University | 2:58 pm | April 12, 2013 | By Cynthia Hua and Julia Zorthian

Man arrested outside Branford dining hall

Three officers, including one member of the Yale Police Department and New Haven Police Department, escorted a young man from the Branford dining hall before an NHPD officer arrested him outside the dining area around 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening. According to student eyewitnesses, Branford dining hall staff called the police when they noticed the man, »

University | 2:23 pm | April 3, 2013 | By Julia Zorthian

Marshall LAW ’76 named senior fellow of Yale Corp

Margaret Marshall LAW '76, right

The Yale Corporation named Margaret Marshall LAW ’76 the next senior fellow of the University’s 19-person governing board on Wednesday. “Yale has benefited immensely from Margaret Marshall’s wise counsel and impeccable judgment, both as a fellow of the Corporation and between her terms of service in 2011 when she headed the Advisory Committee on Campus »

University | 6:22 pm | April 2, 2013 | By Julia Zorthian

Yale names 2013 World Fellows

The University released the roster of this year’s 16 World Fellows roster on Tuesday. The incoming class of fellows marks the 12th year of the program, which brings international mid-career professionals to campus for four months of scholarship and leadership training. “We are excited to have the 2013 Yale World Fellows on campus this fall,” »

University | 12:36 am | March 15, 2013 | By Julia Zorthian

Cory Booker LAW ’97 to speak at Cornell

Cory Booker LAW '97 will be this year's Class Day speaker.

It looks like Yale was not the only Ivy League school eyeing Cory Booker LAW ’97 as a Class Day speaker — the Newark mayor will deliver a speech at Cornell University’s convocation on May 25, the Cornell Class of 2013 Convocation Committee announced today.

University | 10:31 pm | March 5, 2013 | By Julia Zorthian

Oprah Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement

You get a degree! And you get a degree!

Every Harvard student’s dreams came true on Monday when Harvard University announced that Oprah Winfrey will speak at the university’s Commencement this year. Winfrey, who became famous for hosting “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for 25 years before she ended its run in 2011, will deliver the address during the Harvard Afternoon Exercise, which will take »