Asha Prihar
Staff Reporter
asha.prihar@yale.edu
Asha Prihar served as managing editor of the News during the 2019-20 academic year. Before that, she covered community service, Yale's professional schools and undergraduate student life as a staff reporter. She is a senior in Silliman College studying political science.
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SKAKEL MCCOOEY & ASHA PRIHAR
Prof talks Asian Americans, affirmative action

Amid the national discussion surrounding affirmative action prompted by the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard federal trial, the Asian American Cultural Center and other […]

April 11, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR
Slifka takes action on anti-harassment policies

Amid heightened awareness of sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era, the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale is taking steps and planning further […]

April 11, 2019

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ASHA PRIHAR & CARLY WANNA
Students, alumni protest Salovey’s speech

As the Asian American Student Alliance, or AASA, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a weekend-long conference, faculty and student activism surrounding the status of the […]

April 8, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR
Yale celebrates Pride, featuring shows, workshops and cooking classes

This year’s celebration of Pride @ Yale — an annual month of events in which the University’s LGBTQ community celebrates its identity, history and culture […]

April 5, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR
UP CLOSE: Similar problems, across the world

April 5, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR
AASA celebrates 50 years

Commemorating its history and looking forward to the future, Yale’s Asian American Students Alliance, or AASA, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week with an […]

April 3, 2019

SERENA CHO & ASHA PRIHAR
Montague suit to proceed to trial

Years after former basketball captain Jack Montague sued the University for expelling him in 2016 for “penetration without consent,” his federal lawsuit will go to trial, despite a federal ruling that Yale did not discriminate on the basis of gender.

April 3, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR & CARLY WANNA
Profs teach at Yale-NUS over break

SINGAPORE — Five Yale faculty and one staff member spent a part of their spring break teaching — but on the other side of the world. […]

March 29, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR
Yale-NUS reserves spots for Yalies in summer modules abroad

SINGAPORE — Though Yalies have joined Yale-NUS students for learning experiences abroad before, this year will mark the first time that Yale-NUS has reserved two […]

March 29, 2019

SKAKEL MCCOOEY & ASHA PRIHAR
Students react to Trump’s free speech order

Following Trump's free speech executive order, many University students interviewed by the News said free speech on Yale’s campus was never threatened in the first place.

March 26, 2019

ASHA PRIHAR
First batch of Yalies at Yale-NUS reflect on term abroad

SINGAPORE — The first cohort of Yale students to study abroad at Yale-NUS College in Singapore are over halfway through their visiting term at the […]

March 25, 2019