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New College West

New College West

Residential college at Princeton University

New College West is the sixth residential college at Princeton University. [1] The construction of New College West helped to increase the undergraduate student body population by 10 percent, or 500 students. It aims to be LEED Gold certified.[2] Deborah Berke Partners are the architects of the new buildings.[3] New College West is adjacent to Yeh College, and shares the same dining facility.[2] New College West houses students displaced by the demolition of First College, which is to be replaced with Hobson College in 2026.[4]

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Perelman family donation

The college was originally made possible by a $65 million gift from the Perelman Family Foundation, run by Debra '96 and Ronald Perelman.[5] Prior to the removal of the Perelman name in 2021, it would have been the first residential college at Princeton to be named after Jewish people.[6]

In June 2021, Princeton University removed the Perelman name from New College West after the Perelman Family Foundation ceased payments to the University under their gift agreement.[7]

References

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    Eisgruber, Christopher. "State of the University 2020". Princeton University. Princeton University. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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    "New Residential Colleges, including Perelman College". Princeton University Facilities. Princeton University. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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    Strauss, Eric. "Perelman gift to fund new residential college at Princeton". ROI-NJ. ROI-NJ. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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    "Home Page | Construction at Princeton". 2021-11-01. Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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    Adams, Susan. "The Billionaire Perelmans Give Princeton $65M". Forbes. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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    JTA. "Princeton is naming a residential college after Ronald and Debra Perelman". The Times of Israel. The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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    Tomlinson, Brett. "Perelman Name Dropped As Two Residential Colleges Move Forward". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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