2020-2021
Graduates throwing hats in the air at sunset
Artist's rendering of nanoparticle system
The next Forward Fest takes place April 15 and focuses on Princeton’s growing interdisciplinary power in the environment and sustainability.
Thinking Forward

Access and Opportunity

Thinking Forward

Bioengineering

Thinking Forward

Environmental Initiatives

Princeton alumni and members of its academic community gathered to rethink our future, advance ideas and push the boundaries of knowledge during A Year of Forward Thinking — a year of discovery and possibility.

Imagine what we can think forward together…

The Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI), the Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP) and the Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) are separate programs that share similar missions: to empower and support first-generation, lower-income and underrepresented students.

Emma Bloomberg Center summer programs empower FLI students for school success

  • Education
  • Equity
  • Student Life
Leslie-Bernard Joseph

5 Questions with Leslie-Bernard Joseph ’06

  • Democracy
  • Education
Jennifer M. Morton’s book “Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility,” has been selected as the Princeton Pre-Read for the incoming Class of 2025.

‘Moving Up Without Losing Your Way’ by Princeton graduate Jennifer M. Morton selected as Pre-read for incoming class

  • Education
  • Equity
  • Student Life
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Forward Fest

Forward Fest was a monthly online series that ran throughout A Year of Forward Thinking. The events featured Princeton faculty and alumni exploring a range of forward-thinking topics. Sparking dialogue among the entire Princeton community — students, faculty, staff, alumni and other interested thinkers — Forward Fest explores, engages and develops bold thinking for the future.

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