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Students push for further climate action

Roughly 100 students gathered on Cross Campus Tuesday afternoon to protest Yale’s investments in fossil fuels, while still recognizing that the University had taken one step forward toward divestment.

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Naming decisions to be announced “soon”

After seven months, four Yale Corporation meetings and repeated student demands, the University will publicly resolve its three naming debates within the next month, before final exams begin.

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ANALYSIS: Names now in Salovey’s hands

After repeatedly stating that he would not submit formal recommendations to the Yale Corporation as it decides upon naming issues, University President Peter Salovey appears to have pivoted toward a more assertive, unilateral approach.

Yale sends endowment info to Congress

Earlier this week, Yale disclosed information about how it spends and manages its $25.6 billion endowment in response to questions from members of the United States Congress about how wealthy institutions spend their endowments.

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UP CLOSE: Under Salovey, Yale Corporation gains influence

It is near midnight on Nov. 12, 2015, and 200 students are marching on University President Peter Salovey’s house in the cold. Advocating for a more diverse and inclusive campus, they present Salovey with a set of demands.

Peers settle naming disputes

As the Yale Corporation continues to deliberate campus naming issues, Harvard and Princeton have resolved theirs.

Salovey’s commitment to climate questioned

Student and faculty climate change activists and University administrators seem to disagree over whether Yale is sufficiently dedicated to climate change initiatives.

Access Yale raises $195 million for financial aid

With three months until the completion of Access Yale, a two-year fundraising initiative to raise money for financial aid, the University is $55 million shy of its $250 million goal.

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Supreme Court denies Night Café appeal

The U. S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a case concerning ownership of The Night Café, a van Gogh masterpiece valued at $200 million, leaving the painting in Yale’s possession and ending a yearslong legal battle between the University and Pierre Konowaloff, who argued that the painting belongs to his family.

GUTS AND GLORY

Not all courses at Yale College are created equal.

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College term bill to rise 3.9 percent

Yale College’s term bill will rise 3.9 percent, with the cost of attendance increasing from $62,200 to $64,650, for the 2016–17 academic year.

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