Editing Princeton University (section)

=== Governance and structure ===
[[File:Christopher Eisgruber.jpg|alt=An image that shows Christopher Eisgruber signing a paper|thumb|[[Christopher L. Eisgruber|Christopher Eisgruber]], the 20th and current president of the university]]
Princeton's 20th and current president is Christopher Eisgruber, who was appointed by the university's [[Trustees of Princeton University|board of trustees]] in 2013.<ref name="Yee-2013" /> The board is responsible for the overall direction of the university. It consists of no fewer than 23 and no more than 40 members at any one time, with the president of the university and the [[governor of New Jersey]] serving as [[ex officio member]]s. It approves the operating and capital budgets, supervises the investment of the university's endowment, and oversees campus real estate and long-range physical planning. The trustees also exercise prior review and approval concerning changes in major policies such as those in instructional programs and admission as well as tuition and fees and the hiring of faculty members.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=https://president.princeton.edu/vice-president-and-secretary/board-trustees|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424144200/https://president.princeton.edu/vice-president-and-secretary/board-trustees|archive-date=April 24, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|website=Office of the President|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>

The university is composed of the Undergraduate College, the [[Princeton University Graduate School|Graduate School]], the [[Princeton University School of Architecture|School of Architecture]], the [[Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science|School of Engineering and Applied Science]], and the [[Princeton School of Public and International Affairs|School of Public and International Affairs]].<ref name="Princeton-AcadLife">{{cite web|title=Academic Life|url=https://profile.princeton.edu/academic-life|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717055849/https://profile.princeton.edu/academic-life|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=A Princeton Profile|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Additionally, the school's [[Bendheim Center for Finance]] provides education for the area of money and finance in lieu of a [[business school]].<ref>{{cite web|date=November 23, 2020|title=About|url=https://bcf.princeton.edu/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719052723/https://bcf.princeton.edu/about/|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=Bendheim Center for Finance|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Princeton did host a [[Princeton Law School]] for a short period, before eventually closing in 1852 due to poor income.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ravindran|first=Pavithran|date=January 4, 2016|title=A Lawless University: The History Of Princeton Law|work=[[The Princeton Tory]]|url=http://theprincetontory.com/a-lawless-university-the-history-of-princeton-law/|access-date=July 21, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717055846/http://theprincetontory.com/a-lawless-university-the-history-of-princeton-law/|url-status=live}}</ref> Princeton's lack of other professional schools can be attributed to a university focus on undergraduates.{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=564}}

The university has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study,<ref>{{cite web|date=November 24, 2015|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://www.ias.edu/about/faqs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627190224/https://www.ias.edu/about/faqs|archive-date=June 27, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|publisher=[[Institute for Advanced Study]]|quote=The Institute is a private, independent academic institution that enjoys close, collaborative ties with Princeton University...}}</ref> [[Princeton Theological Seminary]], Rutgers University, and the [[Westminster Choir College]] of [[Rider University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cross-Registration Programs|url=https://odoc.princeton.edu/curriculum/special-academic-programs/cross-registration-programs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413203121/https://odoc.princeton.edu/curriculum/special-academic-programs/cross-registration-programs|archive-date=April 13, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|website=Office of the Dean of the College|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Princeton is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/our-members|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605095215/https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/our-members|archive-date=June 5, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Association of American Universities}}</ref> the [[Universities Research Association]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Universities|url=https://www.ura-hq.org/members/member-universities/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704052523/https://www.ura-hq.org/members/member-universities/|archive-date=July 4, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Universities Research Association}}</ref> and the [[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NAICU – Membership Directory|url=https://www.naicu.edu/membership/membership-directory.aspx?Alpha=P&keyword=&AddressState=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125221241/https://www.naicu.edu/membership/membership-directory.aspx?Alpha=P&keyword=&AddressState=|archive-date=November 25, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=NAICU}}</ref> The university is accredited by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]] (MSCHE), with its last reaffirmation in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Princeton University|url=https://www.msche.org/institution/0229/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719213344/https://www.msche.org/institution/0229/|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2021|website=Middle States Commission on Higher Education|language=en-US}}</ref>