Alex Ori
Staff Reporter
alex.ori@yale.edu
Alex used to cover all things the Divinity School. Now, she serves as Weekend Editor. She's a junior in Trumbull majoring in English.
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ALEX ORI
The business of religion: reflecting on management classes within the Divinity School

In 2017, Andover Newton Seminary transformed from a lone-standing professional school on the outskirts of Boston into an appendage of the Yale Divinity School. During […]

September 9, 2022

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Divinity School wins grant to involve young adults in religion

The Divinity School will use a $1.5 million grant to open “The Young Adult Ministry Innovation Hub at YDS.”

September 2, 2022

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Keeping the faith: Divinity School administrators reflect on America’s movement towards secularism

Religiosity is declining in the United States. Here is what the Divinity School thinks about it.

April 27, 2022

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Divinity School hosts first official non-Christian service in history

To commemorate Earth Day, students from Yale Divinity School held a non-denominational, spiritual celebration. The event marked the Divinity School’s first non-Christian service in its history, according to the student who organized it.

April 25, 2022

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“Gone Like a Sip of Water:” Photography exhibition depicts Dheisheh Refugee Camp

The Yale Divinity School is hosting a photography exhibition of works from senior lecturer emerita in religious studies Margaret Olin, titled “Gone Like a Sip […]

April 14, 2022

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Wood mother and son pledge $250,000 for Divinity School social justice scholarships

Starting next fall the money will be used to fund tuition and living expenses for Divinity School students.

March 15, 2022

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Organizers prepare for Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology

Two organizers of the Yale Divinity School’s annual conference, Claire Barnes and Katherine Smith, spoke to the News about this year’s vision.

February 17, 2022

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Yale scholars to explore ties between divinity and ecology at conference

The 6th annual event will happen February 25th.

February 10, 2022

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Divinity School to meet full tuition need for aided students

The full scholarships have been a priority for over a decade and were announced by the school’s dean earlier this month.

January 28, 2022

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Kwok Pui Lan speaks at Yale Divinity School’s annual Bartlett Lecture

The annual lecture, which took place on Dec. 6, was about political theology.

December 9, 2021

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Yale Divinity School’s Living Village to break ground in 2023

The Living Village will replace the Divinity School’s current student apartment complex and will feature a sustainable design.

November 17, 2021