Statements

The following is an archive of statements issued by President Eisgruber.

2024-25 Academic Year

Letter to the New Jersey Congressional Delegation on Funding for the National Science Foundation
July 30, 2024

2023-24 Academic Year

President's Annual "State of the University Letter" 2024: Excellence, Inclusivity, and Free Speech
Jan. 18, 2024
Response to Rep. Mikie Sherrill about Combating Antisemitism on Campus
Dec. 13, 2023
Response to Rep. Gottheimer about Academic Freedom and Course Materials
Sept. 13, 2023
Statement on Academic Freedom
Sept. 11, 2023

2022-23 Academic Year

Statement on the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action
June 29, 2023
Statement at the Service of Remembrance Ceremony
Feb. 28, 2023
President's Annual "State of the University Letter" 2023: The Liberal Arts University and the Challenges of Technology
Feb. 16, 2023
On academic standards and mental health
Dec. 8, 2022

2021-22 Academic Year

Beyond University Rankings: Promoting Transparency and Accountability
June 8, 2022
Response to USG Spring 2022 Referendum No. 3
April 22, 2022
Response to Keith Whittington and the Academic Freedom Alliance
March 31, 2022
President’s Annual “State of the University” Letter 2022: New Dimensions
Feb. 3, 2022
Letter from President Eisgruber and Other Leaders of New Jersey Colleges and Universities to New Jersey Congressional Delegation Regarding Doubling Pell Grants
Sept. 23, 2021

2020-21 Academic Year

Message from President Eisgruber on Fall 2021
May 20, 2021
President's Letter: The State of the University, February 2021
Feb. 4, 2021
Message from President Eisgruber on Spring 2021
Nov. 24, 2020
Update from President Eisgruber on the University’s efforts to combat systemic racism
Sept. 2, 2020
Message from President Eisgruber: Update on Fall 2020
Aug. 7, 2020
Why mutual respect makes free speech better
July 20, 2020
Statement from President Eisgruber on ICE policy changes
July 8, 2020
Statement from President Eisgruber on Fall 2020
July 6, 2020
I opposed taking Woodrow Wilson’s name off our school. Here’s why I changed my mind.
June 27, 2020

2019-20 Academic Year

Statement on the School of Public and International Affairs and Wilson College
June 27, 2020
Message to the Princeton Community Regarding Anti-Racism Initiatives
June 22, 2020
Statement from President Eisgruber on the Killing of George Floyd and the Importance of Confronting Racism
May 31, 2020
Message to the Princeton Community
May 4, 2020
President Eisgruber’s message to all Princetonians on meeting the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19
March 17, 2020
President Eisgruber addresses Princeton community on Covid-19
March 3, 2020
President's Letter: The State of the University, February 2020
Feb. 3, 2020

2018-19 Academic Year

Letter from President Eisgruber and Other Leaders of New Jersey Colleges and Universities to New Jersey Congressional Delegation Regarding Immigration
May 2, 2019
Letter from President Eisgruber to Congressional Leaders Regarding Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
April 25, 2019
President's Letter: The State of the University, February 2019
Feb. 6, 2019
Letter from President Eisgruber, President Barchi, and Chancellor Blank Regarding Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals
Nov. 1, 2018
President Eisgruber and Dean Kulkarni's Memo to the Faculty on Policies Governing Sexual Misconduct
Sept. 24, 2018

2017-18 Academic Year

President Eisgruber's Statement on Supreme Court travel ban ruling
June 27, 2018
Letter from President Eisgruber and President Faust to Congress Regarding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
May 16, 2018
Letter from President Eisgruber to the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security Regarding J-1 Exchange Visas and the OPT Program
March 8, 2018
Letter from President Eisgruber to Congress Regarding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program
Feb. 8, 2018
President's Letter: The State of the University, February 2018
Feb. 7, 2018
Letter from President Eisgruber and Microsoft President Smith to Congress Regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter from President Eisgruber to President Trump regarding Xiyue Wang
Dec. 5, 2017
Letter from President Eisgruber to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding the Use of Religious Tests
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter from President Eisgruber to Congress Regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
Sept. 5, 2017
Letter from President Eisgruber to President Trump Regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
Aug. 30, 2017

2016-17 Academic Year

Letter in response to: "Sign on to 'We Are Still In'"
June 15, 2017
Letter from President Eisgruber to the President and Rector of the Central European University
April 1, 2017
President’s Letter: The State of the University, February 2017
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter from President Eisgruber and Other University Presidents to President Trump Regarding Immigration Order
Feb. 2, 2017
President Eisgruber's Statement on Federal Executive Order on Immigration
Jan. 29, 2017
President Eisgruber's Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Nov. 28, 2016

2015-16 Academic Year

President Eisgruber's Statement on the Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
June 23, 2016
President Eisgruber's Statement on the Wilson Legacy Review Committee Report
April 4, 2016
President Eisgruber's Statement on Professor Perry Arrest
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Daily Princetonian about Professor Perry Arrest
Feb. 9, 2016
Campus Climate Message to Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni
Nov. 22, 2015
We Speak Survey Results Letter
Sept. 29, 2015

2014-15 Academic Year

Response from President Eisgruber and Provost Lee to the Report of the Princeton Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee
May 28, 2015
President's Response to the Report of the Special Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
May 20, 2015
President Eisgruber's Statement on Racial Injustice and Campus Diversity
Dec. 8, 2014

2013-14 Academic Year

President Eisgruber's Statement on American Studies Association Boycott of Israel
Dec. 23, 2013
President's Charge to the Ad Hoc Committee to Review Policies Regarding Assessment and Grading
Oct. 7, 2013
President's Statement on the Trustee Diversity Report
Sept. 12, 2013