Category Archives: University

University | 7:42 pm | May 19, 2013 | By Sophie Gould

Sotomayor to receive honorary degree

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor LAW '79 enters the Yale Center for British Art Sunday evening.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor LAW ’79 was among the guests seen entering the Yale Center for British Art Sunday evening to attend the University’s annual dinner for honorary degree recipients. A security guard arrived at the YCBA shortly after 6 p.m. and conversed with Yale police officers prior to Sotomayor’s arrival. »

University | 9:29 pm | May 16, 2013 | By Cynthia Hua

Princeton extends coverage to include sex-reassignment surgery

Princeton University has announced that it will extend employee health care coverage to include gender reassignment surgery effective July 1, the Daily Princetonian reported on Sunday. According to The Daily Princetonian, the decision was made on April 17 and partly in response to changes in coverage policy at many peer universities. Yale Health announced in »

University | 8:25 pm | May 15, 2013 | By Sophie Gould

Yale expands online education, appoints new director

Following a December report that encouraged the University to prioritize online education, Yale is answering the call. In a Wednesday email to the Yale community, Provost Benjamin Polak announced the University’s new partnership with Coursera, an online education platform used by Princeton, Columbia, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania. Polak also announced the creation of »