14. Defining the Moment: Princeton's First Black Valedictorian Marks Multiple Milestones

Update: 2020-05-12

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Princeton senior Nicholas Johnson reflects on becoming the first black student to achieve this honor in school history. He also explains the impact he hopes to have with his computational research into human behavior — including behaviors related to COVID-19 — and how he and his 2020 classmates have persisted through one of the worst crises in modern times. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/05/Nicholas%20Johnson%20-%20transcript.pdf

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14. Defining the Moment: Princeton's First Black Valedictorian Marks Multiple Milestones