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Luke Grippo
Daily Princetonian
Excerpt: Twenty-four days since the suspension of $210 million in federal grants to the University, Princeton has yet to publicly receive any demands from the Trump administration. Harvard University and Columbia University, both of which had grants and contracts from federal agencies suspended for antisemitism investigations, received a specific list of demands from the Trump administration within 10 days of their funding pauses.
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 revealed that the federal grants had been suspended in a letter to the University community on April 1. Princeton received a total of $455 million from all levels of government in the 2023–24 fiscal year, according to the 2023–24 Report of the Treasurer, more than double the amount that was recently paused.
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In a few minutes, all of you will walk out of this stadium as newly minted graduates of this University. Before you do, however, long-standing tradition permits the University president to offer a few remarks about the path that lies ahead.
In having a truly diverse group of students share their perspectives, Princeton makes known that there exists a home for every viewpoint. However, as much as I believe this claim to be true, there are unfortunately those who do not. It is easy to dismiss the Princeton administration and culture as entirely polarizing and ideologically biased. In fact, it is true that many here hold the same dominant perspective . But to focus on this fact alone, to rest our entire judgement on one such observation, runs the dangerous risk of neglecting the clear and persistent efforts of this University to encourage every student—even the conservative ones—to share the beliefs that he or she so earnestly pursues.
On April 15, I had the pleasure of hosting, on behalf of the Cliosophic Society, Ambassador John Bolton at Princeton’s Nassau Inn for a discussion entitled “The Room Where It Happened: National Security Decisions Under Pressure.” Bolton’s legacy as a leading professional in American foreign policy offered more than a glimpse behind the diplomatic curtain; it invited a critical examination of the processes and personalities that have shaped recent American engagement with the world.
