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MADISON HAHAMY
Course preregistration deadline extended by three days

On Friday, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tamar Gendler and Dean of Yale College Marvin Chun sent an email to FAS and […]

November 16, 2020

ANNIE SIDRANSKY
Students and professors confront at-home final exams

Final exam season is always a busy culmination of the semester, but unlike normal years where students have access to in-person resources, this year will […]

November 15, 2020

JULIA BIALEK
New COVID-19 restrictions ask on-campus students not to leave campus until Thanksgiving departure

After the weeklong quarantines of students in Saybrook, Grace Hopper and Davenport colleges — following a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the colleges last week […]

November 13, 2020

JULIA BROWN
Yale legal experts dive into Barrett’s addition to the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in on Oct. 26. According to professors and legal experts from the Yale Law School, Barrett’s confirmation […]

November 13, 2020

EMILY TIAN
YHHAP organizations respond to community need, despite programming setbacks

Five times a week, students have carried trays of extra food from residential college dining halls to the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, making the trip […]

November 13, 2020

ALVARO PERPULY
Climate activists call for legislation to address climate change

Earlier this week, the New Haven Climate Movement came together in an effort to persuade leaders in the Connecticut legislature to support the Connecticut Green […]

November 13, 2020

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Harvard affirmative action ruling upheld, could move to Supreme Court, as Yale case remains in flux

On Thursday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2019 ruling that Harvard does not discriminate against Asian Americans in admissions practices. The plaintiffs […]

November 13, 2020

ROSE HOROWITCH
Yale lobbies against rules for reporting of foreign gifts, for safe harbor from COVID-19 liability

The University recently lobbied against legislation that would make more stringent rules for reporting foreign funding and in support of legislation that would give a […]

November 13, 2020

MADISON HAHAMY
“It’s over! It’s over! We got him!”: Faculty react to Biden win

When Daphne Brooks, professor of African American studies, first heard MSNBC announce that Joe Biden had won the presidency, she was unloading laundry in her […]

November 13, 2020

SHARLA MOODY
YVA hosts talk in honor of Veterans Day

On Wednesday, the Yale Veterans Association hosted a talk about what it means to be a veteran and the transition from being a soldier to […]

November 12, 2020

JORDAN JENKINS
The blurred lines between genuine allyship and performative activism

Editor’s note: This article was written in conjunction with the latest episode of “Full Disclosure,” a Yale Daily News podcast that features uncomfortable conversations on […]

November 12, 2020