Professor Daniel Rubenstein
Dan Rubenstein is the Class of 1977. Professor of Zoology, Director of Princeton’s Program in Environmental Studies, former chair of Princeton’s Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology as well as the former Director of the Program in African Studies at Princeton University. He has received numerous research grants, been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Animal Behavior Society and has received the University’s President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. Dan conducts long-term research projects at the Mpala Research Center in Kenya on zebras and human-wildlife conflict, especially how new land sharing and planned grazing strategies can improve livelihoods while sustaining biodiversity. At Mpala he also coordinates Princeton’s field semester in Kenya and mentors summer thesis students and interns
Our History
In 1999, a group of Princeton alumni, faculty, and staff launched Princeton in Africa as an independent affiliate of Princeton University inspired by the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations.” In 2010, the program opened up to include graduates of any US accredited university in order to meet the growing demand from host organizations and allow more young professionals access to the unique opportunities afforded by PiAf. During the past 20 years, we have placed over 600 Fellows with more than 100 organizations in 36 countries, while developing more strategic partnerships across Africa and creating more opportunities for our alumni community to engage with the continent and with one another.