Yolanda Wang
Staff Reporter
yolanda.wang@yale.edu
Yolanda Wang covers Faculty and Academics as well as Endowment, Finances and Donations. Originally from Buffalo, NY, she is a junior in Davenport College majoring in political science.
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YOLANDA WANG
Human rights program reinstated as certificate

Human Rights Studies, which was previously offered as an intensive program through the Schell Center, has been revived as a certificate administered jointly by Yale College and the Jackson School of Global Affairs.

November 19, 2024

NORA MOSES & YOLANDA WANG
Student body to vote on divestment in YCC referendum

On Sunday, the pro-Palestinian Sumud Coalition collected signatures from 20 percent of the student body, triggering a full student body referendum on divestment from military weapons manufacturers.

November 18, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yale’s For Humanity fundraising campaign hits $5.8 billion

The campaign reported on Tuesday that it saw higher gift giving in fiscal year 2024 and is on track to meet its $7 billion goal by June 2026.

November 13, 2024

YOLANDA WANG & FABEHA JAHRA
“Histories and Worlds Unbound” symposium honors Gary Okihiro’s legacy

The symposium gathered academics and activists from across disciplines to hold dialogue on professor Gary Y. Okihiro’s scholarship in Asian American studies and ethnic studies.

November 13, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Sumud Coalition calls for divestment referendum

The pro-Palestine Sumud Coalition held a rally on Wednesday to launch a petition for a referendum on divestment from military weapons.

November 8, 2024

KARLA CORTES, YOLANDA WANG & CHRIS TILLEN
“Quiet acceptance and a quiet grief”: Yalies react to Trump victory

After Donald Trump’s reelection to the U.S. presidency early Wednesday morning, Yale students expressed mixed feelings at community gatherings, rallies and reflection events.

November 7, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yalies4Palestine demands Yale support Palestinian scholars, studies

Yalies4Palestine recently launched a campaign to pressure Yale to invest in educational programs on Palestine and relationships with Palestinian universities and scholars.

November 4, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yale endowment grows 5.7 percent

While Yale’s 2024 fiscal year investment return is slightly up from last year and represents a gain of $2.3 billion, it places Yale second-last among its Ivy League peers.

October 29, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
FAS dean search, transitional preparations underway

The recently formed Search Advisory Committee for the next FAS Dean is gathering community input, while current FAS Dean Tamar Gendler is preparing a descriptive assessment of the FAS for her successor.

October 24, 2024

KARLA CORTES & YOLANDA WANG
Yale community mourns on Oct. 7 anniversary

A year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory war in Gaza started, Yale community members gathered to mourn lives lost.

October 8, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yale to offer Filipino (Tagalog) courses in fall 2025

Following monthslong student advocacy efforts, the Council on Southeast Asian Studies has posted a job advertisement for a Filipino (Tagalog) lector, who initially will be appointed for three years.

September 30, 2024