POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
KAITLYN POHLY
‘We’ll just admit fewer students’: University scrambles to accommodate large first-year class

The 1,647 members of the class of 2027 began classes this week, prompting questions about the University’s ability to house and educate the ballooning undergraduate student population.

September 6, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH, SOPHIE SONNENFELD, BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Salovey to step down

In a Thursday morning email to the University community, Peter Salovey announced that this will be his eleventh and final year as Yale’s president; he intends to depart this summer.

August 31, 2023

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Salovey tests positive for COVID-19

More than 2,500 attendees — including members of the class of 2027 and their guests — gathered on Cross Campus on Monday, Aug. 21, for […]

August 31, 2023

KAITLYN POHLY
Elis for Rachael reaches settlement with University following mental health discrimination lawsuit

About nine months after filing a class-action lawsuit against the University regarding its leave of absence policies, the nonprofit has reached a settlement with Yale that cements recent policy changes and introduces new reforms long desired by mental health advocates.

August 26, 2023

ADAM WALKER
Tracing the past, present and future of affirmative action

In the wake of the recent SCOTUS decision on race-conscious college admissions, the News offers an exploration of the history and evolution of affirmative action in the United States.

July 25, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Department of Education launches investigation into legacy, donor preferences at Harvard

The investigation originates from a complaint that a Boston-based civil rights group filed three weeks ago, which alleged that the university’s preference for legacy and donor-related applicants violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

July 25, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
ANALYSIS: What comes next? Questions after the affirmative action decision

The News walks through critical questions about future admissions models at selective universities in the wake of the affirmative action repeal.

July 24, 2023

SARAH COOK & ANIKA ARORA SETH
Wesleyan drops legacy preference

Now nearly a month after the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action, the Connecticut-based private liberal arts college announced Wednesday that it will no longer consider legacy status in its admissions process.

July 23, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
FroCos receive full room and board for 2023-24 year

After United FroCos sent its petition to the University, administrators increased compensation for incoming first-year counselors to include the full cost of room and board.

July 10, 2023

Old Campus as seen through Phelps Gate.
ANIKA ARORA SETH & EVAN GORELICK
Harvard faces new challenge to legacy and donor preferences

Following the recent Supreme Court ruling that rejected Harvard’s consideration of race in admissions, the Ivy League university has become the target of a new civil complaint alleging that its preference for legacy and donor-related applicants violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

July 3, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
SCOTUS axes affirmative action

Ruling against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill in two separate lawsuits, the Court decreed it unconstitutional for any American university to consider applicants’ races in admissions processes.

June 29, 2023