POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
NORA MOSES & CHRIS TILLEN
Trump threatens to jail or deport students, freeze funding for universities for “illegal protests”

In a message on Truth Social, the president asserted that all federal funding would stop for any University that allows “illegal” protests.

March 5, 2025

NORA MOSES
Yale Hospitality firm on decision to remove takeout boxes, despite months of student advocacy

In spite of negative student feedback and several advocacy pushes by the Yale College Council, Hospitality persists in its decision to remove to-go boxes and disposable cups, but points to alternatives such as Smart Meals.

March 4, 2025

JERRY GAO & HAILEY TALBERT
College cost rises to $90,550, marking a decade of yearly near-4 percent increases

The 2025-26 term bill, consisting of $69,900 in tuition and $20,650 in housing and meal fees, is 3.9 percent higher than the current term bill.

February 26, 2025

KARLA CORTES & NORA MOSES
Trump’s anti-DEI order won’t affect cultural centers, Dean Lewis says

Yale’s race-conscious practices remain safe despite the Department of Education’s letter, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis said, but race-based groups still express concerns.

February 20, 2025

FABEHA JAHRA
“We need the whole Yale community”: Yale falls short of its recycling goals

While Yale’s recycling infrastructure advances, students and staff call for greater participation and education to combat contamination.

February 20, 2025

JAEHA JANG & ORION KIM
International students navigate growing competition in Yale admissions

As international demand for Ivy League admissions increased over the decades, schools across the world adapted to the new landscape.

February 20, 2025

JERRY GAO & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Education Department instructs universities to end all race-conscious programs

The Department of Education warned that universities that do not suspend diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and practices within two weeks could lose federal funding.

February 19, 2025

JOSIE REICH
President’s office launches lecture series

The Presidential Lecture Series will commence with a talk on economic opportunity by Harvard economist Raj Chetty.

February 19, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Sunil Amrith named new director of MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies

The history professor will replace outgoing director Steven Wilkinson, who started his term as the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in January.

February 18, 2025

CLAIRE NAM
Center for Inclusive Growth to host “first-of-its-kind” convening on economic development in New Haven

One year in, the center’s program development is still in the works. Admin has continued to declare commitment to investing in Yale and New Haven’s financial relationship.

February 16, 2025

YOLANDA WANG
Faculty letter calls on McInnis to vocally resist Trump policies

Nearly 400 faculty signed an open letter to University President Maurie McInnis on Wednesday, calling for her to stand up in “word and deed” against federal policies threatening the University’s research and values.

February 13, 2025