Isobel McClure
Staff Reporter
isobel.mcclure@yale.edu
Isobel McClure is a staff reporter under the University Desk, covering student policy and affairs. She also serves as Head Copy Editor for the News. Originally from New York City, Isobel is a sophomore in Pauli Murray College, majoring in English with a certificate in French.
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HENRY LIU & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Heather Gerken departing Law School to lead Ford Foundation

Students and faculty praised the Yale Law School dean’s responses to challenges and controversies and reflected on her kindness and legacy.

July 2, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE & HENRY LIU
Yale pauses hiring, tightens budget in anticipation of endowment tax hike

The University will implement a 90-day hiring pause alongside other financial constraints as it navigates financial uncertainty in anticipation of a potential increase in the endowment gains tax.

July 1, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale concludes DEI initiative as scheduled, scrubs website

University leaders announced Thursday that the five-year “Belonging at Yale” initiative had finished as planned. The program’s website, once filled with diversity-related resources, became largely inaccessible.

June 27, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE & JAKE ROBBINS
Yalies express pride in University’s move to legally back Harvard

Students voiced support for the University’s decision to file an amicus brief in one of Havard’s lawsuits against the Trump administration.

June 22, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Endowment tax proposal harms schools with more international students

Because the legislation excludes international students from student population counts, schools with more foreign students will have higher calculated ratios of endowment per student, which could subject them to higher tax rates on their endowments.

May 25, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Proposed endowment tax could stifle financial aid, research funding

Experts suggested that student financial aid and funding for university research could be inhibited by a proposed increase on Yale’s endowment tax from 1.4 to 21 percent — and that the options for schools to challenge the proposal are limited.

May 25, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Eleven seniors recognized for college accomplishments

At the Class Day ceremony on Sunday afternoon, Yale College awarded prizes to members of the class of 2025 for exceptional athletic, academic and extracurricular achievements during their undergraduate years.

May 19, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Debbie Allen, Henry Louis Gates Jr. spotted at honorary degree reception

The University holds an annual dinner for honorary degree recipients on the Sunday night of Commencement weekend before publicly announcing the recipients.

May 18, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
McInnis’ speech spotlights civility, Yale’s place in American history

In her address at the Baccalaureate Ceremony on Sunday morning, the University president used a painting of an American Revolutionary War battle and the Beer Summit to advocate for compassion despite present partisanship.

May 18, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
In first year, McInnis drew student criticism for public silence, vague vision

While the University president navigated increased government intervention in higher education, she largely refrained from commenting publicly on topical issues during her inaugural year.

May 18, 2025

ASHER BOISKIN & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale spared for now from Trump’s punitive Ivy funding cuts

As elite universities face federal funding threats and congressional grilling over antisemitism, Yale has avoided direct targeting through concessions, careful messaging and a growing presence in Washington.

May 17, 2025