POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
Yale Health announces expansion to new office

In connection with Yale Student Health, the Yale community will soon welcome a new Campus Health Office to develop and maintain Yale’s public health infrastructure.

Inside Yale’s new HBCU partnership

As President Salovey gears up to strengthen ties between Yale and HBCUs — including the recently announced Pennington Fellowship — the News looked at the historic partnership between Tougaloo College and Brown University, and what Black student leaders at Yale are searching for.

University reports strong financial position for 2023

Yale reported an operational surplus of $166 million in its annual budget report, although the report also highlighted some areas of concern.

Nanci Fortgang named interim director of Yale Health

Amid an ongoing search for a new CEO of Yale Health, Vice Provost for Health Affairs and Academic Integrity Stephanie Spangler announced on Jan. 13 that Nanci Fortgang, who previously served as the chief clinical operations officer at Yale Health, will serve as interim director.

Students and plaintiffs in mental health lawsuit respond to leave policy changes

As the plaintiffs and representatives from Yale held their second meeting for settlement negotiations in a lawsuit regarding mental health policies at Yale, the plaintiffs responded to the recent changes in leave policies announced on Wednesday.

Yale announces “momentous” changes to leave of absence policies amid ongoing mental health lawsuit

Yale has renamed “medical withdrawal” to “medical leave of absence” and announced policy changes affecting students who take a medical leave of absence and students who face medical emergencies during the semester.

Yale accepts 10 percent of early applicants, marking lowest early acceptance rate in 20 years

On Dec. 15 at 5:00 p.m., Yale offered 776 early action applicants a seat in the College’s class of 2027, out of almost 7,800 applicants. About 1,626 students were deferred for consideration during the regular decision round, with 5,188 denied admission.

Yale to help send high school seniors to HBCUs, one year after Salovey commitment

Officials at the University and New Haven Promise described how the creation of a new scholarship program that supports HBCU-bound high school seniors came to be, and what’s next.

Yale negotiates settlement in mental health lawsuit

One week after Yale was sued for discriminating against students for mental health disabilities last, a joint motion was filed to end proceedings for the next 30 days. The University and the plaintiffs, which includes Elis for Rachael and two current students, engage in settlement discussions.

The University’s “revolving door”: a look at Yale’s lobbying priorities

Yale is currently lobbying state and federal officials for increased student aid, research funding, regional development subsidies and international student support.

Following antitrust expiration, merit and athletic scholarships become an option for the Ivy League

The expiration of section 568 of the 1994 Improving America’s Schools Act has raised questions about the Ivy League’s ability to refrain from offering merit-based scholarships.