POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
ROSE HOROWITCH
Administrators weigh commencement options ahead of announcement

University administrators aim to unveil plans for commencement by the end of the month, deciding whether seniors can cap off their four years in their […]

March 2, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON & MADISON HAHAMY
Yale to shift resources to intro classes, hire post-docs for some upper-level seminars as student body grows

With Yale set to welcome larger-than-usual classes of sophomores and first years the next academic year, professors and the Yale administration are taking steps to […]

February 28, 2021

JULIA BIALEK
Amid historic housing demand, preliminary housing plans for next academic year announced to undergrads

After the news that a historically large class of 2025, due to an increase in pandemic-caused leaves of absence, would prevent the incoming class from […]

February 26, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Students for Fair Admissions sues Yale, petitions to escalate Harvard case to Supreme Court

On Thursday, Students for Fair Admissions — the plaintiff in the high-profile admissions lawsuit against Harvard University — filed a lawsuit against Yale alleging that […]

February 25, 2021

KELSEY TAMAKLOE
Looking at the past, present and future of renaming

In spring 2016, a student group called Better Yale held a public art installation on Cross Campus directly in front of what was then named […]

February 25, 2021

The former sign of Calhoun College but with the name of the college taped over and written "Grace Hopper College" in permanent marker.
LUCY HODGMAN
Dean’s Excuse expansion in effect for spring semester

Shortly before last semester’s finals period, the Yale College Council and the Yale College Dean’s Office finalized their expansion of the dean’s excuse to include […]

February 24, 2021

An aerial view of Yale
ROSE HOROWITCH
Yale and New Haven to begin saliva testing mini-program in New Haven learning hubs after fall term obstacles

After a monthslong struggle, Yale researchers and New Haven officials are implementing a saliva testing program within some community spaces around the city, though not […]

February 24, 2021

A scientist with blue gloves working with vials.
JULIA BIALEK
COVID-19 transmission rates among undergraduates higher than same point last fall

In mid-January, Yale announced a monthlong arrival quarantine consisting of three distinct phases for undergraduates enrolled in residence as a means of containing COVID-19 spread […]

February 24, 2021

A photo of Yale
JULIA BIALEK & EMILY TIAN
New policy bans punishment for COVID-19 compact violations when reporting sexual misconduct

Yale’s Title IX policies have been formally updated so students who report an incident of sexual misconduct cannot be disciplined for violating COVID-19 guidelines at […]

February 22, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale announces Wu Tsai Institute for interdisciplinary neurocognition research

On Tuesday, the University announced a donation to establish the Wu Tsai Institute, which will provide a hub for researchers to study human cognition.  The […]

February 19, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
As decision release date is delayed, Yale prepares for second year of virtual Bulldog Days

As the pandemic continues to prevent safe travel to campus, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is planning a second iteration of virtual Bulldog Days for […]

February 17, 2021