Ben Raab
Staff Reporter
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Ben Raab is the Managing Editor of the Yale Daily News. He previously served as the faculty and academics beat reporter, and also covers the Yale men's basketball team. Originally from New York City, Ben is a junior in Pierson college majoring in history and political science.
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BEN RAAB & ELBA HEDDESHEIMER
YCC proposes new certificates in ASL, Directed Studies, Economics

The Yale College Council is spearheading a proposal for three new certificates at Yale College, though faculty expressed uncertainty about the plausibility of the proposal.

November 3, 2023

BEN RAAB & BRUNELLA TIPISMANA
Yale establishes new Digital Ethics Center under Italian philosopher

Yale’s new Digital Ethics Center, founded by Italian philosopher Luciano Floridi, seeks to research the societal impact of modern digital innovations, including AI.

November 2, 2023

BEN RAAB
Survivor of Hamas attack on Israel shares story at Slifka Center

Yoni Diller, an attendee at the Supernova music festival, shared his story of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel and spoke about reports of rising antisemitism on college campuses.

November 1, 2023

BEN RAAB
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Yale picked first in preseason poll

After returning four of their five top scorers from last season, and picking up new talent in the offseason, the Bulldogs seem poised to make another strong push for the Ivy title.

October 31, 2023

BEN RAAB
Yale endowment performance on par with peers in slow year for university investment returns

The value of Yale’s endowment fell for the second consecutive year, but experts told the News that the performance is probably a symptom of broader market trends and not an immediate cause for concern.

October 30, 2023

BEN RAAB
Peer colleagues slam history professor’s book for ‘systemically’ misrepresenting sources

Multiple reviews accuse Maura Dykstra, an assistant professor of history, of misrepresenting and mistranslating key sources and documents in her first published book. In response, Dykstra defended her work and called the criticisms “patently false.”

October 26, 2023

BEN RAAB
‘Sharp wit’ and ‘austere beauty’: remembering Louise Glück

Glück, a Yale poetry professor and prolific writer, is remembered for her relentless honesty, sharp wit and support for her students.

October 17, 2023

BEN RAAB, ANIKA ARORA SETH & EVAN GORELICK
Louise Glück, Nobel Prize-winning poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate, dies at 80

Glück, a Yale poetry professor and prolific author, was teaching the Iseman Seminar in Poetry at Yale College this semester.

October 13, 2023

BEN RAAB
Yalies gather to honor Israeli relatives, friends killed by Hamas

Hundreds of Yale students and community members gathered around the Women’s Table on Wednesday to share the experiences of friends and loved ones impacted by the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza.

October 13, 2023

BEN RAAB & KAITLYN POHLY
Petition to oust pro-Palestine professor for ‘promoting lies and violence’ gains 25,000 signatures in just over a day

The Change.org petition cites professor Zareena Grewal’s social media activity condoning Hamas’s attack on Israel this past weekend. The University has since defended Grewal’s right to free speech.

October 12, 2023

BEN RAAB
Yale endowment grows 1.8 percent

Although Yale’s investments grew this year, the value of the endowment dipped after also accounting for budget disbursements and gifts.

October 11, 2023