Hannah Newman

Princeton University • October 2025

Bonnie Bassler named University Professor

Bonnie Bassler, whose pioneering research on the molecular mechanisms used by bacteria for intercellular communication has shown lifesaving potential, has been named University Professor, Princeton’s highest honor for faculty.Bassler’s appointment as the inaugural Andrew K. Golden University Professor is effective Sept. 29. As the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology since 2007 and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator since 2005, she has been widely recognized for her research in quor...

The Rider News • September 2024

New university model introduced at convocation - The Rider News

By Hannah Newman


Rider’s staff and faculty convocation on Aug. 29 shed light on the university’s current budget deficits and decreasing enrollment numbers, prompting Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo to plan for a new university model that must be smaller and more nimble.


“Higher education is at a crossroads and we face difficult decisions that will shape the future of our institution,” said Dell’Omo. “We don’t have the luxury of time to go through this process.”


The new plan involves b...

Princeton University • December 2025

Anthony Grafton receives Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement

Anthony Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Emeritus, has received the 2025 Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters (AASL). He is among 10 recipients of the prize, awarded at a Nov. 12 ceremony at Decatur House in Washington D.C.“Through his outstanding scholarship on the history of scholarship, Anthony Grafton has held up a mirror of penetrating insight to the academic enterprise itself,” the academy said in...

Inside Princeton • January 2026

Meet the Faculty: Peter Kelly — Revealing patterns between ancient and modern literature

Peter Kelly, assistant professor of classics, explores the conversation between art and literature in both ancient and modern times, illuminating their relationship to contemporary environmental and political concerns. In this Q&A, Kelly elaborates on his work as a practicing poet and discusses how creativity and cross-disciplinary engagement drive the study of classics forward and inform our modern ways of knowing.Kelly joined Princeton’s Department of Classics in 2022. He received his Ph.D. fr...

The Rider News • March 2025

Middle States Commission begins Rider accreditation renewal - The Rider News

By Hannah Newman


A meeting was held on March 10 to address the process of renewing Rider’s accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a global institutional accreditor for self-study, concluding with an open forum where attendees asked about the future of diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom.


Self-study is an institution-wide assessment that demonstrates compliance with a set of seven standards that reflect best practices in higher education. Institut...

The Rider News • March 2024

The reality of sports betting: how major is the wager? - The Rider News

By Hannah Newman


Instant money, marketing and gratification are synonymous with a single concept that many know by name but not entirely by effect: gambling. Today, there isn’t a need to visit a casino, just access to a smartphone app.


After the U.S. Supreme Court made the legalization of gambling a state matter in 2018, it made its way to universities, as approximately 75% of college students gamble and 67% sports bet as of May 2023, according to CollegeGambling.org and the NCAA.


As th...

Princeton University • October 2025

Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Fifteen scholars will join the Princeton Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows program for its 2025 cohort, from disciplines spanning the humanities, engineering, sciences and social sciences.The program, now in its sixth year, recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. By bringing together scholars across academic fields, the program allows them to deepen their disciplinary expertise while testing out new ideas from other discipline...

Inside Princeton • October 2025

Three faculty members awarded Cotsen fellowships

Princeton faculty members Basile Baudez, Margot Canaday and Tamsen Wolff have been awarded the Sophie and L. Edward Cotsen Faculty Fellowship for 2025-28 in recognition of their distinguished careers in teaching and scholarship at Princeton.Established in 1990 by a gift from Lloyd Cotsen ’50, the fellowships support the development and teaching of new undergraduate courses, or other distinctive contributions to the undergraduate teaching program at Princeton. Awardees receive a grant of $5,000 p...