Madison Hahamy
Staff Reporter
@MHahamy | madison.hahamy@yale.edu
Madison Hahamy covers faculty and academics as a staff reporter. She previously covered alumni and is a sophomore in Hopper College with an undecided major.
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MADISON HAHAMY
Tso-Ping Ma, Raymond J. Wean Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, dies at 75

Tso-Ping Ma, the Raymond J. Wean Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, died on April 6, 2021, at the age of 75. According to the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s website, his death occurred after a brief illness.

May 7, 2021

A headshot of Ma
MADISON HAHAMY
New preregistration sows confusion, admin may reexamine details moving forward

The new preregistration system is not without its kinks, but the University has indicated a willingness to adapt the system in response to complaints.

May 5, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY
14 Yale faculty recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

On April 22, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 252 new members, 14 of whom are Yale faculty.

May 3, 2021

A collage of all 14 professors named to the Academy.
MADISON HAHAMY & ISAAC YU
Students and faculty reflect on the status of Asian American studies at Yale

In interviews with the News, three Asian American students and three faculty members all expressed a desire for more University support for Asian American studies, particularly in hiring more faculty members whose work deal with the subject area.

May 2, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY
Steven Wilkinson to serve as acting FAS dean of social science

Pending the approval of the Yale Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — at its June meeting, Steven Wilkinson will begin a one-year term […]

April 29, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY
UP CLOSE | ‘It’s hard to sustain your love for Yale when you feel like Yale doesn’t love you back’: Yale’s ‘second-class citizens’

Interviews with instructional faculty at Yale revealed a position that fares better than the national picture — but with much that can be improved.

April 29, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY & KEVIN CHAN
As pandemic continues, cheating gains speed

The News conducted a survey of Yale undergraduates that showed approximately 50 percent of those who committed academic dishonesty did so for the first time during the virtual learning semesters.

April 28, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Faculty, students weigh in on weekly seminars

Students and faculty expressed mixed feelings about classes that are taught as weekly 110-minute seminars.

April 27, 2021

Looking down a Hillhouse Ave. sidewalk with sunlight filtering through the trees.
MADISON HAHAMY
New course on anti-racist education allows for collaboration with Connecticut teachers

While remote learning has, for some, led to Zoom-induced migraines and overloaded schedules, Yalies in associate professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Race and Migration […]

April 22, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY & ZAPORAH PRICE
Three assistant professors join African American studies department, hiring searches continue

On the coattails of two senior faculty hires in African American studies, three additional scholars have received appointments in the department and will begin teaching […]

April 16, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY
Four Yale faculty awarded Guggenheim fellowships

Four Yale faculty members recently received Guggenheim Fellowships, prestigious grants awarded to those who have “demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability […]

April 12, 2021