This is a time of exciting transformation at one of the world’s great teaching and research institutions. In June 2016, Princeton decided to bring the Office of Alumni Affairs and the Office of Development under a single vice president to create the first comprehensive advancement model in Princeton’s history. This unprecedented shift takes place against a backdrop of other groundbreaking endeavors, set forth by University leadership, that will impact Princeton’s major priorities in the coming years.

This undertaking builds on an already impressive record. From 2001 to 2016, Princeton University was ranked either first or second among national universities by U.S. News & World Report, holding the top spot for 14 of those 16 years, including 2016. Princeton was ranked #1 in the 2015 and 2016 rankings for “best undergraduate teaching;” 7^th in the 2014–15 Times Higher Education assessment of the world’s greatest universities; and 9th overall in the world and 5th among U.S. universities in the 2014/15 QS World University Rankings. Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. Independent, coeducational, and nondenominational, Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation’s service and the service of humanity.