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Poli Sci professor monitors elections in Afghanistan

Outside a school in Charikar, Afghanistan, an unruly throng of people gathered near the entrance, waiting to be scanned by handheld metal detectors. Some of […]

Harvard/Yale cross-admits explain their decisions

Last year, Stephanie Kan ’14 had to make the hardest decision that thousands of high schoolers would love to make: Harvard or Yale? For some […]

Fewer freshmen apply for aid

While slightly fewer freshmen applied for financial aid this year, the amount of financial aid awarded to the class of 2014 rose 6 percent. As […]

Yalies use their noodles, Newsweek says

Watch out, Harvard! Yale is ranked No. 1 in Newsweek magazine’s list of the “Best 25 Schools for Brainiacs,” published on Monday. “Whether you’re a […]

Univ. trims scholarships for children of staff

When Yale Police Department OfficerMartin Pitoniakopened the letter containing his daughter Annie’s tuition bill for St. Joseph’s College in Hartfordthis summer, he received an unpleasant […]

CollegeOnly, the new GoodCrush

Yalies fed up with prying employers and nosy parents on Facebook might now have a fix: CollegeOnly. According to an article published in the Boston […]

Admission rate rises for class of 2014

[ydn-legacy-photo-inline id=”6523″ ] After last year’s record-breaking application pool, the admission cycle for the class of 2014 saw a slight dip in application numbers, a […]

New college deans appointed

Since May, Yale College Dean Mary Miller announced the appointment of new deans for Berkeley, Branford and Ezra Stiles colleges. Mia Genoni, a Mellon Special […]

West Point transfer Miller ’12 garners national attenton

Sparking a national debate: Katherine Miller ’12, the gay West Point cadet who transferred to Yale College to protest the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]

Another year, another third place ranking …

For the eighth year in a row, Yale was ranked third in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, which this year were released […]

Stanford cuts financial aid budget

Stanford’s financial aid budget will shrink for the first time in over a decade as the university attempts to bridge its budget shortfall, the Stanford […]