EVENTS
Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81 and Connie Royster ’72 discuss legacy of Yale’s first class of women

On March 30, the Jackson Women group held a discussion circle with historian Anne Gardiner Perkins ’81, author of Yale Needs Women, and Connie Royster ’72, a member of Yale’s first undergraduate first-year class of women.

Environmental Film Festival discusses climate change through art

The Environmental Film Festival at Yale brought a cast of climate change related films to the big screen and fostered dialogue about the media’s role in addressing the ongoing environmental crisis.

Yale Africa Startup Review hosts first in-person event, unveils annual list of 30 African startups

Alumni, editors, entrepreneurs and members of the Yale entrepreneurial community convened for the reveal of the startups selected for YASR30 2023.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to speak on modern supply side economics at SOM on Monday

Yellen will discuss modern supply-side economics in the context of research at Yale’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy.

Former ambassador to Russia discusses the impact of the Ukrainian war on U.S.-Russia relations

At a Wednesday talk held at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, John Sullivan looked back on his experiences as an ambassador in Russia when the country invaded Ukraine.

“Monumental, enduring and challenging:” New mural debuts in Pauli Murray dining hall

Muralist Mickalene Thomas ART ’02 crafted a mural of Pauli Murray in the college’s dining hall over spring recess.

Law and Racial Justice Center to present symposium on prison life sentences

The “Facing Life Symposium,” hosted in the Yale Law School on March 30 and 31, presents digital testimonies of 100 people serving life without the possibility of parole.

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario delivers Gruber Lecture at YLS

Addario spoke candidly about her work and the impact that she hopes to impart by chronicling her time as a photojournalist through a series of photographs.

Human rights advisor to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks at the Jackson School

Alona Verbytska, human rights advisor to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke on Wednesday about alleged war crimes in Russian-occupied territories.

Jenny Wang talks mental health and Asian identity

On March 9, psychologist and author Jenny Wang visited Yale to give two talks on mental health and Asian identities, a lunch conversation at the AACC and then an evening one at 53 Wall St.

Yale School of the Environment food symposium explores alternate food futures

The 8th annual Yale Food Systems Symposium took a deep dive into the failings — and future — of food.