COMMENCEMENT 2024: NEWS
KARLA CORTES
Yale College welcomes 1,267 newly admitted students to the Class of 2024, joined by 568 returning from gap year

The Class of 2024 boosted Yale's undergraduate body to 6,250 students and features an increase in diversity and a historic number of gap year deferrals.

May 19, 2024

NORA MOSES
Yale community reacts to Biden presidency

From his election in November 2020 to recent protests condemning his support of Israel, Biden's presidency has made waves on campus.

May 19, 2024

ETHAN WOLIN
Four years of New Haven politics with unchanged leadership

Mayor Justin Elicker SOM ’10 YSE ’10 has led the city’s Democratic apparatus to repeated victories.

May 19, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Yale’s mental health policy reform: A landmark settlement and the path forward

Over the past four years, mental health services have been an increasingly important concern for students. Student advocacy, including a lawsuit against the University, has been instrumental in Yale’s mental health policy reform in 2023.

May 19, 2024

ASUKA KODA
The Class of COVID-19: The University’s evolving pandemic policies

The Class of 2024 is well acquainted with momentous school policy changes due to the pandemic, from remote learning in 2020 to the end of COVID-19 reporting in 2024.

May 19, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT
Admissions office goes through changes in affirmative action, SAT requirements

From test-optional policies during the COVID-19 pandemic to new training for admissions officers in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, the class of 2024 saw a flurry of new admissions policies.

May 19, 2024

SIENNA TEJPAUL
Bulldogs win back-to-back Ivy League championships

Despite COVID-19 pandemic restrictions during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the Bulldogs took home two championships after beating the Crimson.

May 19, 2024

NORA MOSES
Salovey steps down, presidential search still underway

Despite University President Peter Salovey’s August announcement that he would be stepping down, the Yale Corporation has not yet made their decision for Yale’s 24th president.

May 19, 2024