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...president of Princeton's abstinence society says it's necessary to help rectify "the current double standard by which the University implicitly gives its seal of approval to a more libertarian view of sexuality.” With Princeton's endowment down 23 percent and University President Shirley Tilghman telling the Princetonian she does not think there is ample reason for a chastity center to be established, FlyBy thinks the whole enterprise seems a tad unlikely...
...preserve the long-term purchasing power of the endowment, we chose not to transfer funds from the endowment to the operating budget last spring,” wrote Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman in a letter to the community on Tuesday, noting that utilizing the endowment would have required selling equities at unattractive prices. “That has proved to be a wise and prudent decision, given the recent recovery in the markets...
Despite the better-than-anticipated returns, Tilghman said Princeton will proceed with its plan to reduce the school’s total operating budget by $170 million over this year and the next, and warned that additional layoffs would be needed this fall...
...Tilghman acknowledged that some have criticized the school’s diversified investment portfolio, which includes illiquid assets such as real estate and private equities, for “expos[ing] the University to unacceptable levels of risk.” She said Princeton would be “reviewing [its] overall investment strategy” to help it weather future severe downturns...
Charles Gibson The anchor of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson serves on Princeton's board of trustees Shirley Tilghman is the first female president of Princeton University. In addition to providing outstanding leadership of that institution, she is an accomplished molecular biologist, championing research and promoting women in science and engineering...