FACULTY & ACADEMICS
YOLANDA WANG & JAEHA JANG
Faculty concerned for Yale’s Middle East studies amid unrest at peer institutions

As similar programs at Columbia and Harvard have faced political scrutiny, faculty in Yale’s Council on Middle East Studies expressed concern for their academic freedom.

April 2, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
DATA: Curious about studying abroad? Trends show Yalies take their studies worldwide

The News analyzed the Office of International and Summer Programs’ data on Yale student experiences studying abroad.

March 27, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & YOLANDA WANG
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears

History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.

March 27, 2025

OLIVIA WOO
WGSS nears end of hiring process for new Transgender Studies professor

The department seeks to fulfill requests from both students and faculty for a specialist in trans studies, continuing its faculty expansion.

March 26, 2025

OLIVIA WOO
Yale undergraduate and GSAS courses adopt four-digit course numbers

In order to accommodate the gradual exhausting of three-digit combinations, the University Registrar’s Office began the renumbering process with fall 2025 course listings.

March 26, 2025

YOLANDA WANG
Jewish Yale faculty sign letter denouncing Trump’s attacks on pro-Palestine dissenters

The statement, which rejected “cynical” claims of antisemitism, urged universities across the U.S. to resist federal actions like the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and to protect university members’ right to free speech.

March 24, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
“The world has failed Burma”: Son of imprisoned Nobel laureate calls for action at Yale

Thirteen years after his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, delivered a sold-out talk at Yale, Kim Aris held an intimate discussion with Yale’s Council of Southeast Asian Studies to raise awareness of his mother’s detention.

March 24, 2025

ELSPETH YEH
Academic affairs: The love stories of Yale’s faculty

Every year, Valentine’s Day proves that love is everywhere. Certainly, romance at Yale graces the lives of every community member, including the illustrious minds that […]

February 14, 2025

OLIVIA WOO
CS department defers to instructors on classroom AI policy

Yale College administrators have taken a discretionary approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms, resulting in differing policies across Computer Science courses.

February 12, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Grand Strategy welcomes most competitive cohort in history

The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy announced that 22 students have been selected of almost 180 applicants.

February 11, 2025

OLIVIA WOO
Poorvu Center seeks to expand AI integration into classrooms

Applications for the pilot AI Course Revision Pilot Grant are open for instructors who want to integrate artificial intelligence into their curriculum.

February 6, 2025