University | 6:06 pm | January 23, 2013 | By Cynthia Hua

Admins launch intervention training for sophomores

All sophomores will be required to complete a 75-minute bystander intervention training session as part of an administrative effort to improve Yale’s sexual climate, according to a Wednesday email to the class of 2015 from Yale College Dean Mary Miller and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Melanie Boyd ’90. “This is a fairly new area »

University | 11:57 pm | December 10, 2012 | By Kirsten Schnackenberg

Admins launch new alcohol-related initiatives

Administrators have launched two new alcohol-related initiatives that aim to evaluate alcohol culture at Yale and seek ways to form a safer undergraduate experience. In an email sent yesterday afternoon to the student body, Yale College Dean Mary Miller and University Secretary and Vice President for Student Life Kimberly Goff-Crews announced the “Task Force on »

University | 11:24 pm | December 10, 2012 | By Jane Darby Menton

Students look to ‘save’ Educational Studies program

“Save the Ed,” a group of students concerned about the future of Yale’s Educational Studies program, is working to generate dialogue on campus about the future of the program. Roughly 35 students gathered in St. Anthony’s Hall on Friday for a panel discussion on the future of educational studies at Yale. The panel, which featured »

University | 10:11 pm | December 8, 2012 | By Jane Darby Menton

Miller weighs in on 2012 Mayan apocalypse

Yale College Dean Mary Miller believes the world will continue after December 2012. So study for your finals!

Using the imminent Dec. 21, 2012 apocalypse as an excuse to put off studying for your econ final? Well you might want to think again, because according to prominent Mayan scholar and Yale College Dean Mary Miller, the world will not end in 2012. “I’m no seer, but I am confident that December 22 will »

University | 1:00 pm | November 27, 2012 | By Jane Darby Menton

Miller to award eight junior faculty members

Tonight, Yale College Dean Mary Miller will recognize the eight recipients of the Greer, Heyman and Poorvu prizes, which are awarded annually to recognize the accomplishments of untenured ladder faculty members. The Greer Prize is awarded to faculty members in the natural or social sciences for exceptional research or publication, while the Heyman Prize is »