David Shimer
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Salovey names presidential task force

After the University launched an anti-discrimination website earlier this week, University President Peter Salovey has announced the formation of another one of his proposed initiatives: a presidential task force on diversity and inclusion.

Brown announces $165 million diversity plan

Brown University announced on Monday the final draft of its plan to bolster diversity and inclusion on its campus, directing roughly $165 million toward the initiative.

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Goodyear ’80, Corp. member, provides business perspective

Successor Trustee Charles Goodyear IV ’80 wears many hats: that of a business titan, a fourth-generation Yale student and a servant to the University.

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New NCAA rep. needed

With Jonathan Edwards College Master and Special Assistant to the President Penelope Laurans retiring in June, the University will soon begin searching for a new […]

Few attend Corp naming sessions

Last Thursday evening, just a few dozen undergraduates sat scattered across the nearly 450 empty seats in Yale’s cavernous Law School auditorium.

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University fundraising trails peers

Yale ranked 15th in a list of charitable contributions made to universities nationwide last year, the same as the year before, according to a survey released last week.

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Students call for Thompson over Calhoun

Student support has begun to coalesce around a new potential candidate for the renaming of Calhoun College: Roosevelt Thompson ’84.

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Marshall LAW ’76, leader on Corp.

The senior fellow of the Corporation has been described by top administrators as the first among equals — the board member who speaks with University President Peter Salovey every week, strategizes with him on meeting agendas and has the universal respect of his or her peers. Margaret Marshall LAW ’76 — a former general counsel of Harvard and the first female chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court — has served that role for the past three years.

Workers weather storm

Marco Olivar leaned on his shovel outside an entryway in Timothy Dwight on Saturday, standing with a half dozen fellow snow shovelers. It was 7 […]

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Salovey heads to Davos

Dozens of high-profile individuals descended upon Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum last week, including six U.S. Cabinet secretaries, Vice President Joe Biden […]

“Night Café” lawsuit filed

The United States Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Yale is the rightful owner of The Night Café, a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece valued at $200 million, currently owned by the University and the subject of a prolonged legal battle.