Kanya Balakrishna
KANYA BALAKRISHNA
Q&A | David Shire ’59: A symphony of sound

Fifty-four years ago, David Shire ’59 arrived on campus with a single goal: to write at least one of the Yale Dramatic Association’s annual musicals. […]

February 24, 2009

KANYA BALAKRISHNA
For Tao, ‘pragmatic solutions’ would be key

If he were to be Yale College Council president next year, Richard Tao ’10 would forge a “working relationship” with the Yale administration — something […]

April 14, 2008

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Problems arise with advising for freshmen

Just five days after moving all her possessions into her room on Old Campus, Carrie Albert ’11 had to confront what may have felt like […]

September 28, 2007

KANYA BALAKRISHNA
Many junior profs plan to follow new tenure rules

Five months after the University finalized changes to the process of granting tenure, many junior faculty members are choosing to switch to the new system. […]

September 18, 2007

KANYA BALAKRISHNA
Course sign-ups fluctuate

Undergraduate humanities classes saw their lowest enrollment in three decades last year, according to data released by the Office of Institutional Research. During the 2006-’07 […]

September 14, 2007

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Sophs bemoan scant seminars

Wedged between the wide variety of freshman seminars and the countless advanced junior seminars, sophomore year is something of a no man’s land for those […]

September 12, 2007

KANYA BALAKRISHNA, TYLER HILL & ANDREW MANGINO
Dems object to choice of Sept. 11 memorial speaker

The choice of history professor Donald Kagan to give the keynote address at today’s Sept. 11 memorial service provoked the Yale College Democrats to withdraw […]

September 11, 2007

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Anthro Dept. to expand to new building

As it prepares to move into a new home this fall, the anthropology department is again close to full capacity after losing four popular faculty […]

September 10, 2007

KANYA BALAKRISHNA
Engineering dean named

The University will welcome its first female dean of engineering in January 2008, President Richard Levin announced this week. T. Kyle Vanderlick, the chair of […]

September 7, 2007

KANYA BALAKRISHNA
Univ. ups course offerings

Yale’s course catalogue has thickened in certain fields this year to accommodate increasing student demand, as the University moves forward with plans to add new […]

September 7, 2007

KANYA BALAKRISHNA
GPA cutoff rises for honors

The cutoff grade point averages for academic honors at graduation this May rose slightly from last year, generating some buzz about the increasing competitiveness of […]

September 5, 2007