Yale Daily News

After two academic years heavily affected by the pandemic, campus in the 2021-2022 academic year saw a multitude of changes for new and returning Yalies.

A combination of shifting COVID-19 policies and first-day-of-school flooding cast uncertainty over beginning of school activities.

Read highlights from Yale’s reinvigorated arts scene this year.

Novel variant, Omicron, shakes up University plans prompting shifts in final exam administration, meal distribution, testing policies, and more.

As alums observe a decline in Yale’s residential college communities, the class of 2024 faced severe shortages in the housing process this past spring, forcing many to live off-campus or be annexed in other colleges.

After receiving permission from Pilar Montalvo, assistant vice president for university life, a student took down a banner that listed the names of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. Montalvo told the News there were “administrative errors” made in allowing the poster to go up and in authorizing the student to take it down.

Council members have expressed optimism about working with YCC President Leleda Beraki to follow through on policies proposed in her campaign.

The class of 2026 is inheriting a strained college council with high senator turnover and record-low voter turnout.

As demand for mental health services at Yale has increased, limited infrastructural expansions have been met by continued student frustration.

In the past year, significant developments have been made to expand financial aid, yet FGLI students continue to face struggles and search for community.

In the past two years, Yale has been forced to grapple more directly with its ties to slavery and racism.

Under the tenure of Dean Marvin Chun, Yale College saw the end of shopping period, the expansion of Credit/D/Fail, and struggles in the advising system.

Following record endowment growth, the University has unveiled new spending commitments and curbed its international investments.

The professor’s decision to leave Grand Strategy left administrators and colleagues grappling with the meanings of academic freedom.

This year, the Supreme Court is set to review cases against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill that could end affirmative action […]

Former NHPD Acting Chief Renee Dominguez, who was appointed to serve as the first permanent female chief for the department, faced rejection for the role and spent months tangled in a legal battle over remaining as acting chief.

The unrecognized union for Yale’s graduate students raised their demands for a contract amid similar protests at peer institutions and an ongoing national labor rights movement.

On the heels of its $11.1 billion endowment growth, Yale agreed to increase its voluntary contribution to New Haven by $52 million over six years. Still, alders’ reservations remain regarding agreement “loopholes.”

The Faculty of Arts & Sciences sought to hire more than 100 new professors as part of a push to boost faculty ranks and strengthen STEM departments.

YSPH hopes to create greater global influence in its journey to autonomy from the School of Medicine.

The Yale-developed SalivaDirect is cheaper, faster and less invasive than traditional COVID-19 testing methods. Its impact has extended as far as the NBA and as local as New Haven testing sites, with more community partnerships hopefully on the horizon.

The Jackson School of Global Affairs will open as Yale’s thirteenth professional school after meeting its fundraising target.

This spring, Yale affiliates strongly condemned Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and offered an outpouring of support.

Yale-NUS students and faculty expressed immense dismay at the closing of their school’s doors. In 2025, Yale-NUS will merge with the NUS University Scholars Programme, and Yale’s name will be removed from the institution.

A prominent professor’s suspension heightened faculty outrage over the Justice Department's “anti-espionage” China Initiative. Meanwhile, the Yale Investments Office re-evaluated its Chinese investments.

The University community evaluated progress and pitfalls in Yale’s sustainability plan, drawing attention to critical goals such as full divestment in fossil fuels.