POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
Yale declines majority of federal COVID-19 relief funding

The University accepted $4.7 million in funding to distribute among Yale College, graduate and professional students on financial aid.

Ahead of return to in-person tours, admissions office reflects on year of virtual touring

The admissions office and Yale Visitor Center have hosted virtual tours and information sessions during the pandemic, some of which will continue in the coming year.

Yale-NUS closure comes without Yale input, University officials say

Yale administrators and Yale-NUS students and faculty reflect on the institution’s 2025 closure, which was announced on Aug. 26.

Admissions office plans in-person tours starting in October, will continue with virtual outreach

The admissions office plans to host in-person tours starting Oct. 4 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Ahead of fundraising campaign, alumni remain incensed over voting change

After the Yale Corporation ended the petition process to join Yale’s governing board, alumni have continued resistance efforts, raising thousands of dollars for their cause.

Class of 2025 arrives on campus as Yale’s largest incoming class, sets records for diversity

The class of 2025 is one of the most diverse in recent years and the largest incoming class in recent history.

Admin stands behind in-person classes, restricted social gatherings ahead of fall term

In a Thursday town hall, University leaders expressed optimism for term but left open the possibility of a more transmissible variant emerging.

Yale-NUS College to close in 2025

National University of Singapore will restructure curriculum into “New College,” removing Yale’s name from the often-contentious joint liberal arts college.

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Yale selects Matthew Mendelsohn ’07 to lead its Investments Office

Mendelsohn will succeed David Swensen GRD ’80, who had served as Mendelsohn’s mentor since 2007.

University announces masking, testing and other public health measures for fall semester

As more than 80 percent of Yale community members have documented full vaccination and the Delta variant leads to mushrooming COVID-19 case counts nationally and in New Haven, the University is updating its public health protocols.

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David A. Thomas ’78 GRD ’86 to serve as Yale’s newest Alumni Fellow

Thomas defeated Victor Ashe ’67, a petition candidate who ran on a platform of increased transparency in the election process.