Peter Salovey
Guest Columnist
president@yale.edu
Author Archive
PETER SALOVEY
SALOVEY: Why we are here

Editors’ Note: This piece originally appeared in the 2019 First Year Issue, published on August 2, 2019. Dear Class of 2023, Welcome to Yale! You […]

August 9, 2019

PETER SALOVEY
SALOVEY: Giants among us

Editors’ Note: This piece originally appeared in the 2019 Commencement Issue, published on May 20, 2019. Dear Class of 2019, Commencement is a wonderful opportunity […]

May 20, 2019

PETER SALOVEY
SALOVEY: A more accessible Yale College

“Welcome to Yale!” I enjoy saying these words many times at the start of a new academic year. This year, my greeting has even greater […]

September 5, 2017

PETER SALOVEY
SALOVEY: Our commitment

Yale’s commitment to its students is long-standing, and I am dedicated to maintaining and strengthening the supports and resources we have in place. We admit students without regard to immigration status, and our financial aid policies assure that no student will be denied an education because of immigration status. These policies will continue.

November 18, 2016

PETER SALOVEY
SALOVEY: We cannot seek truth by hiding it

Yale’s motto is “light and truth,” and we cannot seek the truth by hiding it.

April 29, 2016

PETER SALOVEY
In face of intolerance, reflection is crucial

In recent months, a number of incidents have taken place on the Yale campus that disturb the sense of community most of us value and […]

January 29, 2007

JUDITH KRAUSS & PETER SALOVEY
Why having free speech at Yale matters

Last November, 5,200 issues of the Yale Free Press, which had been distributed to 11 residential colleges and Swing Space by the paper’s staff, disappeared […]

March 1, 2005