David Yaffe-Bellany
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Salovey announces renaming protocols, Calhoun taskforce

University President Peter Salovey announced new protocols for renaming decisions in an email on Friday morning.

Committee to Establish Principles on Renaming releases report

The 24-page report calls on Yale administrators to consider multiple layers of historical context as they determine whether the legacies of controversial namesakes like John C. Calhoun, class of 1804, justify renaming campus buildings.

In new political landscape, Local 33 faces uncertain future

Dozens of supporters of Yale’s unrecognized graduate student union Local 33 rallied in City Hall on Wednesday night, cheering and waving picket signs.

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In Calhoun, Holloway showed wit and gravitas

Before he became the first African-American dean of Yale College, Jonathan Holloway was simply “Dr. J” — the beloved head of Calhoun College.

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Joshua Chang ’17 remembered

Joshua Chang ’17, an undergraduate from Canton, Georgia, died in a car accident near his home on Saturday, Nov. 19. Chang was 21 years old.

Holloway’s legacy of student engagement

The first crisis of Jonathan Holloway’s tenure as Yale College dean had nothing to do with Halloween.

Holloway to become provost at Northwestern

Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway announced last week that he will step down in June.

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Chang ’17 remembered as gifted engineer and devoted friend

Chang was a popular member of Yale’s cycling team, described by teammates as a helpful, enthusiastic friend.

Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway to step down

Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway — the first African-American to hold the position — announced in an email Monday afternoon that he will step down this June. He will serve as the provost of Northwestern University starting July 1.

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As Local 33 waits, Harvard holds union elections

Teaching and research assistants at Harvard University flocked to voting booths this week to cast their ballots in the first graduate student union election since the federal government opened a pathway to unionization at private universities in August.

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New college heads host first info session

One hundred twenty one students have signed up to transfer to one of Yale’s new residential colleges since the window for applications opened last week.

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