Victor Wang
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Philosophy professor denies wrongdoing, provides polygraph

Philosophy professor Thomas Pogge rebutted Fernanda Lopez Aguilar's '10 claims that he sexually harassed her during her senior year.

Power ’92 urges Class of 2016 to “go all in”

“If you are setting out to make a slice of the world better, you must go in knowing that real change often requires a long struggle,” said Ambassador to the UN and Yale College alum Samantha Power '92.

Philosophy professor accused of sexual harassment

Renowned Yale Philosophy Professor Thomas Pogge has consistently used his “fame and influence” to sexually harass younger women in his field over the past several decades, according to allegations published Friday by Buzzfeed News.

Chu to serve as new Pierson dean

June Chu, an assistant dean of undergraduate students at Dartmouth College, will serve as the new Pierson College Dean in the coming academic year.

Faculty pen open letter against Calhoun

About 150 faculty members have signed an open letter urging Salovey and the Yale Corporation to reverse the decision to retain the name of Calhoun College.

Saltzman named new head of Jonathan Edwards

Mark Saltzman, who is the founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, studies the fields of drug delivery, biomaterials, nanobiotechnology and tissue engineering.

Following Calhoun decision, linguistics dept. honors diversity through naming initiative

Professors in the Linguistics Department named a gender-inclusive restroom after the much-maligned alumnus John C. Calhoun.

Students hold Calhoun renaming ceremony

Hundreds of activists and their allies gathered in front of Calhoun College Friday afternoon to protest the Corporation’s decision to retain the college’s name and rechristen it as “the college formerly known as Calhoun.”

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Students confront Salovey at town hall

As a shower of fake $1 million bills rained down upon him, University President Peter Salovey found himself confronted with questions about race, money and historical memory on Thursday at a town hall held in Battell Chapel.

“Master” to become “head of college”

Yale named its last master on Wednesday. An hour after naming David Evans ’92 the new head of Berkeley college, University President Peter Salovey announced in a campuswide email that Yale will discard the title, replacing it with “head of college.” Salovey’s message also included two other key naming decisions regarding the name of Calhoun College and the two new residential colleges.

Pauli Murray LAW ’65, Benjamin Franklin honored

The two new residential colleges will be named for Anna Pauline Murray ’65 J.S.D., ’79 Hon. D.Div and Benjamin Franklin 1753 Hon. M.A., University President Peter Salovey announced Wednesday evening.

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