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Trustees call for expanded commitment to diversity and inclusion Adopt report, recommendations of committee on Woodrow Wilson’s legacy at 

 Princeton

The Prince!n "ni#er$i% B!&r' !( Tr)$ee$ h&$ c&**e' (!r &n e+&n'e' &n' -!re #i!r!)$

c!--i-en ! 'i#er$i% &n' inc*)$i!n & Prince!n, /ih c!ncere' e((!r$ n! !n*% ! i-*e-en& r!&' r&ne !( e+i$in inii&i#e$, ) ! &e &''ii!n&* &ci!n$, inc*)'in h!$e r!!$e' % &

$eci&* r)$ee c!--iee h& /&$ &!ine' *&$ (&** ! c!n$i'er he *e&c% !( !!'r!/ i*$!n

& Prince!n.

The !&r' &ree' ! 'e$in&e & r)$ee c!--iee !n 'i#er$i% &n' inc*)$i!n ! en$)re re)*&r

&n' &ci#e r)$ee &eni!n &n' &cc!)n&i*i% (!r &chie#in he$e !&*$. The !&r' e*ie#e$ he$e!&*$ &re ()n'&-en&* ! Prince!n &chie#in i$ -i$$i!n !( e&chin, re$e&rch, &n' $er#ice.

In &'!in he re!r &n' rec!--en'&i!n$ !( he $eci&* c!--iee, he r)$ee$ $r!n*%

re&((ir-e' he "ni#er$i%$ 'eer-in&i!n ! e & )ni#er$i% /here e!*e !( &** &cr!)n'$&n' er$eci#e$ &re /e*c!-e', #&*)e', &n' re$ece'5 /here he% *e&rn /ih &n' (r!- e&ch

!her5 &n' /here &** (ee* h& he Prince!n he% &en' i$ heir Prince!n.

The r)$ee$ &ccee' he c!--iee$ rec!--en'&i!n h& he $ch!!* !( )*ic &n'inern&i!n&* &((&ir$ &n' he )n'err&')&e re$i'eni&* c!**ee h& e&r i*$!n$ n&-e $h!)*'

c!nin)e ! '! $!, ) h& he "ni#er$i% &*$! -)$ e h!ne$ &n' (!rhc!-in &!) i$ hi$!r%&n' r&n$&ren in rec!ni7in i*$!n$ (&i*in$ &n' $h!rc!-in$ &$ /e** &$ he #i$i!n$ &n'&chie#e-en$ h& *e' ! he n&-in !( he $ch!!* &n' he c!**ee in he (ir$ *&ce.

The c!--iee rec!--en'e' &n' he !&r' &r!#e' ne/ inii&i#e$ in (!)r &re&$:

• E$&*i$h & ne/ hih8r!(i*e ie*ine r!r&- ! enc!)r&e -!re $)'en$ (r!-

)n'errere$ene' r!)$ ! )r$)e '!c!r&* 'eree$5

• Enc!)r&e &n' $)!r & r!&' r&ne !( e')c&i!n &n' r&n$&renc% inii&i#e$ ! cre&e &

-!re -)*i8(&cee' )n'er$&n'in &n' rere$en&i!n !( i*$!n !n c&-)$ &n' ! (!c)$

&eni!n !n &$ec$ !( Prince!n$ hi$!r% h& he een (!r!en, !#er*!!e',

$)!r'in&e', !r $)re$$e'5

• Di#er$i(% c&-)$ &r &n' ic!n!r&h% ! re(*ec he 'i#er$i% &n' inc*)$i#i% !( !'&%$

Prince!n5 &n'

• h&ne Prince!n$ in(!r-&* -!! (r!- Prince!n in he n&i!n$ $er#ice &n' he

$er#ice !( &** n&i!n$ ! Prince!n in he n&i!n$ $er#ice &n' he $er#ice !( h)-&ni%.

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The en8-e-er c!--iee /&$ ch&ire' % he #ice ch&ir !( he !&r', Bren enr%. Thec!--iee 'e#e*!e' i$ rec!--en'&i!n$ !#er nine -eein$ e/een e&r*% Dece-er &n' *&e

M&rch. I cre&e' & /e$ie ! c!**ec !$er#&i!n$ &n' !ini!n$ &!) i*$!n &n' hi$ *e&c% &n'

i recei#e' -!re h&n 63; $)-i$$i!n$ (r!- )n'err&')&e$, r&')&e $)'en$, (&c)*%, $&((,

&*)-ni, &n' -e-er$ !( he ener&* )*ic. A i$ in#i&i!n, nine $ch!*&r$ &n' i!r&her$ !$e' heir )n'er$&n'in$ !( i*$!n &n' hi$ *e&c% !n he /e$ie.

The c!--iee -e /ih r!)$ rere$enin $)'en$, (&c)*%, $&((, &n' &*)-ni5 c!n')ce' &

/!8h!)r !en (!r)- !n he Fri'&% ri!r ! A*)-ni D&%5 &n' c!n#ene' 11 !n8c&-)$ $-&**r!) 'i$c)$$i!n$ in /hich -!re h&n . There

i$ c!n$i'er&*e c!n$en$)$ h& i*$!n /&$ & r&n$(!r-&i#e &n' #i$i!n&r% (i)re in he &re& !(

 )*ic &n' inern&i!n&* &((&ir$ ?&n'@ h& he 'i' re$$ (!r he in'$ !( *i#in &n' *e&rnin&rr&ne-en$ h& &re rere$ene' !'&% in Prince!n$ re$i'eni&* c!**ee$> The$e /ere he

re&$!n$ i*$!n$ n&-e /&$ &$$!ci&e' /ih he $ch!!* ?&n'@ he c!**ee>

!/e#er, he c!--iee &*$! n!e' h& $!-e !( i*$!n$ #ie/$ &n' &ci!n$ c*e&r*% c!nr&'ic

he #&*)e$ /e h!*' !'&% &!) (&ir re&-en (!r &** in'i#i')&*$, &n' !)r &$ir&i!n$ (!r

Prince!n ! e & 'i#er$e, inc*)$i#e, &n' /e*c!-in c!--)ni%. O( &ric)*&r c!ncern, hec!--iee $&i', &re he !$ii!n he !! &$ Prince!n$ re$i'en ! re#en he enr!**-en !(

 *&c $)'en$ &n' he !*icie$ he in$i)e' &$ ".S. re$i'en h& re$)*e' in he re8$ere&i!n

!( he (e'er&* ci#i* $er#ice.

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In re&inin i*$!n$ n&-e, c!ne+)&*i7&i!n i$ i-er&i#e, he c!--iee $&i'. Prince!n-)$ !en*% &n' c&n'i'*% rec!ni7e h& i*$!n, *ie !her hi$!ric&* (i)re$, *ee$ ehin' &

c!-*e+ *e&c% !( !h !$ii#e &n' ne&i#e reerc)$$i!n$, &n' h& he )$e !( hi$ n&-e i-*ie$

n! en'!r$e-en !( #ie/$ &n' &ci!n$ h& c!n(*ic /ih he #&*)e$ &n' &$ir&i!n$ !( !)r i-e$.

e he $&i' h& in hi$ re!r, &n' he "ni#er$i% -)$ $&% i in he $ein$ h& e&r hi$ n&-e.

Pipeline program

In en'!r$in he r!!$e' ie*ine r!r&- ! enc!)r&e -!re $)'en$ (r!- )n'errere$ene'r!)$ ! )r$)e '!c!r&* 'eree$, he !&r' rec!ni7e' h& 'i#er$i(%in he r&n$ !( (&c)*%,

r&')&e $)'en$, &n' !$8'!c$ h&$ ! ein & he r&')&e $)'en *e#e*. 

The r!!$e' r!r&- /!)*' 'r&/ in$ir&i!n (r!- $)cce$$()* e+i$in r!r&-$ & he

)n'err&')&e *e#e*, inc*)'in he n&i!n&* r!r&- $!n$!re' % he Le&'er$hi Enerri$e (!r &

Di#er$e A-eric& LEDA. I /!)*' i'eni(% hih*% C)&*i(ie' )n'err&')&e$ (r!- & r!&' r&ne!( c!**ee$ &n' )ni#er$iie$ &n' enc!)r&e &n' re&re he- ! )r$)e '!c!r&* 'eree$ %

 r!#i'in he- /ih !!r)niie$ & Prince!n ! &in re$e&rch e+erience, -en!r$hi

!!r)niie$, &n' &n )n'er$&n'in !( h!/ r&')&e $ch!!* /!r$.

The r)$ee$ &)h!ri7e' he &'-ini$r&i!n &n' he (&c)*% ! r!cee' /ih he &ci!n$ nece$$&r%! &**!/ Prince!n ! i-*e-en hi$ r!r&- &$ $!!n &$ !$$i*e.

Education and transparency

The r)$ee$ en'!r$e' he c!--iee$ rec!--en'&i!n (!r &''ii!n&* e')c&i!n &n'

r&n$&renc% inii&i#e$. The c!--iee c&**e' (!r he "ni#er$i% ! &cn!/*e'e h& i*$!n

he*' &n' &ce' !n r&ci$ #ie/$ &n' ! (!c)$ rene/e' &eni!n !n h!$e /h! he he*e' -&e

Prince!n & -!re 'i#er$e &n' inc*)$i#e *&ce.

The c!--iee c!--en'e' he !!'r!/ i*$!n Sch!!* (!r $!n$!rin &n e+hiii!n &n' &ne*

'i$c)$$i!n hi$ $rin &!) i*$!n$ *e&c%, &n' enc!)r&e' he in$&**&i!n !( & er-&nen-&rer & he $ch!!* ! e')c&e he c&-)$ c!--)ni% &n' !her$ &!) !h he !$ii#e &n'

ne&i#e 'i-en$i!n$ !( i*$!n$ *e&c%.

 

Campus iconography

The c!--iee n!e' he &$ence !( ic!n!r&h% !n c&-)$ h& $e&$ ! Prince!n$ &$ir&i!n

! e 'i#er$e &n' inc*)$i#e. The r)$ee$ $r!n*% $)!re' he c!--iee$ rec!--en'&i!n (!r& c!ncere' e((!r ! 'i#er$i(% c&-)$ &r &n' ic!n!r&h% &n' (!r c!n$i'er&i!n !(

c!--i$$i!nin &r/!r h& h!n!r$ h!$e /h! he*e' ! -&e Prince!n & -!re 'i#er$e &n'

inc*)$i#e *&ce, !r e+re$$e$ he "ni#er$i%$ &$ir&i!n ! e -!re 'i#er$e, inc*)$i#e, &n'/e*c!-in ! &** -e-er$ !( he c!--)ni%.

The c!--iee enc!)r&e' he &'-ini$r&i!n ! 'e#e*! & r!ce$$ ! $!*ici i'e&$ (r!- he"ni#er$i% c!--)ni% (!r n&-in )i*'in$ !r !her $&ce$ n! &*re&'% n&-e' (!r hi$!ric&*

(i)re$ !r '!n!r$ ! rec!ni7e in'i#i')&*$ /h! /!)*' rin & -!re 'i#er$e re$ence ! he

c&-)$. The c!--iee $eci(ic&**% enc!)r&e' c!n$i'er&i!n !( n&-in in hi$ /&% he &ri)-in R!er$!n &** /hich $er#e$ &$ he rinci&* enr%/&% in! he !!'r!/ i*$!n Sch!!*.

Princeton’s Motto

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The c!--iee n!e' h& !ne !( he /&%$ in /hich i*$!n i$ &$$!ci&e' /ih Prince!n i$

hr!)h he "ni#er$i%$ in(!r-&* -!!, /hich !riin&e' /ih hi$ $e$C)icenenni&* &''re$$ in

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