Ayla Besemer
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New college transfer details announced

As the construction of Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray colleges continues, the University is now putting greater focus on the roughly 800 students who will form the heart of the new Prospect Street communities.

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Hale Ross ’18 remembered for warmth and wit

Hale Ross ’18, an undergraduate from Washington, D.C., died on Sunday evening. Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway informed the Yale community of the news in an email Monday morning. Ross was 20 years old.

In turbulent fall, Yale-NUS struggles with mental health resources

In interviews with the Yale-NUS student newspaper The Octant, roughly a dozen students expressed dissatisfaction with changes to the mental health services at Yale-NUS — which range from staffing adjustments to a physical transformation of the Wellness offices — and how they were communicated.

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ANALYSIS: Community skeptical of renaming committee

The renaming committee — whose task represents the latest administrative attempt to shape a year-and-a-half-long naming debate — has raised new questions in the Yale community about the University’s decision-making process.

ELECTION 2016: Political ideology affects view of campus issues

Views on campus issues surrounding diversity and inclusion are divided along distinctly partisan lines, a News survey suggests.

Martha Highsmith DIV ’95, Salovey’s senior advisor, to retire

Martha Highsmith DIV ’95, who has served in a number of roles at Yale for 22 years, will retire in January.

Salovey fills fifth and final cabinet vacancy

As of Oct. 4, the five vacant spots in University President Peter Salovey’s advisory cabinet have been filled after the appointment of two new vice presidents and three new deans.

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Yale-NUS grieves after student death

A senior at Yale-NUS died suddenly on the Singaporean campus Sept. 29, devastating the close-knit community of only 710 students and catalyzing conversations about mental health on campus.

Silence and Light: Louis Kahn’s Legacy at the YCBA

Tucked on the second floor of a building in the heart of New Haven is the office of Knight Architecture. The 3,000 square-foot studio is […]

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Law School Dean Robert Post will not seek third term

Yale Law School Dean Robert Post LAW ’77 will not seek a third term and will step down from his position at the end of the academic year after serving as dean for eight years.

Public naming discussions continue

Josh Williams ’08 was always bothered by the name of Morse College, but never during his four years at Morse — named for the American […]