The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity at Princeton University
Established at Princeton in 2021, through support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity supports and empowers students to, through and beyond college. With the goal of enhancing and expanding Princeton University’s fundamental commitment to the college success of talented students from first-generation, lower-income backgrounds, the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity brings together the University’s nation-leading initiatives in college access and opportunity, serve as a hub for research and innovation in the field of college access and success, and informs and strengthens similar efforts at colleges and universities across the country.
The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity works to ensure that students from all backgrounds have the mentorship, academic enrichment, and community they need to thrive in college—and beyond. Designed specifically for students and families who are new to the world of higher education, EBCAO programs especially welcome students who are among the first in their families to attend college, students hailing from lower-income backgrounds, military veterans, and community college and transfer students.
The Center is named for Mike Bloomberg’s daughter Emma, a member of the Princeton Class of 2001, who has focused her career on expanding access to high-quality public education and to fighting poverty in New York City.
Top photo: The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity at Princeton University will enhance and expand Princeton University’s fundamental commitment to the college success of talented students from first-generation, low-income and underrepresented backgrounds.