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65 faculty hired through diversity initiative

Yale has recruited 65 new diverse faculty members since 2015 as part of the Faculty Excellence and Diversity Initiative, launched during a period of heated […]

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Kavanaugh involved in bar fight during Yale College years

More than three decades ago, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ’87 LAW ’90 allegedly threw ice and beer in a fight at a local bar in New Haven as a junior at Yale.

YPU faced with $3,501 of debt

Burdened by more unexpected debt, the Yale Political Union will have to apply for grants more aggressively this year while seeking guests from the New […]

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Div School student vandalizes posters supporting sexual assault victims

Posters supporting sexual assault victims, including those who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ’87 LAW ’90 of sexual misconduct , were torn down from bulletin boards across campus on Saturday and Sunday.

200 Yale Law students gather for Kavanaugh hearing

Eyes glued to TV screens, around 200 Yale Law School students gathered in the Sterling Law Building as the first woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh ’87 LAW ’90 of sexual misconduct testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

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Protests against Kavanaugh echo response to Thomas allegations

Almost exactly 27 years separate the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas LAW ’74 and Judge Brett Kavanaugh ’87 LAW ’90.

New initiative to help students with financial emergencies

The University unveiled a new online funding request system on Monday afternoon that will allow undergraduates to request monetary aid for unexpected financial emergencies. Called […]

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Simons stripped of endowed chair

Michael Simons was stripped of the Waldemar von Zedtwitz chair on Friday afternoon, less than two months after the University awarded it to him.

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Yale-NUS president backs repeal of gay sex ban

Yale-NUS President Tan Tai Yong earlier this month signed a petition advocating for the repeal of a section of Singapore’s penal code that criminalizes consensual sex between men.

Amid controversy, Alpern under review

As Robert Alpern’s third term as the dean of Yale School of Medicine nears its end, University President Peter Salovey has asked School of Medicine […]

University puts $26 million toward faculty recruitment, salaries

University President Peter Salovey and Provost Ben Polak on Monday announced a new initiative to allocate $26 million for the purposes of faculty salary adjustments […]

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