Many faith traditions are represented among Princeton students, staff, and faculty
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The earlier women on Princeton's staff were servants, librarians, and health workers
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Since 1972, Princeton’s presidents have come from a greater variety of backgrounds
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Princeton has competed in intercollegiate sports since 1864
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In 1891, Princeton awarded its first degree to an African American student
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Student activism helped create the residential college system that exists today
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The Graduate School began to admit women in 1961, eight years before the College did
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Jewish students have attended Princeton for over 200 years
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Until the 1970s, most LGBTQIA students kept their identities hidden
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Japanese students were the first Asian students to attend Princeton
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The first Native students attended Princeton in the 1700s
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Princeton's first Latin American student graduated in 1888
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30 sStories of “Firsts” at Princeton investigates the ways that cultural and identity groups are represented in the campus community, now and in the past. The tour describes the changing experiences of those who identify with a variety of backgrounds. The tour shares some overlap with other tours in the (In)Visible Princeton series, and offers insight into and resources on diversity of all kinds at Princeton today.
This tour route is accessible. A map of accessible routes on campus is available: http://bit.ly/AccessiblePrinceton.
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