University | 11:34 pm | March 27, 2013 | By Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Law professors weigh in on gay marriage debate

Yale Professor William Eskridge discusses his views on the gay marriage debate.

Several Yale Law School professors and alumni who support same-sex marriage recently offered their opinions on Hollingsworth v. Perry to the Supreme Court. The professors and alumni shared their opinions by submitting or signing amici curiae briefs, which allow individuals to provide the court with unsolicited input about a case. The Supreme Court is currently »

University | 12:33 pm | March 17, 2013 | By Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Open letter presses NUS to hire Cherian George

A group of over 30 students, alumni and staff at the National University of Singapore wrote an open letter to NUS administrators urging them to hire George Cherian, a Singaporean journalism professor and outspoken critic of restrictions on the country’s media freedom who was recently denied tenure at Nanyang Technological University for a second time.

University | 2:01 pm | March 7, 2013 | By Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Grouplove to perform at Spring Fling

Indie band Grouplove will perform at Yale on April 29, the same day as Spring Fling, according to the band's website.

Indie band Grouplove, best known for the hit song “Tongue Tied,” will perform at Yale University on April 29 — the day of Spring Fling — according to a concert listing on Grouplove’s website. Grouplove consists of artists Hannah Hooper (vocals, keys), Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Sean Gadd (bass, vocals), Andrew Wessen (guitar, vocals) and »

University | 5:40 pm | March 6, 2013 | By Aleksandra Gjorgievska

SOM not among top 10 business schools

A visualization of Lord Norman Foster’s ARC ’62 sleek plans for the new School of Management campus.

The Yale School of Management will not be in the top 10 of this year’s U.S. News and World Report ranking of the best business schools in the nation. Though U.S. News will publish the full list of schools on March 12, it released the top 10 business schools in alphabetical order in a Tuesday teaser. »

University | 8:10 pm | March 5, 2013 | By Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Quinnipiac names new law dean

Jennifer Gerarda Brown will serve as the new dean of Quinnipiac University School of Law, effective July 1 this year. Before joining the Quinnipiac law faculty in 1994, Brown taught at Emory, the University of Chicago, Georgetown, Harvard and Yale law schools. She is known for her research on mediation and conflict resolution, and has »