Adrian Rodrigues
Staff Reporter
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Harvard, Pitzer take investor action on fossil fuels

Universities across the nation are moving forward with combatting climate change.

Committee reforms faculty slot process

Faculty positions — known as “slots” — across the University will likely now be managed as part of a large, common pool, according to a report obtained by the News.

New colleges to help reduce overcrowding

When the new residential colleges open three years from now, fewer Yale students will be annexed from their residential college housing.

New colleges will have doubles, more students

With less than a year to go before Yale breaks ground on its two new residential colleges, the University has decided to alter its design plans — adding more than 50 new beds and replacing some singles with doubles.

Yale Corporation delays divestment decision

The Yale Corporation Committee on Investor Responsibility (CCIR) has decided to delay its decision on whether the University should divest its assets from fossil fuel companies.

Student wages see change

Beginning in September, Yale will reduce its wage subsidy for student jobs.

Divestment protests gain momentum

On Friday, a row of students stood in front of the University’s main administrative building and chanted “83 percent."

Protests continue outside Woodbridge Hall

For the second time this week, students gathered before Woodbridge Hall to demand the University divest its assets from fossil fuel companies.

Faculty defend new college expenses

In 2007, the price tag of the two new residential colleges was projected to be nearly $600 million.

Meeske to step down

John Meeske ’74, associate dean for student organizations and physical resources, will step down from his post this summer.

Budget cuts concern employees

Nearly six months after the University announced a $39 million deficit, recent budget cuts and layoffs have worn on many of Yale’s faculty and staff.