Philip Mousavizadeh
Staff Reporter
@PhilipMousaviz1 | philip.mousavizadeh@yale.edu
Philip Mousavizadeh covers Woodbridge Hall, the President's Office. He previously covered the Jackson Institute. He is a sophomore in Trumbull College studying Ethics, Politics, and Economics
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JORDAN FITZGERALD & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
ANALYSIS: Experts weigh in on Supreme Court affirmative action case

Experts spoke to the News about how the Supreme Court’s decision in the Harvard and University of North Carolina affirmative action case may play out and what a post-affirmative action Yale could look like.

February 18, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Yale sets annual fundraising record, raises over $700 million in 2020-21

The University raised over $700 million in cash donations from over 40,000 donors in the 2020-21 financial year.

February 18, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Legal battle at Yale Law School continues as University files to dismiss case

Lawyers for the University filed a motion to dismiss the case of retaliation brought by two students, marking the most recent development in the ongoing case.

February 17, 2022

TIGERLILY HOPSON & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Yale unveils University-wide five year plans for diversity, equity and inclusion

The University on Monday announced detailed proposals for enhancing diversity and equity throughout Yale.

February 15, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Yale’s newest trustees share vision for a post-COVID University

Maurie McInnis and Marta L. Tellado, the Stony Brook president and a business leader, will join the Yale Corporation’s board of 16 trustees.

February 11, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
University lobbies for Biden’s Build Back Better package

Yale lobbied Congress to pass Build Back Better, particularly for provisions for financial support for students, funding for sciences and immigration reform.

February 11, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
International STEM students to enjoy loosened government regulations

New Biden Administration regulations allow students to remain in the country longer post-graduation

February 8, 2022

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Salovey unveils committee to assess Yale’s gift policy

In an email to faculty, Salovey detailed the charge and make-up of new committee, which will review Yale’s current gift procedures and suggest amendments.

February 6, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & ISAAC YU
Salovey to establish committee to ensure academic freedom in financial gifts

Following months of faculty pressure to protect academic freedom, Salovey will convene a committee to evaluate Yale’s current set of gift policies.

February 2, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Judge denies plaintiffs’ anonymity in Yale Law School case

Judge Merriam denies two plaintiffs anonymity in their lawsuit against Yale Law School

February 1, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Yale’s COVID policies among the strictest in the Ivy League

While some Ivies have started their spring semesters in-person as planned, teaching at Yale remains online until Feb. 7, a move which University President Peter Salovey says was made out of concern for the New Haven community.

January 26, 2022