Jaeha Jang
Staff Reporter
jaeha.jang@yale.edu
Jaeha Jang covers faculty for the News. He is a sophomore in Pierson College majoring in English and economics.
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JAEHA JANG
Yale Daily News signs brief saying student detentions chilled speech

An amicus brief signed by 44 student newspapers, including the News, supports The Stanford Daily’s lawsuit against Trump administration officials, which alleged that the arrests of several international students have suppressed protected speech.

October 20, 2025

ASHER BOISKIN & JAEHA JANG
Faculty group urges Yale to reject potential Trump compact offer

In a Thursday email addressed to the Yale community, Yale’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors urged faculty members to ask administrators to reject a possible compact from the Trump administration that they argued would limit the University’s autonomy.

October 20, 2025

JAEHA JANG & ASHER BOISKIN
Yale graduate wins economics Nobel Prize for studying economic growth

Joel Mokyr GRD ’72 ’74, a Northwestern University professor who once declined an offer to teach at Yale, won the prize on Monday morning for his research on innovation-based economic growth.

October 14, 2025

ANYA GEIST & JAEHA JANG
At Yale, Nobel laureate worked eagerly with colleagues, students

Five of Michel Devoret’s former colleagues and students recounted the enthusiasm and attention to detail that the emeritus professor brought to his work.

October 13, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Boris Johnson defends Trump, academic freedom at Buckley talk

The former British prime minister also condemned pro-Palestinian protests and called on Western countries to support Ukraine in its war against Russia.

October 10, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Salovey plans to resume teaching psychology next year

Peter Salovey, who was university president from 2013 to 2024, wrote in an email to the News that he plans to resume teaching in the psychology department next year.

October 6, 2025

JAEHA JANG
‘The height of self-sabotage’: Computer science professors bash AI use

While many computer science professors told the News they strongly discouraged AI use, some suggested it can be a helpful learning tool.

October 3, 2025

JAEHA JANG, OLIVIA WOO & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Administrators announce plans to address endowment tax hike’s impact

In a Tuesday email, University administrators announced that schools and divisions across the University will have to reduce their budget targets beginning next fiscal year. The email also announced a “one-time” retirement incentive program to further cut costs.

October 1, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Faculty group hosts panel on preparing for possible Trump intervention

On Monday afternoon, Yale’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors hosted faculty leaders from across the nation to discuss faculty organizing and negotiations with the federal government.

September 30, 2025

JAEHA JANG & OLIVIA WOO
Hundreds protest donation linking Yale to Israeli military backer

Yalies4Palestine, whose student organization status was revoked by the University in April, co-organized a Friday rally to protest Yale's donor-advised gift to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

September 29, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Yale could pay $20 million yearly for faculty visas under Trump order

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications. Yale has sponsored 200 or more of these visas every year since 2018.

September 25, 2025