Author Archives: Sophie Gould

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Negative credit outlook given to higher ed
By Sophie Gould February 13, 2013 • 0
Though Moody’s Investor Services affirmed Yale’s top credit rating, the agency recently expressed concerns about the financial future of the higher education sector at large.
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Sterling nave renovations on track
By Sophie Gould February 12, 2013 • 0
Starting this June, visiting tour groups will not be taking many photos of the iconic entrance hall of Sterling Memorial Library.
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For fossil fuel divesting, an uncertain future
By Sophie Gould February 8, 2013 • 0
Saturday marked the kickoff meeting of a campaign to get the University to phase out its endowment investments in the fossil fuel industry.
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Faculty forum draws few professors
By Sophie Gould February 6, 2013 • 0
The most recent meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences forum on Monday evening saw only a handful of professors in attendance.
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Library rolls out new website
By Sophie Gould February 5, 2013 • 0
Students visiting the Yale University Library home page will now see a very different website from the one available online over the past several years.
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ACIR considers fossil fuel divestment
By Sophie Gould February 4, 2013 • 0
Members of the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility said Thursday they would “investigate” divestment as a possible path for the Yale Investments Office.
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Endowment return tops natn’l average
By Sophie Gould February 1, 2013 • 0
While Yale posted a 4.7 percent endowment return in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012, most other colleges saw almost no change in the size of their endowments.
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University projects $40 million deficit in 2013-’14
By Sophie Gould January 29, 2013 • 0
Over four years since the onset of the nationwide economic recession, Yale’s operating budget remains in recovery mode.
Provost Benjamin Polak has begun settling into his new office in Warner House on 1 Hillhouse Ave.
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Provost Polak moves into Warner House
By Sophie Gould January 23, 2013 • 0
For the past week, Benjamin Polak has been running back and forth between his new office on 1 Hillhouse Ave. and his old “nook” in the economics building up the street.
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Faculty activity reports move online
By Sophie Gould January 22, 2013 • 0
Faculty members can now submit their annual reports on their professional accomplishments this winter with only a few simple clicks and keystrokes.
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Investments Office continues to push private equity
By Sophie Gould January 16, 2013 • 0
The Yale Investment Committee approved a slight increase in the endowment’s exposure to private equity for the 2013 fiscal year, according to a December report.
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POLAK NAMED PROVOST
By Sophie Gould January 15, 2013 • 0
Economics Department Chair Benjamin Polak has taken the reins from President-elect and former Provost Peter Salovey as the University’s second-highest ranking administrator.