FACULTY & ACADEMICS
JOSIE REICH, YOLANDA WANG & ADAM WALKER
Faculty for Yale panel debates institutional neutrality

The panel featured four pro-neutrality Yale faculty members and Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, who opposes neutrality.

September 19, 2024

YOLANDA WANG & ASHER BOISKIN
Yale academics weigh in on Harris-Trump presidential debate

In interviews with the News, three Yale academics offered their perspective on the debate and Vice President Kamala Harris’ and former President Donald Trump’s performance.

September 12, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yale professors file briefs amici curiae in Supreme Court case challenging bans on gender-affirming healthcare for trans minors

Through philosophical and legal historical approaches in line with their authors’ respective expertise, the two briefs supported the argument that a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

September 11, 2024

YOLANDA WANG & ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
One year after establishment, Digital Ethics Center researchers reflect on its progress

In its first year, the DEC has produced research on a variety of topics and formed relationships with programs both within and beyond Yale. The center’s leaders now hope to engage with the Yale and New Haven community.

September 4, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie to teach class on political campaigns at Jackson School of Global Affairs

Christie, who campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and 2024, will draw on both Democratic and Republican campaigns to teach a seminar about campaign strategy and leadership.

September 2, 2024

KARLA CORTES & CHRIS TILLEN
Students share mixed reactions to Yale President-elect McInnis

The News spoke with seven Yale students who expressed a range of opinions on Maurie McInnis' upcoming tenure as the University’s 24th president and the presidential search.

June 10, 2024

NORA MOSES
Faculty reflect on teaching Asian languages amid growing demands

The News spoke to five faculty members who teach Asian languages at Yale and through the Shared Course Initiative about how their programs have adapted to student needs and changing enrollment trends.

May 30, 2024

CHRIS TILLEN
“Trailblazer, inspiring mentor and a generous friend and colleague”: remembering Gary Okihiro

A pioneer in the fields of Asian American studies and third world studies, Okihiro’s memory is characterized by his immense impact on both scholarship and the many students he taught over the years.

May 25, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING, KAITLYN POHLY, GIRI VISWANATHAN & ADAM MCPHAIL
Faculty divided over University response to divestment protests and student arrests

Faculty members composed two separate letters criticizing the University’s response to pro-Palestine protests: one criticizing Monday’s arrests, and another urging the University to respond more aggressively to protect Jewish students.

April 26, 2024

JOSIE REICH & BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Three student acts cancel performances at Salovey’s celebratory dinner

The event, which celebrated Salovey’s tenure as University President, was held on the eve of the Yale Corporation’s Saturday meeting. Throughout the event, hundreds of student protesters stationed outside demanded that Yale divest from weapons manufacturers.

April 20, 2024

HUDSON WARM
Seven Yale faculty members named 2024 Guggenheim fellows

The group of recipients includes six faculty members in Arts and Sciences and one in the Yale School of Art.

April 18, 2024