Check out our new 55er Tribute page to watch a special message from one of our 55ers and our tribute slideshow.
55er Tribute Page
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Learn MorePrinceton AlumniCorps believes in fostering and connecting leaders committed to advancing social change. The Princeton Project 55 Fellowship Program provides recent Princeton graduates with formative experiences working in the public interest, instilling in all fellows a greater awareness of critical social issues, a deeper understanding of their capacity to bring about change, and a lifelong commitment to equity and justice. Fellows engage in learning opportunities through five intentional aspects of the Fellowship program: Leadership Development, Mentorship, Community Building, Coaching and Resource Support, and a Nonprofit Partnership.
In 1989, Ralph Nader ’55 raised an idea at his class Reunion gathering in Washington, D.C.: organize an alumni group to promote civic engagement in the public interest. This vision and effort—led by Nader, along with Charlie Bray, John Fish, Chet Safian and their peers from the class of ‘55—resulted in the Project 55 Fellowship Program. Project 55 is our flagship program and over the next three decades, Project 55 has grown into a dynamic multi-generational network of alumni, students, and nonprofit organizations serving in the public interest. Our organization is now known as Princeton AlumniCorps to reflect our renewed commitment to engage alumni of all ages and collegiate affiliation and develop and implement programs that lead to real change.
