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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PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
University lobbies Congress for tax cuts

Yale has spent the past two years quietly lobbying against a tax on its endowment income, per an analysis of lobbying disclosures. The 2017 Tax […]

October 8, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & ISAAC YU
After resignation, Beverly Gage and fellow Yale faculty sound alarm on academic freedom

After announcing her resignation from the Grand Strategy program, history professor Beverly Gage expressed concerns about the influence donors have over academic expression at Yale. […]

October 6, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & ADAM LEVINE
From town halls to Parliament, Yale-NUS affiliates push for answers on college’s closure

In the month since the announcement of Yale-NUS’ closure, faculty, students and alumni have mobilized to oppose what they call a “top-down” decision. Efforts to […]

October 4, 2021

Yale-NUS building
PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
University kicks off ambitious $7 billion fundraising campaign

On Saturday afternoon, the University publicly launched a capital campaign entitled “For Humanity” with the goal of raising $7 billion to support a variety of […]

October 4, 2021

Photo of outside of Schwarzman Center
PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & LIANA SCHMITTER-EMERSON
Sophomores participate in “Myth of Miscommunication” workshop

This week, the Communication and Consent Educator program launched its “Myth of Miscommunication” in-person programming for third-semester students. While students usually participate in the workshop […]

October 3, 2021

Photo of Harkness tower
PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & JAMES RICHARDSON
Ivy aid in limbo ahead of antitrust exemption expiration in 2022

The Ivy League — the only Division I conference to not offer merit-based scholarships to student-athletes — may face a lawsuit upon the expiration of […]

October 1, 2021

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PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & ISAAC YU
After donor pressure, Beverly Gage resigns as Grand Strategy director

Updates, Friday, October 1:  In the wake of Beverly Gage’s resignation from the Grand Strategy program’s directorship, faculty coalitions have voiced support for her decision. […]

September 30, 2021

Beverly Gage
PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Jackson Institute of Global Affairs incorporates two new programs

On October 1, the University’s International Security Studies, or ISS, program and the newly established International Leadership Center, or ILC, will join the Jackson Institute […]

September 28, 2021

Building on Hillhouse
PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Students struggle to balance high holidays with academics

Amidst the September Jewish holiday season, students and faculty reported struggling to balance their observance with their academic schedules. And while students have found professors […]

September 26, 2021

Sign that reads Joseph Slifka Center
PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Some faculty with COVID-19-related health concerns criticize in-person teaching mandate, accommodations policy

While many at Yale have gratefully returned to in-person instruction, not everyone is so happy.  In a Faculty of Arts and Sciences survey with 551 […]

September 24, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Student organizations, club sports permitted to host larger in-person events

University lifts 20-student cap on in-person organization meetings

September 24, 2021

Students gathered in a circle