POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
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

ANIKA ARORA SETH & ISAAC YU
Yale kicks off search for new science dean

A committee will search for the next FAS divisional leader, who will come into the full-time role as Yale makes sweeping steps in its science strategy.

March 8, 2022

OLIVIA TUCKER
University switches to test-out system for COVID-positive undergraduates

All undergraduates are now required to obtain a negative rapid antigen test result to leave isolation, a policy shift that some say will unduly burden the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

March 7, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & YASH ROY
As the Sackler family pays out $6 billion in a settlement, Yale maintains its ties

The Sackler family will pay out $6 billion to victims of the opioid crisis while Yale holds onto its connection to the pharmaceutical magnates.

March 4, 2022

JORDAN FITZGERALD
Bulldog Days back in person for first time since pandemic’s start

After a three-year hiatus, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will once again host Bulldog Days on campus.

March 4, 2022

MICHAEL NDUBISI & CARTER DEWEES
A year since Swensen told money managers to diversify firms, Yale stays silent on progress

Amid leadership turnover at Yale’s Investments Office, it is unclear how much progress has been made towards Yale’s efforts to lead firms to diversify.

March 3, 2022

ISABEL MANEY
Students criticize Yale’s sustainability efforts in survey

The results of Yale’s annual Sustainability Survey were released in February. The survey — which was instituted as part of Yale’s 2025 Sustainability plan — asked students and staff how they felt about climate change and Yale’s progress towards sustainability.

March 3, 2022

OLIVIA TUCKER
Students report discrepancies in isolation duration policies

As the undergraduate community grapples with a recent surge in cases, some students have found Yale’s isolation duration policies to be inconsistent and confusing.

March 1, 2022

CHARLOTTE HUGHES
Despite criticism, Yale holds investment again in fracking giant

Antero Resources reappeared in Yale’s latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

February 28, 2022

ALEX YE
Endowment adds fintech companies, slashes EQT in fourth quarter

The changes were reflected in Yale’s latest SEC filing.

February 28, 2022

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
On two tracks: Salovey reflects on steering Yale through the pandemic

After two years of the pandemic at Yale, University President Peter Salovey discusses the challenges and stresses of the past and looks forward to a return to normalcy

February 25, 2022