POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Yale Young Global Scholars to remain virtual for third year amid push to include international students

The competitive pre-collegiate academic program, which hosts students from dozens of countries each summer, announced that the 2022 session will take place virtually.

March 31, 2022

JORDAN FITZGERALD
Yale admits 2,234 students, acceptance rate shrinks to 4.46 percent

Yale’s acceptance rate reaches its lowest point in recent history

March 31, 2022

SARAH COOK & LUCY HODGMAN
Pre-orientation programs to become free, mandatory for incoming first-years

Participation in one of Yale’s five pre-orientation programs will now be both mandatory and free of charge for students in the class of 2026.

March 29, 2022

TIGERLILY HOPSON
Back to normalcy? Staff members reflect on partial lift of mask mandate

Following the recent removal of the mask mandate in most indoor spaces, staff members shared how they feel about the change.

March 29, 2022

SARAH COOK
Administrators weigh reduction in COVID-19 testing requirements

As undergraduate students return from spring break and the BA.2 variant spreads across Connecticut, administrators are considering moving from twice to once a week testing for undergraduates.

March 28, 2022

ISABEL MANEY
As Yale aims for building efficiency, retrofitting proves a challenge

Even with updated building standards, the University still faces challenges to build a more sustainable campus.

March 17, 2022

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Criticism sparks over Russia-linked billionaire Yale donor

Yale faculty call for the University to investigate its relationship with Len Blavatnik, a Russia-linked billionaire with ties to the country’s oligarchs and economic dealings.

March 15, 2022

JORDAN FITZGERALD
Yale College term bill raised by nearly 4 percent; cracks 80k

Yale increases cost of attendance from $77,750 to $80,700

March 10, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Yale money pulled from Russia after invasion

Following global sanctions, Yale’s investments are pulled out of Russia.

March 9, 2022

OLIVIA TUCKER
Students report varied contact tracing experiences

Some students have expressed confusion over perceived disparities in their contact tracing experiences as the Yale Contact Tracing Team shifts its focus to high-risk groups and areas of ongoing transmission.

March 9, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
University quietly severs Sackler ties

Over the last year, Yale has quietly cut ties from the controversial family who propagated the opioid crisis.

March 9, 2022