Josie Reich
Staff Reporter
@ReichJosie | josie.reich@yale.edu
Josie Reich covers the president's office. She previously reported on admissions and financial aid. Originally from Washington, DC, she is a junior in Davenport College majoring in American Studies.
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JOSIE REICH
Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

The University will draft a constrained budget for the 2026 fiscal year in anticipation of federal policies reducing revenue.

March 6, 2025

JOSIE REICH
McInnis calls some Trump moves illegal, focuses attention on Congress

Yale President Maurie McInnis said that Trump’s executive orders targeting higher education attempt to change policies that actually fall under the purview of Congress.

February 26, 2025

JOSIE REICH
President’s office launches lecture series

The Presidential Lecture Series will commence with a talk on economic opportunity by Harvard economist Raj Chetty.

February 19, 2025

JOSIE REICH & MAIA NEHME
Yale bides its time responding to Trump immigration policies

Compared to this point in Trump’s last term, Yale has been quieter about threats to its international students and scholars. Administrators argue that policy changes will likely have limited impacts on most of Yale’s immigrant and international community.

February 14, 2025

JOSIE REICH, CLAIRE NAM & ARIELA LOPEZ
“Seasoned, thoughtful, strategic”: Jack Callahan, senior operations officer, retires

Yale’s inaugural senior vice president for operations leaves a legacy of collaboration and adaptivity among his soon-to-be-former colleagues.

February 12, 2025

JOSIE REICH
McInnis slams Trump’s cuts to NIH indirect research costs

Yale President Maurie McInnis warned that funding cuts threaten research at Yale and the “well-being of our nation.”

February 11, 2025

JOSIE REICH & CLAIRE NAM
Trump DEI attacks may impact research mission, lead to messaging “tweaks,” admin says

As President Donald Trump attacks diversity, equity and inclusion programs, University administrators say Yale is reevaluating programs to ensure legality.

January 31, 2025

JOSIE REICH
McInnis’ Trump strategy: quiet in public, busy in Washington

As executive orders threaten Yale, McInnis explained how she works behind the scenes to defend the University’s funding and programs.

January 29, 2025

JOSIE REICH
Federal aid freeze threatens almost $1 billion of Yale funding

Yale’s president and provost messaged the community before the order was blocked, urging patience and restraint as uncertainty gripped the University.

January 29, 2025

JOSIE REICH
Former faculty allege sexual harassment, racial discrimination in pre-lawsuit letter

For decades, Yale leaders failed to respond to complaints about inappropriate faculty behavior in the electrical engineering department, a letter claims.

January 24, 2025

NORA MOSES & JOSIE REICH
“It may not be the response they want”: McInnis responds to Pro-Palestinian referendum

In December, McInnis responded to the results of the Yale College Council referendum written by the Pro-Palestinian Sumud Coalition. She directed students to existing policies and initiatives.

January 15, 2025