Princeton Expands Family-Friendly Benefits for Graduate Students With Children

By SIERRA MILLMAN

Princeton University has expanded a package of family-friendly benefits for graduate students that is designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in higher education.

The university "tried to think more comprehensively about what was needed," said Joan S. Girgus, special assistant on diversity to the dean of the faculty.

In an effort to provide a continuum of support for graduate students who are new parents, the university will offer three months of paid leave from