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Congratulations, @official2026princeton, from your parent class, grandparent class and the entire #PrincetonAlumni family! 🖤🧡🎓

At #Princeton26's Class Day ceremony, Wendy Kopp ’89, founder of Teach For America and Teach For All, urged the graduating class to apply their talents to the world’s greatest challenges — and, in doing so, to shape who they ultimately become.

“As you commence life outside these gates, you have from Princeton an education that enables you to chart your own course,” she said. Whatever path the members of the Class of 2026 choose to follow, she encouraged them to “make choices that expand your worldview rather than limit it.”

“We need the most committed, creative, capable leaders in the arena, tackling these problems,” she said. “So your choices do matter.”

In her Class Day remarks, Kopp encouraged the seniors to resist feeling locked in by their first job or by the expectations they or others have put on them. “The next two years are not the rest of your life, and neither are the two years after that.” Instead, she hoped their choices would reflect their own “internal compass.”

As it turned out, pursuing her vision also changed her.

"I think about my own journey from these gates,” she told the students. “I’d like to think that, if I had taken a different path that didn’t bring me into such close proximity with the challenges facing marginalized communities, I might have nonetheless found ways to contribute as meaningfully. But it doesn’t seem very likely."

The second thing Kopp asked students to keep in mind is that “your choices about how you spend your time and energy matter to society.” Changemakers are needed in every field, she said, be it science, media, academia, the private sector, the public sector or the social sector.

“What I’ve learned through the decades of our work — and from the world’s most respected changemakers across different sectors — is that we really can solve the most entrenched challenges,” she said. “The question is simply whether there is enough leadership to do so.”

For change to happen, she said, “we need people close to the issues, learning about them, figuring out the path to solving them, and doing the heavy lifting to make it happen. There is no shortcut to this.”

Tap the link in bio to read her full remarks.

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

Celebrating with friends, family, and infants, master's and Ph.D. graduates were recognized this afternoon on Cannon Green for their achievements 👏

YOUR 2026 @NCAA CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

The tradition of Princeton's Class Day dates back asearly as 1856, and in 1898 was described as “a day over which the Graduating Class has full charge and which we run to suit ourselves, in our characteristic way.” President Eisgruber handed over the “metaphorical” keys to the University to the leaders of the senior class with a personal message: “I will leave it to you to imagine what paths and possibilities this key might unlock, and I wish you well in whatever choices you make.”

Tap the link in bio to read about #Princeton26 Class Day including student awards, honorary class membership and speaker remarks from Wendy Kopp '89.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the #Princeton26 Class Day awards:

🧡 The Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award, which recognizes a senior whose activities at Princeton best exemplify the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity," was given to George Tidmore of Valdosta, GA.

🖤 The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, which recognizes the top senior sportswoman at Princeton, was awarded to field hockey player Beth Yeager, an economics major from Greenwich, CT.

🧡 The William Winston Roper Trophy was awarded to swimmer Mitchell Schott, an East Asian studies major from Newport Beach, CA.

🖤 Braeden Carroll and Katie Daniels are the recipients of the 2026 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. Braeden was also presented with the Class of 1916 Cup.

🧡 The Harold Willis Dodds Achievement Prize was presented to Nadia Makuc of Monterey, MA. The award recognizes the senior who best embodies the qualities of Princeton’s 15th president, Harold Dodds.

🖤 Brian Mhando, of New York City, received the Frederick Douglass Service Award, established in 1969 at the recommendation of Carl Fields, who was assistant dean of the college.

🧡 The W. Sanderson Detwiler 1903 Prize was awarded to politics major Minna Abdella of Khartoum, Sudan, and Edison, NJ. The prize is given to a senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for the class.

🖤 Enzo Kho of Negros, Philippines, received the Walter E. Hope Class of 1901 Medal, which recognizes the senior who, in the judgment of the student’s classmates, has done the most for Princeton.

🧡 The Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize — given to a Princeton senior who has “demonstrated independence and imagination in the area of community service, who seeks knowledge and purposeful adventure in unfamiliar cultures, and who maintains strong academic work” — was awarded to Aaliska Sapkota, a molecular biology major from West Hartford, CT.

Tap the link in bio to read more about each awardee.

PLAYED LIKE CHAMPIONS TODAY

Through p-sets and midterms, rain and shine, your family will be there for you every time. #Princeton26

Through p-sets and midterms, rain and shine, your family will be there for you every time. #Princeton26

Through p-sets and midterms, rain and shine, your family will be there for you every time. #Princeton26

Through p-sets and midterms, rain and shine, your family will be there for you every time. #Princeton26

Through p-sets and midterms, rain and shine, your family will be there for you every time. #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

🎶 I can see clearly now, the rain is gone 🎶 #Princeton26

"In a world that is increasingly loud and self-focused, being the person who 'sets the screen' is a superpower. It’s easy to be the person with the ball; it’s much harder, and much more rewarding, to be the person who creates the space for someone else to score. Whether you end up in the halls of government, a high-tech lab, or a neighborhood nonprofit, remember that your degree isn't a crown to be worn—it’s a tool to be used in the service of others."

— Craig Robinson '83 at Princeton26 Baccalaureate service

Tap the link in bio to read his full remarks.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

A flood of emotions for these families and their grads as #Princeton26 Commencement events are officially underway.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

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Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.

Princeton’s Class of 2026 began three days of graduation events on Sunday, May 24, with the University’s 279th Baccalaureate, an interfaith service in the University Chapel that offers seniors a chance to reflect on their time on campus and think ahead to life after graduation. The #Princeton26 Baccalaureate speaker was Craig Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and former Princeton University trustee, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 1983.

In his remarks, Robinson emphasized the virtue of living life as “a work in progress,” keeping your mind open to changes in direction that lead to a better path.

He shared a story of calling home during his first year at Princeton to confess to his father that he felt overwhelmed. His dad reassured him, “Craig, you’re not going to be No. 1 in the class. But you’re also not going to be No. 1,001. No matter where you land, you will always have a Princeton degree. So relax, and do your best.”

Robinson continued: “That permission to not be ‘perfect’ was the first time I felt at ease on campus up to that point. I realized that my dad, a man who faced the physical erosion of MS [multiple sclerosis] every single day, and who didn’t have the benefit of a college degree, wasn’t measuring my success by my GPA. He was measuring it by my persistence. He knew that the ‘mystique’ of this place was just a shadow; the substance is the person you become while you’re under the pressure.”

The vibrant interfaith Baccalaureate service, one of the University’s oldest traditions, includes music, blessings and readings from a range of faith and philosophical traditions. Graduating seniors, who were wearing their caps and gowns for the first time, gathered inside the University Chapel for the service.

After an invocation from Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Theresa Thames, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber greeted the seniors.

Tap the link in bio to read the full story.