POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
ISAAC YU
Bandy Lee lawyers file counter to Yale’s motion to dismiss suit

The disagreement hinges on the scope of academic freedom, and whether it gives the University blanket control over faculty appointments.

November 9, 2021

YEJI KIM
Just over two-thirds of Yale students have received flu shots ahead of Nov. 15 deadline

For the second consecutive year, the University’s community compact stipulates that Yalies must receive flu shots.

November 8, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN & JORDAN FITZGERALD
International students, students with children laud financial aid expansion

Stakeholders responded after the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid offered additional financial aid benefits to international students and students with children.

November 5, 2021

MIRANDA JEYARETNAM
Joanne Roberts to take over as Yale-NUS president

Professor Joanne Roberts to assume leadership from current President Tan Tai Yong.

November 5, 2021

OLIVIA TUCKER
Yale’s COVID-19 alert level shifts to green

University COVID-19 Coordinator Stephanie Spangler announced in a Thursday email that the University’s COVID-19 alert level had changed from yellow to green, accompanied by the relaxation of several public health restrictions.

November 5, 2021

OLIVIA TUCKER
Yale College course registration process for spring 2022 to begin Thursday

Course enrollment activities for the spring 2022 semester begins this week for Yale College students, keeping some changes from the fall while implementing new ones.

November 4, 2021

JORDAN FITZGERALD & OLIVIA TUCKER
Yale College Council calls for end to legacy preference in admissions, while Quinlan defends practice

A Yale College Council resolution condemning legacy preference in the undergraduate admissions process has pushed the issue into the spotlight, but the University is not yet ready to abandon the controversial practice.

November 4, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH & ZHEMIN SHAO
University finishes fiscal year with operational surplus while also highlighting deficit within central funds

In a Friday email to faculty and staff, the University reported its annual budget figures and outlined its spending priorities given the year’s high endowment returns.

November 3, 2021

OLIVIA TUCKER
In-person sexual misconduct workshops resume after virtual year

In-person sexual misconduct workshops are back this fall after a COVID-19 pandemic-induced hiatus last year. Dean of Student Affairs Melanie Boyd and Assistant Dean of […]

November 1, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN & JORDAN FITZGERALD
Student advocacy groups herald student income contribution elimination as “clear victory”

Yale’s reduction of the student share of financial aid — which does away with the “Student Income Contribution” — came after years of student advocacy.

November 1, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN & TIGERLILY HOPSON
Research on Yale’s historical ties to slavery prompts calls for reform

At the annual Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition conference, students and faculty presented research on Yale’s historical association with white supremacy and slavery.

November 1, 2021