Profiles: Yalies on Leave

This semester, as the pandemic has prompted changes to campus life, 23 percent of Yale College students are taking a leave of absence — far more than the 1.4 percent of students who took a leave in fall 2019. Of students on leaves this year, some are spending their semesters continents away, while others are passing their days at home. And regardless of where they’re located, these students are researching, campaigning and creating. Here are a few of their stories.

An improvised semester: Steve Blanco ’23 creates skin care startup while on leave

Ask Steve Blanco ’23 what his favorite course at Yale is, and he’ll start talking about spending an entire class lying on the floor, learning […]

By Julia Brown • November 20, 2020

Ben Beckman ’24 embarks on a voyage

During his leave of absence, composer Ben Beckman ’24 is co-producing an album that he hopes will break the boundaries of typical jazz music. The […]

By Marisol Carty • November 20, 2020

Logan Roberts ’23: FGLI education advocate and ‘engaged, thoughtful community member’

From his small Washington, D.C. basement apartment, Logan Roberts ’23 has perfected the art of cooking his chicken breast dinner in the microwave by night. […]

By Christian Robles • November 19, 2020