Eda Aker
Staff Reporter
eda.aker@yale.edu
Eda Aker edits for WKND, and previously covered Yale Law School. She is a junior in Timothy Dwight College majoring in Global Affairs.
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EDA AKER
Law School clinic represents former Bard professor in high-stakes civil rights lawsuit

The Yale Law School’s Strategic Advocacy Clinic filed a harrasment complaint last week against Bard College, on behalf of the school’s recently-fired gay Black female professor.

September 14, 2022

EDA AKER
YLS students and professors discuss and hold events on reproductive rights

Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, members of the Law School community take part in new dialogues and events on the future of women’s reproductive rights.

September 9, 2022

EDA AKER, ABIGAIL DIXON, HANNAH MARK & ANABEL MOORE
Blurbs: WKNDers’ summer travel horror stories

I am used to Americans nagging and pushing me at JFK airport, but I was hopeful on my flight to Miami this year. I was […]

September 1, 2022

JESSICA SANCHEZ, EDA AKER, ANDREW CRAMER & ELIZABETH WATSON
Blurbs: What are WKNDers’ songs of the summer?

Did you spend your summer reevaluating one of the closest and most formative relationships you’ve ever had in your life? No? Don’t fret! My August […]

September 1, 2022

EDA AKER
Now Is a Better Time Than Spring Fling

I had been looking forward to Spring Fling long before I first stepped foot on campus. It was by far the Yale tradition that popped […]

May 22, 2022

EDA AKER
College Decision YouTube is Problematic

My relatives, high school students in Turkey and I, a student in the United States, bonded over our fears about college.  Their concerns surrounding college […]

April 8, 2022

EDA AKER
Yale students gain access to anonymous sexual assault reporting service

On April 14, the Yale community will be able to use Callisto, an anonymous sexual assault reporting system thait aims to help support survivors and amalgamate complaints against serial offenders.

April 6, 2022

EDA AKER
Controversy continues over YLS protest and police presence

Tensions remain between two narratives of a March 10 student protest with armed police presence at Yale Law School in response to a Federalist Society […]

March 17, 2022

EDA AKER & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Yale Law students protest anti-LGBTQ speaker, armed police presence triggers backlash

A Thursday Federalist Society event featuring a controversial conservative speaker sparked protest at the Law School.

March 15, 2022

EDA AKER
Law School clinic wins victory for local news

Yale Law School’s clinic won a case in defense of a local Connecticut news site.

March 3, 2022

EDA AKER
Yale Law School goes tuition-free for students with greatest need

Yale Law School has become the first law institution to erase tuition for J.D. students living below the poverty line.

February 23, 2022