GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
ADAM WALKER
International law experts discuss implications of World Court Russia-Ukraine rulings

The News spoke with experts who reflected on the major rulings from the International Court of Justice concerning Russia’s war in Ukraine.

February 29, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Law School clinic files brief to combat intentionally false statements about voting

Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic submitted an amicus brief in the appellate case United States v. Mackey, aiming to show how civil rights law can prosecute intentionally false statements on voting mechanics.

February 28, 2024

HANWEN ZHANG
Canadian Studies Conference reflects on last year’s record wildfires

Attendees at the conference“Smoke from Canada: Climate Change, Forest Fires, and the Future” took a look at some of the impacts left by last year’s Canadian wildfires.

February 25, 2024

ALISA REINER
Yale Graduate Students dive into Sustainability Conversations at GreenBiz24 Conference

Yale School of the Environment and School of Management students traveled to Phoenix, Arizona from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14 to attend the largest annual sustainability business conference in the United States.

February 20, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Yale Law School hosts panels discussing elder fraud and abuse

The Law School’s Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy hosted several panel discussions on Feb. 16 on addressing the issue of elder fraud and abuse in America.

February 19, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Law School course explores Supreme Court history through working papers of former Justice Potter Stewart ’37 LAW ’41

The new course, taught by legal research lecturers Nicholas Mignanelli and Michael VanderHeijden, aims to explore how judges use historical court documents to make sense of judicial decisions.

February 15, 2024

ESMA OKUTAN
Graduate and professional students advocate for continued access to federal student loans amid debates over proposed Pell changes

A new act proposed by the Committee on Education and the Workforce aims to expand workforce training programs at the expense of federal loan access to students at wealthy universities.

February 9, 2024

LICHEL JOHNSTON
Students launch Yale Undergraduate Black Pre-Law Association

The organization’s founders told the News that they hope to foster a supportive and inclusive community for those interested in law.

February 8, 2024

ADAM WALKER
Law School clinic sues Department of Veteran Affairs over gender-affirming surgery policy 

Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services clinic filed suit against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs last month, urging the court to order the department to address a rulemaking petition presented to them in 2016 to include gender-affirming surgery in its medical coverage.

February 7, 2024

ESMA OKUTAN & LAURA OSPINA
Graduate students reflect on new union contract

After Local 33 UNITE HERE ratified its first contract with the University last December, graduate workers are celebrating affordable insurance plans and pay raises.

February 6, 2024

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Architecture students build homes for First Year Building Project

Second-semester first years at Yale’s Architecture School are collaborating with the Friends Center to build houses for local teachers.

February 2, 2024