Isobel McClure
Staff Reporter
isobel.mcclure@yale.edu
Isobel McClure covers Student Policy and Affairs as an Associate Reporter under the University Desk; she also serves as a member of copy staff. Originally from New York City, Isobel is a first year in Pauli Murray College.
Author Archive
ISOBEL MCCLURE & JERRY GAO
Education Department launches investigation into Yale’s partnership with diversity program

The announcement cites Yale’s partnership with The PhD Project — an organization which aims to bolster diversity amongst business school faculty — as a potential violation of the Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter which ordered schools to end race-conscious programs.

March 16, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale releases FroCo decisions

Applicants to the first year counselor program were notified about admissions results on Friday afternoon as Yale begins preparations to welcome the class of 2029.

February 26, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Tour guide program receives over 200 applications

Over 200 first-year and sophomore students submitted applications in January, with the selection process unfolding throughout the following weeks.

February 20, 2025

JERRY GAO & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Education Department instructs universities to end all race-conscious programs

The Department of Education warned that universities that do not suspend diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and practices within two weeks could lose federal funding.

February 19, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
UOFC reinstates funding initiative to foster collaboration across student groups

After a yearlong hiatus, the Undergraduate Organizations Funding Committee will reinstate a “collaboration round,” providing funding to student organizations working on joint campus-wide initiatives.

February 18, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale navigates Title IX policy shifts as Trump rolls back Biden-era protections

The University will maintain its current Title IX policies regarding sexual misconduct while navigating the legal implications of the Trump administration's updated definition of “sex.”

February 14, 2025

KARLA CORTES & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale Hospitality to host three Black History Month dinners

In a reduction from nine dinners in 2023 and four in 2024, Yale Hospitality will host three dinners this year commemorating Black History Month.

February 12, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE & ELSHADAY TEKESTE
Dean’s Office receives 72 residential college transfer requests, approves nearly three-quarters

On Friday, students who applied to transfer out of their residential colleges received their decisions. 53 applications were approved.

February 9, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale Hospitality scoops up new sorbet offerings following Oatly supply issues

Branford and Saybrook dining halls’ Oatly soft serve has been replaced with pomegranate raspberry and chocolate fudge sorbet, after supply chain issues sourcing the product.

February 2, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
FroCo applications reach record high, with 358 candidates this spring cycle

The number of applicants for the FroCo program has reached a record high, following increasing popularity over recent years.

January 29, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Head of Ezra Stiles College Alicia Schmidt Camacho to step down

Alicia Schmidt Camacho will return to her faculty appointment after being a member of the Ezra Stiles community for over 15 years.

January 29, 2025