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U.S. News ranked Princeton University the top university in the nation in 2025, as it did in 2024.
A campus accessibility audit conducted by The Daily Princetonian in 2023 reveals that just over half of all buildings on campus are wheelchair accessible. In 2022, a student wrote in an op-ed, "This is one of the most under-recognized, yet widely experienced, aspects of discrimination at Princeton." Princeton hired its first Director of Campus Accessibility in 2023, making Princeton the first Ivy League university "to have a full-time staff member dedicated to issues of physical access."
There are numerous other initiatives that Princeton has undertaken in recent years to improve accessibility. Last year, Princeton installed accessibility guides around campus and partnered with AccessAble to create an interactive online map that indicates the locations of accessible entrances and facilities. In 2021, Princeton's Program in Linguistics began offering a sequence in American Sign Language (ASL), which "allows students to learn ASL while being exposed to Deaf culture and studies," and fulfills the undergraduate language requirement. That same year, Princeton launched TigerAccess, a van which "offers curb-to-curb transportation for University visitors, students, and faculty members with mobility-related disabilities or medical conditions." In 2025, Princeton increased the passing time between classes to 15 minutes, which was partly in response to negative feedback from the disability community when scooters were banned on campus in 2023.
Mulrain told the ‘Prince’ she felt Morrison was retaliating against her and playing into “this angry Black woman stereotype.” She also claimed that he demeaned her background in Caribbean music; for example, in his May 18 reply to her claims of attendance, Morrison claimed that Mulrain could not read music.
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Mulrain connected her experience to the historical marginalization of students of color at Princeton. “I hope that by sharing my story, other students will come forward and just shed a light on this university that claims to care so much about all these underrepresented students,” Mulrain told the ‘Prince.’
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“The reality is, when you have a serious health condition, and it impedes you in some way from performing academically, your choices are: suffer, and maybe fail, or go on medical leave,” Bebon said.
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A few weeks ago, I visited Princeton for my first Alumni Day since graduating last May. It was supposed to be an opportunity to revisit campus and reunite with cherished friends, but I could not have anticipated what would happen during the trip. My visit started off wonderfully. I ended my first night on campus by talking to my friends for hours in their Scully dorm room, eventually forcing myself to leave around 12:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 so I could attempt to be well-rested for alumni festivities. As I rolled along a familiar route down Goheen Walk in my wheelchair, the night became anything but typical.
I passed by a group of college-aged men on the sidewalk, and at first, I gave them no mind. But in the midst of their conversation, I heard the word “walking” and some laughter. I began paying attention. Then, one of them addressed me directly to say, “Why don’t you try walking?”
One of the other guys in the group reprimand my harasser, saying, “That’s so f*cked up.” I’m glad at least one of them acknowledged the inappropriateness of what occurred, even if this was not sufficient enough to take away from the discomfort I felt.
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But once in the job, Turner told the ‘Prince’ they experienced barriers that reduced their ability to affect change. They resigned in September.
“I am a Black queer non-binary person who came to Princeton to create a more just and equitable playing field for all,” they said in an interview. “In 2022, we know there are deep issues of injustice and inequity in athletics and unfortunately, those in positions of power within the department missed a crucial opportunity to address those issues head-on. I was disappointed by that.”
“It didn’t feel like the intention was for me to be fully supported in my role. The role of equity in athletics is critical to the future of sports at the post-secondary level,” they continued. “After I started, my interactions within the department felt more like the point was for me to be a symbol of progress but not a driver for progress itself.”
Once Turner arrived on campus, they said they were met with resistance from leaders in the Athletics department. They added that they made the majority of their University professional connections across campus on their own, without the help of the department.
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