POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
BAALA SHAKYA & HENRY LIU
Yalies to rally in Washington against budget bill

Students are hosting a press conference with Connecticut senators and lobbying against a Republican budget proposal that could significantly increase taxes on universities’ endowments.

June 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Yale soon to sell nearly $3 billion in private equity

The University has claimed that its first-ever sale on the secondaries market is a portfolio “cleanup” rather than a shift in investment strategy, as it navigates slowing returns in the private equity market.

June 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
In legal brief, schools argue research funding cuts will harm American innovation

On Monday, Yale and 23 peer universities filed an amicus brief supporting Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services.

June 10, 2025

JAEHA JANG
OISS updates guidance for international students as U.S. pauses student visa interview scheduling

The Office of International Students and Scholars advised students to submit visa applications as soon as possible and recommended students evaluate their digital footprints hours before the secretary of state announced plans to revoke visas from Chinese students.

May 29, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
McInnis defends academic freedom, rallies alumni in reunion address

University President Maurie McInnis’ speech followed an alumni gathering defending academic freedom and opposing the House’s proposal for an endowment tax hike.

May 26, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Alumni elect Microsoft AI leader to Yale Corporation

Jaime Teevan ’98, Microsoft’s Chief Scientist and GPT-4 integrator, will bring tech expertise to Yale’s Board of Trustees, McInnis said in her reunion address.

May 26, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Endowment tax proposal harms schools with more international students

Because the legislation excludes international students from student population counts, schools with more foreign students will have higher calculated ratios of endowment per student, which could subject them to higher tax rates on their endowments.

May 25, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Proposed endowment tax could stifle financial aid, research funding

Experts suggested that student financial aid and funding for university research could be inhibited by a proposed increase on Yale’s endowment tax from 1.4 to 21 percent — and that the options for schools to challenge the proposal are limited.

May 25, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
McInnis urges outreach to senators as House passes endowment tax hike

After the House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase Yale’s endowment tax from 1.4 to 21 percent, University President Maurie McInnis called on Yale community members to urge their senators to oppose the bill.

May 22, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Debbie Allen, Henry Louis Gates Jr. spotted at honorary degree reception

The University holds an annual dinner for honorary degree recipients on the Sunday night of Commencement weekend before publicly announcing the recipients.

May 18, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
McInnis’ speech spotlights civility, Yale’s place in American history

In her address at the Baccalaureate Ceremony on Sunday morning, the University president used a painting of an American Revolutionary War battle and the Beer Summit to advocate for compassion despite present partisanship.

May 18, 2025