Rachel Treisman
Staff Reporter
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Recent Yale teaching fellow, instructor defies White House press briefing rules

A former teaching fellow and doctoral fellow at Yale became on Wednesday the first known reporter to defy a White House prohibition on streaming audio […]

Former Spanish prof alleges sexual harassment, retaliatory firing in lawsuit

Susan Byrne, a former professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department, has filed a lawsuit claiming that she was denied tenure for speaking out against sexual harassment in the department.

Pierson College dean search moves forward

An unusually large search committee is reviewing 150 applications to replace former Pierson Dean June Chu.

Angela Gleason named new dean of Morse

Gleason, a history lecturer, assistant director of the Center for Language Study and deputy Title IX coordinator, replaces outgoing dean Joel Silverman.

Pierson dean June Chu leaves position after Yelp scandal

Dean of Pierson College June Chu has left her position, head of Pierson College Stephen Davis announced in a Tuesday morning email to Pierson students. Chu was placed on leave in May after screenshots circulated of offensive reviews she posted on her personal Yelp account.

Cutoffs for cum laude remain consistent

The GPA cutoffs for latin honors for the class of 2017 remain roughly the same as those of previous years, with the standard top 30% […]

Grace Hopper College unveils new coat of arms

The coat of arms — which will become official on July 1 — features a blue shield overlaid with a white pattern of circles and rectangles, a gold dolphin and black scalloping.

Under criticism for Yelp reviews, Pierson Dean Chu placed on leave

Pierson College Dean June Chu — whose insensitive Yelp posts drew criticism earlier this week — has been placed on leave.

Screenshots surface of insensitive Yelp reviews by Pierson College dean

Screenshots of the inflammatory reviews began circulating among Pierson students.

Morse’s Silverman to step down

English and American Studies lecturer Joel Silverman will step down as dean of Morse College to become the Director of Academic and Educational Affairs for Yale College.

Marvin Chun named Yale College dean

Psychology and neuroscience professor Marvin Chun will serve as the next dean of Yale College.