Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to lecture at Princeton University

The event is free, but tickets are required for entry.

Bernanke, who taught at Princeton for two decades before entering public service in 2005, was invited to speak by two University centers, the Bendheim Center for Finance and the Center for Economic Policy Studies.

Tickets for the lecture will be available to Princeton students beginning at noon Monday, Sept. 20, during regular business hours at the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office while supplies last. Beginning at noon Tuesday, Sept. 21, tickets will be available for faculty and staff at the same location while supplies last. The ticket office will issue one ticket per Princeton University TigerCard ID, and individuals may bring up to two TigerCard IDs.

Tickets for the general public will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Richardson Auditorium Ticket Office while supplies last. Two tickets will be provided per person.

Ticketholders must be seated by 4:15 p.m., at which point seating will be opened to individuals in a wait line. For security reasons, no umbrellas or backpacks will be allowed inside the venue.

The talk will be simulcast in McCosh Hall, Room 10. No tickets are required for the simulcast, and the viewing is open to the public; food and drinks are prohibited. The lecture also will be webcast live and archived online for later viewing.

Visitors to campus should park in Lot 23 near Faculty Road and Elm Drive, and take the TigerTransit shuttle service to the venue.