Sophie Gould
Negative credit outlook given to higher ed

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.

Sterling nave renovations on track

Starting this June, visiting tour groups will not be taking many photos of the iconic entrance hall of Sterling Memorial Library.

For fossil fuel divesting, an uncertain future

Saturday marked the kickoff meeting of a campaign to get the University to phase out its endowment investments in the fossil fuel industry.

Faculty forum draws few professors

The most recent meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences forum on Monday evening saw only a handful of professors in attendance.

Library rolls out new website

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.

ACIR considers fossil fuel divestment

Members of the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility said Thursday they would “investigate” divestment as a possible path for the Yale Investments Office.

Endowment return tops natn’l average

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.

University projects $40 million deficit in 2013-’14

Over four years since the onset of the nationwide economic recession, Yale’s operating budget remains in recovery mode.

Across-the-board reductions avoided for FY 2014

The University budget for the 2014 fiscal year likely will not require “across-the-board” reductions, newly appointed Provost Benjamin Polak said in a Thursday memo to […]

Provost Polak moves into Warner House

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.

Faculty activity reports move online

Faculty members can now submit their annual reports on their professional accomplishments this winter with only a few simple clicks and keystrokes.