Rachel Dempsey
New chaplains ease in

As a child Samshad Sheikh aspired to be a nun in a convent, but her Muslim faith eventually led her instead to Yale, where she […]

Panels debate laws on gays in military

The first of two Yale Law School discussion panels on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy met on Thursday, with guests including a former […]

Courses on Africa dwindle

Rebecca Fabbro ’09 wanted to take a course in African history after years of studying the history of Western countries, but when she opened the […]

Event showcases fellows

More than 300 Yale students, faculty and New Haven residents crowded into Betts House Thursday night to meet Yale’s World Fellows, a group of 19 […]

Law School receives loan of Roman and canon law volumes

The rare book collection of the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School has grown by approximately 1,300 volumes with the addition of an […]

Campus to cameo in film

Scenes from the upcoming thriller “In Bloom,” starring Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan, will be filmed on the Yale campus Sept. 18 and 19, University […]

Harvard election law expert to join Yale’s faculty

Heather Gerken, a professor of election law, constitutional law, and civil procedure at Harvard Law School, will join the Yale Law School faculty next semester. […]

QPAC pushes for clause

About 50 students rallied on Beinecke Plaza Wednesday to demand that the University add a clause concerning gender identity to Yale’s nondiscrimination policy. The effort, […]

Southpaw snails have advantage

Much as human southpaws have an advantage in many sports, a dominant left “hand” lends some snails a competitive advantage in the game of life, […]

Burt talks on future of recruitment case

Yale Law School’s effort to restrict access to military recruiters in response to the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy may have suffered a defeat […]

Alon recounts massacre of Israelis in Munich

Dan Alon kept quiet about his experience as an Israeli athlete at the Munich Olympics of 1972 for more than 30 years, but Steven Spielberg’s […]