Alex Geldzahler
Staff Reporter
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The Decline and Fall of Humanities

“So what’s your major?” we’ve all heard.  After sharing my plans, I’m often told: “What are you going to do with that?” It seems like […]

Can you imagine working with your spouse? These two Yale School of Art instructors do

Lisa Sigal ART ’89 and Byron Kim ’83 spoke about their personal bond, respective practices and experiences as co-directors of the Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art.

YUAG showcases ancient texts and Eastern Zodiacs installation

A new rotation on the Yale University Art Gallery’s 2nd floor explores animals in East Asia and literary themes from South Asia and West Asia.

“People Look Up at Good Architecture” exhibit unveils the history of the YCBA building

“People Look Up at Good Architecture” showcases sketches, letters and images from the original construction of the YCBA building. The exhibit is on display until May 11.

Mark Kingwell GRD ’89 GRD ’91 publishes new book about the role of trust in society

Kingwell’s book, “Question Authority,” analyzes modern society’s “addiction to conviction” and provides directions for restoring trust in institutions.

Martina Droth appointed new director of Yale Center for British Art

Droth, previously the deputy director and chief curator of the YCBA, will begin her tenure as director of the center on Jan. 15.

Holocaust survivors’ families reflect on Beinecke’s video exhibit of Holocaust testimonials

The News spoke with Holocaust survivors’ families and curators to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Fortunoff Digital Archives exhibit.

‘Yale was really that big of a deal in winning WWII’: Elyse Graham’s new book discusses Yale professors-turned-spies

Sterling Memorial Library welcomed Elyse Graham GRD ’15 for a lecture and Q&A session about the history of academics and spies uncovered in her new project, as well as Yale’s deeper history with the CIA.

Yale showcases film “Ancestral Clouds Ancestral Claims”

The Whitney Humanities Center screened a film about Chile’s Atacama Desert by Denise Ferreira da Silva and Arjuna Neuman, as well as hosted a Q&A for students after the showing.

New Haven Museum to welcome author Talia Aikens-Nuñez of “Men of the 65th”

A New Haven-based author will speak on her new book on the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.

Yale’s “forgotten” sculpture — “The Greek Slave”

Dr. Catherine Roach spoke about the sculpture “The Greek Slave” and its cultural significance.