Princeton NJ Events

Higher Education, Free Speech, and the Intersection of University Life with Public Policy and Government Relations, 55-Plus Club

Thursday April 16, 2026
10:00 AM

Gadi Dechter became Vice President for Communications and Government Affairs on January 10, 2022. He provides strategic communications and federal relations advice to the President and other senior University leaders, communicating about and advocating for the priorities of Princeton and higher education more broadly. He oversees the offices of communications and government affairs (located in Washington, D.C.). Prior to joining Princeton, he was head of public affairs at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of APCO Worldwide, a communications consultancy. Before that he served in the White House as senior adviser to the White House National Economic Council and National Security Council under President Barack Obama. He has also served as deputy director of policy and strategic planning at the U.S. Department of Commerce, as managing director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress, and as a reporter at Bloomberg News and the Baltimore Sun. Dechter received a B.A. in literature from Yale University and a master's degree in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. He has held lecturer appointments at George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland Institute College of Art.

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Open House, Marigold Academy

Thursday April 16, 2026
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Marigold Academy Princeton is hosting it's first Open House - and You are invited!

Marigold Princeton—brand new Early Childhood Education Center, state-of-the-art facility, wonderful and caring teaching staff, and the perfect environment for your child to learn, grow, and thrive. Now enrolling! Come see the difference where education, love, and excellence come together.

(609) 745-1060 3885 NJ-27, Princeton, NJ 08540   marigoldacademy.com/princeton

Open House, Villa Victoria Academy

Thursday April 16, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for our Spring Open House. See the campus and learn more about our program and the Villa difference. Tours are limited and by appointment only so register early. Visitors will tour with a Villa student ambassador. Parents and faculty will be available for questions.

Contact cwhite@villavictoria.org for more information or to register for a tour time. Registration is also available at https://villavictoria.org/admissions/open-house/. Villa Victoria Academy, 376 W. Upper Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 - An all-girls, private school serving girls in grades 6-12.