# Dean Karen Richardson

**Source**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/blogger-profile/dean-karen-richardson
**Parent**: https://admission.princeton.edu/taxonomy/term/944

**Class Year:** 1993
**Major:** Politics
**Hometown:** Roebling, New Jersey

Karen Richardson is a Class of 1993 alumna. She became the dean of admission at Princeton in July 2019. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in [politics](https://politics.princeton.edu/) and has a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. As a Princeton student, Richardson was a resident adviser at [Forbes College](https://forbescollege.princeton.edu/). She sang in the [Gospel Ensemble](https://religiouslife.princeton.edu/chaplaincies-groups/christian/princeton-university-gospel-ensemble), worked at Princeton-Blairstown Center, was a Big Sister, and worked in the Office of Admission as a federal work-study student.

## More Stories

Testing, Rigor, AI, and What Are We Really Looking For? Your Questions Answered by Dean Richardson

2025-08-18

Dean Karen Richardson

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It's That Time of Year Again: Welcoming the Class of 2027

2023-03-27

Dean Karen Richardson

It’s that time of year again. My team and I are making last minute tweaks to the incoming first-year class. We’ve spent the past several months reading, re-reading and discussing the applications that many of you reading this blog put hours of preparation into.

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We Have Enjoyed Getting to Know You: Bringing in the Class of 2027

2022-12-12

Dean Karen Richardson

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Why Princeton Is No Longer Promoting Its Admission Rate

2022-04-08

Dean Karen Richardson

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It's That Time of Year

2021-12-13

Dean Karen Richardson

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So You're Applying to College During a Global Pandemic...

2020-08-20

Dean Karen Richardson

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Solicitando el ingreso a una universidad durante una pandemia global

2020-08-04

Dean Karen Richardson

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A Year Like No Other

2020-03-26

Dean Karen Richardson

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Un año como ningún otro

2020-03-26

Dean Karen Richardson

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La fecha límite ha pasado ... ¿Y ahora qué?

2020-01-05

Dean Karen Richardson

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The Deadline Has Passed…Now What?!

2020-01-03

Dean Karen Richardson

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Un día conmovedor y humilde

2019-12-15

Dean Karen Richardson

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A Heartwarming and Humbling Day

2019-12-12

Dean Karen Richardson

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