FROM WPRB NEWS: WPRB’s “Discourse” program presents an interview with poet and musician Paul Muldoon on Friday, 5/1 at 7:30 ET and Sunday, 5/3 at 12:00pm ET.
A returning guest on “Discourse”, Muldoon focuses this time on the connections between his poetry and his music. Muldoon is the Howard G. B. Clark Professor and Chair of the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. His collections include New Weather (1973), Meeting the …

From WPRB News: a double edition of Discourse, featuring conversations on American involvement in the Middle East to cutting edge developments in “nanoimprint lithography.”
Sunday at 12:00 pm EST, join producer Sophie Jin for an interview with Jon Greenwald, Vice President of the International Crisis Group and former director of the U.S. Department of State Office of Counter-Terrorism. Greenwald discusses the state of American involvement in the Middle East and how the Obama administration is …

From WPRB News: Marriage, Law, and American Society, a multi-part interview series on the program Discourse.
This Sunday, April 5, at 12:00 pm EST, tune in for the first part of a new interview series on Discourse: Marriage, Law, and American Society. In Part I: the Mormons and Marriage, producer Sophie Jin sits down with Slate contributor and Princeton History Department lecturer Neil J. Young to discuss Proposition 8 and the American legacy of Mormon …

From WPRB News: Sunday, March 29th, News will feature a double edition of Discourse.
At 12:00 pm, WPRB correspondent Yihe Dong speaks with philosopher Daniel Cloud about the links between human evolution and everything from crisis in Russia to America’s economic crisis. Cloud is the Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University.
Then, at 12:30 pm, News Director Nikki Leon sits down with Civil War historian James M. McPherson to discuss the life of Abraham Lincoln, McPherson’s …

From WPRB News: The regular News slot (Sundays 12:00-1:00pm) will be filled this coming Sunday, March 22nd by an extended broadcast of Sunday Jazz with Marvin Bradshaw & Jeannie Becker. Listen for News again on Sunday, March 29th, when regular programming resumes.
Guests to look forward to in the coming weeks:-Science writer Tony Rothman speaks about his latest book Sacred Mathematics, Buddhist temples, and traveling Japanese mathematicians.-Philosopher Daniel Cloud examines the links between Darwin and …

From WPRB News: American involvement overseas is the focus of both our News programs this Sunday, March 1st.
On The Dispatch, 12:00-12:30 PMSophie Jin sits down with Princeton University Lecturer in Islamic Culture Michael Barry to discuss how U.S. policy towards Iran is shaping sectarian violence.
On Discourse, 12:30-1:00 PMJun Koh speaks with physicist, bestselling author, and humanitarian activist Alan Lightman about the Harpswell Foundation—a group Lightman started ten years ago to serve young women in Cambodia.

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Princeton University says it “no longer owns” bonds of BAE Systems, a controversial British arms supplier, that WPRB reported yesterday were purchased in 2001. This disclosure appears to represent a departure from the University’s stated policy of not discussing investment holdings.In an e-mail sent to WPRB Wednesday evening, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt wrote:
A case in point is your inquiry related to BAE. While we do not disclose specifics of our investment portfolio, …

In 2001 Princeton University purchased bonds in British arms supplier BAE Systems, essentially giving a $1.5 million dollar loan to a company whose dealings with regimes like Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe have come under repeated scrutiny from investigators, journalists and activists, WPRB has learned.In Zimbabwe, BAE has been tied to alleged efforts by arms dealer James Bredenkamp to supply the government with military equipment, potentially in violation of sanctions. Just days ago Bredenkamp, who The Guardian …

As the United States and members of the European Union condemned the Zimbabwean government and considered strengthening sanctions, Princeton University chose to invest in Robert Mugabe’s troubled African nation, according to tax filings obtained by WPRB News.The investment, placed between July 2006 and June 2007, was made despite Zimbabwe’s highly publicized political and economic upheaval and disreputable human rights record. Questions as to the size, nature and current state of the investment remain unanswered …

From WPRB News: Ian Auzenne has been all over the story of the Princeton University band’s ill-fated trip to the Citadel and he’ll be filing additional reports on the matter, including reaction from Charleston, over the next few days.
In the meantime, The Underside of Paradise has put out a story detailing the personal politics of several band members–including band president Alex Barnard who appeared on The Week in Review with Auzenne this Monday.During his appearance …