Yale Daily News

Though many students and alumni hoped for immediate change in athletic recruitment when University President Peter Salovey took office, they may have to keep waiting.

October 18, 2013

Over the course of his academic career, Ranis wrote more than 20 books and 300 articles on the theory and policy-related aspects of development economics. His 1964 book “Development of the Labor Surplus Economy: Theory and Policy” — which he cowrote with now-retired Yale professor John Fei — has sparked new debate in the field.

October 17, 2013

Undergraduate Career Services has begun digitizing its services and workshops, enabling students to access these resources without needing to set foot in its building.

October 17, 2013

Newark Mayor Cory Booker LAW ’97 has won the New Jersey special Senate race, defeating his opponent former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, a self-identified Tea Party Republican.

October 16, 2013

Leslie Woodard, English professor and dean of Calhoun College, died unexpectedly Monday in her home in Calhoun. She was 53 years old.

October 15, 2013

On Sunday afternoon, after months of listening to faculty, students, alumni and New Haven residents during his tour as president-elect, University President Peter Salovey finally […]

October 14, 2013

Due to the shutdown, Yale students interested in government positions are frustrated and confused by the now-unclear application process toward securing these jobs.

October 11, 2013

President Barack Obama will appoint Janet Yellen GRD ’71, who served as a member of the Yale Corporation from 2000 to 2006, as the first-ever chairwoman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, according to information from White House officials to The New York Times. The announcement — which is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST this Wednesday — will not come as a major surprise, after Larry Summers, a former economic adviser to the President and the other widely rumored candidate for the job, publicly ruled himself out of contention on Sept. 15.

October 8, 2013

Charles Taylor ’50 GRD ’53 ’55, Yale’s provost from 1963 to 1972 who helped spearhead the diversification of the student body and the modernization of […]

October 8, 2013

At a talk on Thursday evening, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations for Peacebuilding Support Judy Cheng-Hopkins highlighted the crucial role of the international community […]

October 4, 2013

The share of Connecticut residents without access to health insurance has dropped significantly in recent years, according to the most recent Current Population Survey (CPS).

October 4, 2013