Home decoration has serious artistic value, as the Tuesday presentation on “The Homes of William Morris” at the Yale Center for British Art made clear. About 60 people gathered for the talk, given by Imogen Hart, assistant curator in the department of Exhibitions and Publications at the Center. Tapestries and books created by Morris, a »
If you’ve ever seen a high school yearbook, you’ve undoubtedly come across the quote attributed to Mark Twain: “I’ve never let schooling get in the way of my education.” Sometimes, this seems to categorize Yalies’ feelings about classes all too well. As a friend of mine once put it, “going to classes is the price »
In a rare appearance outside its reservation in New Mexico and Arizona, the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation came to Yale to meet with students and hear a case on campus Monday evening. About 250 Law School students, faculty members and visiting scholars watched in the Law School auditorium as the Court judged the »
For organizers of Yale’s Pride Month, this April is a unique opportunity to celebrate the full spectrum of identities present in the LGBTQ community. Over 30 events are planned for this year’s Pride Month, which began in late March and continues until April 23, including performances, discussions, parties and visits from speakers. More than 30 »
Sunita Viswanath said Monday that all human beings know their rights, and it is not Western influence that tells a young girl that having her nose cut off is wrong. Viswanath, co-founder of Women for Afghan Women, spoke about her organization and the future of Afghan feminism to a group of about 20 students and »
If Shujaa Graham had known how spending three years on death row for a murder he did not commit would affect his life forever, he would have made the police kill him rather than surrender to their arrest, he said in a Monday panel at Yale Law School. Graham, New Haven defense attorney Peter Tsimbidaros »
Almost 40 years after renowned journalist and author Bob Woodward ’65 reported on the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency, he warned the audience at a Law School panel Thursday that secret government should be the nation’s biggest fear. Woodward was one of four members on a panel to celebrate the 35th anniversary »
For the first time in my life, annual self-reflection isn’t on the syllabus. The month before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is traditionally devoted to spiritual preparation. People are encouraged to learn ethical material, be extra-conscious of their actions and seek forgiveness from anyone they may have hurt. At this time last year, I »
