Princeton Histories Fund Supports University Projects That Explore 'Overlooked' Topics

PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Histories Fund, a fund established last spring as part of recommendations of the Trustee Committee on Woodrow Wilson's Legacy, is supporting projects examining slavery, civil rights and community activism in the 1960s, and the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, Princeton University announced this week.

Funds are available to faculty, staff and students to undertake an original research project and/or generate community conversations through public programming.

"Acknowledging our past represents a commitment to the University's core values of diversity and inclusion," Princeton University Provost David S. Lee said. "The Princeton Histories Fund provides us with an opportunity to apply the strengths of Princeton scholarship to some of the most challenging aspects of our own history, and to do so in thoughtful ways that showcase rigorous research, critical thinking, creativity, and student and community engagement. Confronting the past will better prepare us to face the future. We look forward to supporting our faculty, staff and students as they examine the complexities of the University's history for the benefit of Princetonians and the broader community."

For a list of projects that will benefit from the first round of funding, visit princeton.edu.

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