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
First years enter the University under the leadership of Yale’s new 24th president, Maurie McInnis

Maurie McInnis was announced as the University’s new president in late May 2024.

August 30, 2024

JOSIE REICH
McInnis prioritizing mental health and STEM programs, plans to continue Salovey administration policies

University President Maurie McInnis told the News that she does not plan to articulate a distinct vision for the University or make any changes before her April inauguration, but that she sees student mental health and investments in science and engineering programs as priorities.

August 29, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Yale cracks down on encampments, updates campus protest regulations in revised free expression policies

The Yale Office of the Secretary consolidated University guidelines on free expression and on-campus gatherings include new policies such as a mandatory end time for campus events, a prohibition on sleeping outdoors overnight and a ban on projection images on cross-campus and Beinecke Plaza.

August 29, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Yale alumna Katrina Armstrong ’86 appointed interim Columbia president amid campus turmoil

After a year of tumultuous pro-Palestine campus protests, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned. The board of trustees appointed Armstrong, who was a pre-med and architecture student at Yale.

August 15, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Salovey participates in hours-long transcribed interview with Congress

Salovey was called to defend “patterns of antisemitism” on Yale’s campus in a far less public affair than the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s previous conversations with college presidents.

June 22, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Congress drops Salovey from antisemitism hearing

University President Peter Salovey will provide a transcribed interview to Congress, leaving the presidents of Rutgers University and Northwestern University –– where student protest organizers and University administrators have reached agreements –– to give testimony.

May 7, 2024

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Pro-Palestine protests and arrests at Yale: A visual timeline

Pulling from live reporting, the News reconstructed a visual timeline of the turmoil that led to the arrests of 44 students on Beinecke Plaza last Monday.

April 30, 2024

JOSIE REICH & ASUKA KODA
ANALYSIS: What academic penalties could the 44 arrested student protesters face?

Students arrested for trespassing on the Beinecke Plaza on Monday after days of intense pro-Palestine protests will be investigated by Yale’s disciplinary committee. Reprimand –– the lightest penalty –– appears to be the most likely outcome for them, but probation and suspension are also possible.

April 25, 2024

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After days of unrest, Jewish students express varied feelings about pro-Palestine campus protests

Some Jewish students expressed alarm at the protests calling on Yale to divest from military weapons manufacturers, which they view as antisemitic; others said they support the protests and have themselves been involved in the demonstrations.

April 24, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Salovey breaks silence on divestment protests in Sunday email

Yale President Peter Salovey said that the University “will pursue disciplinary actions according to its policies,” in reference to the ongoing encampment on Beinecke Plaza. He also wrote that there have been reports of “intimidation and harassment,” which he said Yale police are investigating.

April 21, 2024

JOSIE REICH & BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Three student acts cancel performances at Salovey’s celebratory dinner

The event, which celebrated Salovey’s tenure as University President, was held on the eve of the Yale Corporation’s Saturday meeting. Throughout the event, hundreds of student protesters stationed outside demanded that Yale divest from weapons manufacturers.

April 20, 2024