Matt Kristoffersen
Staff Reporter
matthew.kristoffersen@yale.edu
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MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Grading policy decision to be announced next Tuesday

Following an inconclusive Thursday faculty meeting where attendants’ preference seemed to contradict earlier results of a faculty-wide survey, Yale College Dean Marvin Chun delayed a […]

April 3, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN & ALAYNA LEE
YCC, 68 percent of students support universal pass/no-credit

After roughly 68 percent of respondents to a Yale College Council poll said they support a universal pass/no-credit grading system, members of the YCC voted […]

April 3, 2020

CHARLOTTE ZIMMER & MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Yale suspends all “non-critical” lab research

University Provost Scott Strobel announced on Wednesday that University researchers should suspend all non-critical laboratory work by last Friday at the lastest due to the […]

March 23, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Time differences present challenges for online learning

Arrunava Moondra ’22 has used Zoom before. But from his home in Singapore, Moondra told the News that logging into his online classes this semester […]

March 23, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Credit/D/Fail option extended to all courses, faculty to discuss universal pass

The Yale College Dean’s Office will extend the Credit/D/Fail option to all courses this semester, according to a Friday afternoon announcement that came short of […]

March 20, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Students call for “universal pass”

Citing concerns over equity as Yale moves to online classes for the rest of spring semester, a coalition of undergraduates has urged the University to […]

March 18, 2020

ROSE HOROWITCH & MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
“It’s just awful”: For many seniors, unexpected interruption brings sadness, frustration

Evan Billups ’20 figured she could spend her final semester enjoying the familiarity of Yale — filled with suite get-togethers, common room board games and […]

March 17, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN & VALERIE PAVILONIS
Classes to take place online for rest of spring semester, students not to return to campus due to COVID-19 outbreak

In a community-wide email sent Saturday night, University President Salovey announced that all classes — including final exams — will take place online for the […]

March 14, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
COVID-19 detected at Yale, three held at Yale New Haven Hospital

A Yale community member has tested positive for COVID-19 on a preliminary test, and two others are undergoing evaluations at Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to […]

March 14, 2020

VALERIE PAVILONIS & MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Classes to move online until April 5, students asked not to return from spring break

Amid the rapid spread of COVID-19 — the disease caused by the coronavirus — the University announced on Tuesday evening that classes will be held […]

March 10, 2020

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
As novel coronavirus spreads to CT, courses set to continue

Hours after the first two known cases of COVID-19 — a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus — were reported in Connecticut, Yale Health […]

March 7, 2020