PIIRS Global Seminars immerse students in a learning experience

Video feature: PIIRS Global Seminars immerse students in a learning experience .

Princeton students spread out around the globe each summer to explore the international dimensions of their academic interests in six-week courses taught by University faculty in locations at the heart of the seminar's subject matter. In this video, learn more about PIIRS Global Seminars and the opportunities they offer for Princeton students.

Princeton anthropologist Isabelle Clark-Decès, noted scholar of South Asia, dies in India .

Isabelle Clark-Decès, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University and a widely respected scholar of South Asia, died from a fall Thursday, June 29, in the village of Mussoorie, India. She was 61 years old.

Global Seminars bring history, culture to life .

From performance styles in Ireland and Japan to political and social evolutions in Turkey, Italy, Poland and Germany, dozens of Princeton students received a firsthand education about an array of international issues this summer. Through five Global Seminars offered by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, 73 Princeton undergraduates traveled abroad to live and learn in the country and city at the heart of each seminar's subject matter.

A delicate balance: Student films examine needs of humans and wildlife in Kenya .

Through a Global Seminar at Mpala Research Centre, students created documentaries on wildlife and wildlands conservation.

Part 1 — From script to stage: French theater in Paris and Avignon .

Fifteen Princeton undergraduates embarked on a journey from the heart of Paris to the countryside of Avignon to immerse themselves in the rich tradition of French theater from the historical to the contemporary, and from the practical to the conceptual in the PIIRS Global Seminar "French Theater Today: Practice and Performance in Paris and at the Avignon Theater Festival." This feature is Part 1 of a two-part series, "A Tale of Two Countries," focusing on new study abroad courses Princeton offered this summer.

University offers year-round programming for families, children .

Be amazed by a faculty science lecture, explore the University's green spaces, listen to a children's concert, or come and relax in the gallery of our children's library. There's plenty for families to do at Princeton University.

Video feature: Students explore language, culture in Dar es Salaam .

Princeton University's Program in Dar es Salaam introduces students not just to the Swahili language but to the people and culture of East Africa.