POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
YCC candidates talk mental health reform, health care, financial aid advocacy in debate

The candidates discussed a wide range of student issues, with focuses on mental health reform, student health care and advocacy for Yale’s first-generation, low-income community.

ANALYSIS: Examining Yale College’s application increase

Yale College’s record-setting application pool and ensuing record-low 4.62 percent acceptance rate can likely be attributed to factors such as test-optional admissions and virtual outreach […]

Disability advocates partner with Poorvu Center to compensate peer mentors

On April 6, the Yale College Council announced via social media that Disability Peer Mentors, who have previously worked on a volunteer basis, will now […]

‘A top of the roller coaster moment’: How Yale admissions officers read nearly 47,000 applications in months

To evaluate this year’s unprecedented number of applications, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions brought in new hires and increased committee meetings. Yale’s admissions officers hunkered […]

Yale creates new principles for divestment from fossil fuels

After years of student advocacy for fossil fuel divestment, the University on Friday released more stringent principles for investment in the fossil fuel industry and […]

UP CLOSE | ‘Building the plane while we fly it’: Making student policy in a time of pandemic

After more than a year living in a world disrupted by COVID-19, administrators and student leaders reflect on how they have made student policy amid the uncertainty and challenges of the pandemic.

Yale Alumni Association selects David Thomas as Yale Corporation candidate

The University has put forward David A. Thomas ’78 GRD ’86 as its candidate for the Yale Corporation, announcing his nomination to candidates on Monday, […]

UP CLOSE | ‘Why bother?’: A look at University resources for addressing discrimination and harassment

Committee announces Class Day speakers

This year’s Class Day celebration will take place virtually on May 23 and will feature Alec Zbornak ’21, Matt Nadel ’21, Teava Torres de Sa […]

Yale’s acceptance rate drops to 4.62 percent amid record applicant pool

Yale College admitted 2,169 students to the class of 2025 from its largest-ever pool of 46,905 applicants, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions announced on Tuesday. […]

After controversy, First Women Written History Project to include attribution, reinstate some content

The First Women Written History Project — a collection of written testimonies from the “first women at Yale” cohort, who graduated in 1971, 1972 or […]