Though Yale students don’t seem to know what the provost does, the University still needs one, especially since Provost Peter Salovey will assume the post of Yale’s president on June 30. In an email to the Yale faculty last week, Salovey said he intends to appoint a new provost soon to take over while he »
The search for the next master of Pierson College has begun, University President Richard Levin and Yale College Dean Mary Miller announced in a Monday email to Pierson students. A search committee, composed of several Pierson students and fellows and chaired by history professor Paul Freedman, will advise the administration during the selection process. “We »
The hurricane may be over, but the clean up has just begun. For the next three days, Yale will offer support services — such as warm showers, ice and discounted lunches — to all faculty, staff and students who have been impacted by Hurricane Sandy, announced University Secretary and Vice President for Student Life Kimberly »
Though Yale posted a 4.7 percent return on its endowment for fiscal year 2012, U.S. colleges and universities reported an average 0.3 percent loss on their endowments for the same period, according to a preliminary study released Thursday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The 0.3 percent loss marks a »
Princeton University’s endowment posted a 3.1 percent return for fiscal year 2012, coming in third among the seven Ivy League Schools that have reported their 2012 investment earnings so far. Princeton’s endowment — which totaled $17 billion as of June 30 — dropped roughly $100 million in value in part because of the 5.6 percent »