Bridge Year Peru alum Jennifer Shyue ’17 was recently highlighted by Princeton Alumni Weekly shining a spotlight on her journey into literary translation.
Shyue’s experience in Peru sparked her interest in Latin American literature as well as a curiosity about translating Latin American writers originating from the Asian diaspora…
The Office of International Programs, in collaboration with the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, is pleased to announce the winners of the 14th annual International Eye Photo Contest.
This year, 27 photos were selected from 360 total submissions…
Current Bridge Year India participants Emily Chen and Andrei Florian were recently featured on a podcast hosted by Gap Year Radio for an episode that focused on mindful volunteering. Emily and Andrei reflected on their Novogratz Bridge Year program experience so far including their community partner placements and cultural activities, as…
After graduating from high school in 2015, Peter Schmidt ’20 spent nine months volunteering in Tiquipaya, Bolivia, with Princeton’s Novogratz Bridge Year Program. Students in the program were encouraged not to bring their smartphones with them, so Schmidt had only a basic cell phone and no Internet access in the house where he lived.
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Oscar Platt '24 recently contributed a guest blog post that was featured on the Undergraduate Student Blog. He reflects on his experiences in Indonesia as part of the 2018-2019 Novogratz Bridge Year Program and details his journey in…
Roxana (Roxy) Martinez ’27 recently produced a video to reflect on her experience participating in the 2022-2023 Novogratz Bridge Year Program in India. The online application for the 2023-2024 program is due on May 1, 2023.
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Cohen’s Stanford Documentary MFA thesis film titled “FLOAT!” was recently acquired by The New Yorker. The film is profiled and available for streaming on The New Yorker website.
While at Princeton, Cohen…
Novogratz Bridge Year Program alums Leila Owens '23 (India) and Nicole Williams '23 (Senegal) were featured on the "Meet Princeton!" podcast to talk about their Bridge Year experiences teaching and working with an NGO, favorite foods, changing perspectives and how they transitioned back to campus and Princeton.
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Princeton’s innovative Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six countries beginning in fall 2023, offering more incoming students the opportunity to participate in the tuition-free global service-learning program. Bridge Year will partner with new communities in Cambodia and Costa Rica, in addition to existing partnerships…
Princeton seniors Ysabel Ayala and Cierra Moore have received the Martin A. Dale ’53 Fellowship to spend a year after graduation pursuing a project of special interest to them. Kenji Cataldo, a member of the Class of 2020, received the fellowship last year.
The fellowship, created by 1953 Princeton alumnus Martin Dale, provides a $35…