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Rocky Senior Avi Attar Receives Pyne Prize
Feb. 18, 2025

Princeton University seniors Avi Attar and Jennifer Nwokeji are the recipients of the 2025 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. The Pyne Honor Prize is…

RoMa Research Reception: A Celebration of Research Within the Residential College Community
Feb. 12, 2025

Princeton, NJ – February 12th, 2025 – Rocky and Mathey Colleges are proud to share the second annual RoMa Research Reception, an event that allows undergraduate students to showcase their independent research projects to peers, staff, and faculty fellows. The reception was held on Wednesday, January 29th,…

Issa Mudashiru '25 Named Schwarzman Scholar
Jan. 15, 2025

Three seniors from the Class of 2025 have been named Schwarzman Scholars. Diya Kraybill, Issa Mudashiru and James Zhang will attend a one-year, fully funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Schwarzman Scholar Class of 2025-26 was selected from a pool of nearly 5,000 candidates worldwide. 

Rocky Alum Travis Chai Andrade '24 Awarded Marshall Scholarship
Dec. 16, 2024

Travis Kanoa Chai Andrade, a 2024 graduate, and senior Nolan Musslewhite have been named 2025 Marshall Scholars to pursue two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.

Chai Andrade, of Kea’au, Hawaii, was an anthropology major who earned a certificate in archaeology. He will pursue an MA in the arts of Africa, Oceania and the…

Rachel Brooks '25 Receives Award in Memory of Diana Princess of Wales
Dec. 9, 2024

Rachel Brooks has been recognized with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. 

Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, HRH The Prince of  Wales…

Rocky & Mathey First Years Discuss Pre-Read in Good Morning America Segment
Oct. 25, 2024

Earlier this fall, Kate and Charlie Gibson, co-hosts of “The Book Case” podcast, visited campus to discuss this year's pre-read with Rocky and Mathey first-year students. President Eisgruber joined the conversation surrounding Dr. Fei-Fei Li's book “The Worlds I See”. The segment was aired on ABC's Good Morning America on Friday, October 25th,…

Laurie Drayton '26 Celebrated at Dale Awards Dinner
Oct. 11, 2024

Rocky was thrilled to celebrate Laure Drayton '26 at the Dale Awards Dinner on Wednesday, September 25th! The Martin A. Dale '53 Summer Awards provide financial support to enable a small number of Princeton University sophomores to pursue worthy projects that provide important opportunities for personal growth, foster independence, creativity,…

Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence AY 23-24
Sept. 19, 2024

Congratulations to Rocky’s Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence winners!

Class of 2026:
Braeden Carroll
Laurence Drayton
Godwin Duan
Sophie Glaser
Xuanying Hua
Akash Jim
Devan Shah
Sukaina Shivji
Siling Song
David Yan

Class of 2027:
Albert Caesar
Cecily Gross
Tyler Harris
Nicholas…

Two Rockyites Awarded During Opening Exercises
Sept. 3, 2024

Princeton University celebrated the academic accomplishments of its students with the awarding of undergraduate prizes to six students at Opening Exercises on Sunday, Sept. 1. This year’s George B. Wood Legacy Sophomore Prize is shared by Akshat Agarwal (Yeh College) and Braeden Carroll (Rocky College…

Clancy Rowley Wins President's Award for Distinguished Teaching
May 29, 2024

Rocky's Head of College, Clancy Rowley was recognized at Princeton's Commencement Ceremony on May 28th, 2024. Professor Rowley is one of four recipients of the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching. 

Read more about Professor Rowley's achievements and impact on students and colleagues…