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Princeton University, founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The university is led by a president, who is selected by the board of trustees by ballot. The president is an ex officio member of the board and presides at its meetings. One of five officers of the university's legal corporation, the Trustees of Princeton University, the president also acts as the chief executive officer. The president is tasked with "general supervision of the interests of the University" and represents the institution in public. If the office is vacant, the board can either appoint an acting president, or the university's provost can serve in such capacity. The office was established in Princeton's original charter of 1746.

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  • Princeton University, founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The university is led by a president, who is selected by the board of trustees by ballot. The president is an ex officio member of the board and presides at its meetings. One of five officers of the university's legal corporation, the Trustees of Princeton University, the president also acts as the chief executive officer. The president is tasked with "general supervision of the interests of the University" and represents the institution in public. If the office is vacant, the board can either appoint an acting president, or the university's provost can serve in such capacity. The office was established in Princeton's original charter of 1746. The institution's first president was Jonathan Dickinson in 1747, and its 20th and current is Christopher Eisgruber, who was elected in 2013. All of Princeton's presidents have been male besides Shirley Tilghman; all have been white. James Carnahan had the longest serving tenure at 31 years, and Jonathan Edwards had the shortest at five weeks. There have been six acting presidents, and eleven presidents who have been alumni of the university. Princeton presidents have a long association with the Presbyterian church, with every president before Woodrow Wilson in 1902 being a Presbyterian clergyman. The first nine presidents were slaveholders, with five holding slaves while living in the president's house. Thirteen of Princeton's seventeen deceased presidents are buried in President Lot of Princeton Cemetery. As of 2019, the salary of the president was $944,952. The president's official residence has changed several times over the lifespan of the university. Built in 1756, the John Maclean House, also known as the President's House, was where the president lived until Prospect House was acquired in 1878. In 1968, the official residence switched again to Walter Lowrie House. The Office of the President is housed in Nassau Hall. (en)
  • L'université de Princeton est dirigée par un Président élu par le conseil. Un certain nombre de personnalités américaines connues ont dirigé l'université. Aujourd'hui, elle est tenue par des académiciens reconnus. 1. * 1747 2. * 1748-1757 (élu en 1748, mais ne prend effet qu'en 1747[réf. nécessaire]) 3. * Jonathan Edwards 1758 4. * 1759-1761 5. * 1761-1766 6. * John Witherspoon 1768-1794 7. * 1795-1812 8. * 1812-1822 9. * 1823-1854 10. * 1854-1868 11. * 1868-1888 12. * (en) 1888-1902 13. * Woodrow Wilson 1902-1910 14. * 1912-1932 15. * 1933-1957 16. * 1957-1972 17. * 1972-1988 18. * 1988-2001 19. * Shirley M. Tilghman 2001-... (fr)
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  • Princeton University, founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The university is led by a president, who is selected by the board of trustees by ballot. The president is an ex officio member of the board and presides at its meetings. One of five officers of the university's legal corporation, the Trustees of Princeton University, the president also acts as the chief executive officer. The president is tasked with "general supervision of the interests of the University" and represents the institution in public. If the office is vacant, the board can either appoint an acting president, or the university's provost can serve in such capacity. The office was established in Princeton's original charter of 1746. (en)
  • L'université de Princeton est dirigée par un Président élu par le conseil. Un certain nombre de personnalités américaines connues ont dirigé l'université. Aujourd'hui, elle est tenue par des académiciens reconnus. (fr)
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  • Présidents de l'université de Princeton (fr)
  • List of presidents of Princeton University (en)
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