Yuval Ben-David
Staff Reporter
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For Chinese Yalies, smooth transition

In China, a recent media firestorm led to public questioning of the increasing exodus of Chinese students to American universities. Students at Yale, however, told a different story.

Pollard encouraged change

In his years of deanship, Pollard spearheaded a controversial movement to closely track the school’s goings-on.

For Miller, a tenure of balancing acts

When Mary Miller was appointed dean of Yale College on Oct. 10, 2008, the stock market — along with Yale’s endowment — was in free fall.

Miller and Pollard depart deanships

Yale College Dean Mary Miller and Graduate School Dean Tom Pollard will depart their deanships at the end of the academic year.

Comp Sci surge strains department

According to Eisenstat, the number of computer science majors has risen sharply in past years.

iPad usage in classrooms expands

When ecology and evolutionary biology professor Linda Puth took her field ecology class to Horse Island, she used to face a problem: Many of the […]

Ybb+ closure prompts questions about data rules

A campus-wide debate over Yale’s attitudes toward data sharing has snowballed out of the original YBB+ controversy.

“Zoo” overflows, forcing CS majors to annex

Enrollment in Computer Science courses is so high this semester that the “Zoo” —the department’s student workspace at 51 Prospect Street — will not accommodate the expected demand.

Miller pens open letter on YBB+

Dean of Yale College Mary Miller has drafted a letter to the Yale community following the University's decision to enter into a dialogue with the creators of the popular website.

With Coursera, Yale’s online education expands

This morning, 40,000 students from all over the world will tune into Art History Professor Diana Kleiner's class via Coursera.

Salovey condemns academic boycott of Israel

President Salovey issued a statement condemning the American Studies Association’s academic boycott of Israel.