GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
ALEX ORI
Kwok Pui Lan speaks at Yale Divinity School’s annual Bartlett Lecture

The annual lecture, which took place on Dec. 6, was about political theology.

December 9, 2021

MIRANDA JEYARETNAM
Jackson Institute announces the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and National Power

The Schmidt Program, made possible by a $15.3 million gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to AI and cyber-focused research and teaching.

December 9, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
University files preliminary response in law school “blackballing” lawsuit

University lawyers have filed a motion to proceed with naming the plaintiffs publicly in the case.

December 8, 2021

CARTER DEWEES
New book “A New Deal for Cancer: Lessons from a 50 Year War” launches on Zoom with expert speeches

Yale Law School’s Solomon Center held a virtual book launch, inviting several experts to weigh in on the past, present and future of cancer policy.

December 7, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Law student received Coker fellowship, undermining case against Law School

One of the students who filed the lawsuit against YLS for allegedly “blackball[ing]” them from professional opportunities — including the Coker Fellowship — did in fact receive the fellowship.

December 2, 2021

VALENTINA SIMON
Yale researchers combat biases in machine learning algorithms

The fight against hidden biases in machine learning algorithms is being led by three Yale scientists and their novel training regime for predictive programs.

November 28, 2021

EDA AKER, LUCY HODGMAN, JORDAN FITZGERALD & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
YLS Dean breaks silence over string of law school scandals

In an email to the Yale Law School community, Dean Gerken apologized for recent controversies and outlined the Law School’s course over the coming days.

November 19, 2021

CAROLINE CHEN
Law School Housing Clinic fights for local housing justice

In response to the changes COVID-19 has brought to housing justice, the clinic’s eviction track has worked to diminish the pandemic’s negative impacts on lower-income populations.

November 19, 2021

ALEX ORI
Yale Divinity School’s Living Village to break ground in 2023

The Living Village will replace the Divinity School’s current student apartment complex and will feature a sustainable design.

November 17, 2021

INES CHOMNALEZ
YLS Professor Vicki Schultz to launch project on the history of civil rights law

Vicki Schultz, Ford Foundation professor of law and social science at Yale Law School, is launching a new project to chronicle the work of early lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

November 17, 2021

EDA AKER & PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Two students sue Yale Law administrators for alleged retaliation in Amy Chua case

The students, both unnamed in the suit, argue the administrators kept them from obtaining fellowships and job opportunities after they refused to endorse a formal complaint against Chua. Since the suit’s filing, some have called it “frivolous” and “embarrassing.”

November 15, 2021