered by Graduate School staff.

We're glad you're here! Let's go!

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Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni

08/25/2026

This morning, we're kicking off Orientation Week at the Princeton University Graduate School with the Graduate Scholars Program (GSP) Retreat.

GSP is a peer-to-peer mentoring community hosted by the Graduate School's Access, Diversity and Inclusion team. The annual retreat gives new students a chance to meet each other and their GSP mentors before the academic year officially begins.

During the day, incoming members of the 2026-2027 GSP cohort will learn about campus, hear about GSP programming planned for the year, and be welcomed by Dean of the Graduate School Rodney Priestley. Raghuveer Vinukollu, who received his Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering in 2011, will speak with students about his graduate school experience and career journey.

Participation in the GSP is optional and open to all incoming Princeton graduate students.

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Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni

08/25/2026

As we count down the final day until the Graduate School's Orientation, we're grateful to the Princeton Alumni clubs worldwide for welcoming incoming international graduate students to our Global Community of Scholars.

Over the summer, the Princeton Club of India hosted send-off gatherings in Delhi and Mumbai to welcome newly admitted students to the Princeton University community. Nearly 70 incoming students, alumni and their guests came together to celebrate. Six incoming graduate students attended.

In Mumbai, Larissa Guimarães *21 and Anshuman Malur *03 co-hosted a gathering that included attending an interactive art exhibition exploring human interaction, digital technology and nature. The group then gathered at a cafe for canapés and conversation. Alumni and current students fondly shared memories of Old Nassau while giving the new admits a glimpse of the incredible journey ahead.

In Delhi, Ajita Agarwal *22 co-hosted a gathering with two undergraduate alumni that ran late into the evening and needed a second venue to hold everyone who showed up.

Please join us in welcoming our new graduate students from India to the Graduate School!

1️⃣ Day until Graduate School Orientation, Weds-Thurs, August 26-27. New graduate student? SIgn up on Canvas!

Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni

08/24/2026

As we count down the final days to the Graduate School's Orientation, we're grateful to the Princeton Alumni clubs worldwide who welcomed incoming international graduate students to our Global Community of Scholars.

Over the summer, Princeton Alumni Association of Taiwan hosted a brunch for new students, including three graduate students. Attended by alumni and undergraduates as well, the brunch was a fun celebration.

Please join us in welcoming our new graduate students from Taiwan to the Graduate School!

2️⃣ Days until Graduate School Orientation, Weds-Thurs, August 26-27. New graduate student? Sign up on Canvas!

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Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni

08/21/2026

Scenes from Graduate Student Move-In 2026 🧡 🖤 📸 We loved meeting our incoming students and their people!

5️⃣ Days until New Graduate Student Orientation, August 26-27. It's getting real!

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Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni
Princeton University Campus Dining

08/11/2026

What do ketchup bottle caps have to do with and ? Princeton engineers found that the same hinge keeping a ketchup cap open also explains how curved, folded shells can hold multiple stable shapes. It helped them build a new robot. Read more: https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2026/08/06/new-system-makes-building-robots-snap

08/10/2026

Oh my. A call to the community for help, a tragic loss of a faculty member trying to establish Asian studies, and an appearance by our first dean, Andrew Fleming West. We learn so much about our history from the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.

This week in our institutional history, the Princeton University Graduate School was looking for help from town residents, a professor was lost, and more. https://bit.ly/Aug-10-16