Philip Mousavizadeh
Staff Reporter
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
Author Archive
How the Kerry Initiative will continue without Kerry at the helm

Despite the recent departure of former Secretary of State John Kerry ’66 to serve as President Joe Biden’s climate envoy and his ensuing need to […]

Jackson Institute finds success in Capstone Project, students and faculty say

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has crippled in-person instruction, the global affairs major’s capstone project has adapted to the public health situation, according to students […]

Yale students on the right and left offer mixed feelings about Biden presidency

Four students from across the political spectrum shared their views on the Biden presidency with the News. While a conservative student was concerned about the […]

Iranian policy expert talks the ‘politics of Islam’

On Friday morning, professor Mohammad Tabaar of Texas A&M University gave a virtual talk to about 25 students in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations […]

Yale-NUS artist-in-residence talks sculpture, projects

At 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Yale students from around the world tuned into a Yale-NUS talk called “Everything That Has a Point Makes a Circle.” […]

Yale student groups prepare for 2020 election

Tobin Center research informs economic debate during pandemic

Today, Yale finds itself on the front lines of the national economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Tobin Center for Economic Policy, housed within […]

Working group to investigate ties to racism, slavery in Yale’s history

In an Oct. 14 email to the Yale community, University President Peter Salovey announced the formation of a working group of faculty, students, researchers and […]

MOUSAVIZADEH: Notes from abroad

Last month for the first time since 2007, I began living in the United States again. While others talk of feeling a sense of imposter […]

Prize-winning journalist talks identity politics with YPU

Clarence Page, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and senior member of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, joined the Yale Political Union this Tuesday to […]

DataHaven survey reveals racial disparities in COVID-19 experience

Black and Latino residents of Connecticut have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recession, according to a new survey released on […]