EVENTS
New tour reflects on Yale Law founders’ ties to abolition debates

A new tour of the Grove Street Cemetery, part of a new Law Library exhibit, aims to display direct links between the school’s founders, anti-abolitionist legislation and the denial of Black education in New Haven.

Asian students host affirmative action teach-in

Representatives from various legal organizations virtually addressed students at the Asian American Cultural Center the night after the Supreme Court heard pivotal cases involving race-conscious admission

School of Management hosts conversation on private equity and global infrastructure

Andrew Cross, chief financial officer of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, discussed how the bank contributes to environmental sustainability and economic development in Asia.

Tsai CITY spotlights entrepreneuring alumni

On Oct. 18, Joseph Tsai, co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group, and Yale alum Andrew Myers ’18, founder and CEO of RippleMatch, came to Yale for an entrepreneur spotlight.

American Politics and Public Policy Workshop series hosts talk on police in politics

White, a political science professor at Syracuse University, presented on the relationship between police and politics at an event held on Wednesday Oct. 26.

“Carefree celebration”: Yalies celebrate festival of lights

Last week, the Yale Hindu Students Organization and Chaplain’s Office co-hosted a Diwali puja at the Omni Hotel. Students of other religious and cultural backgrounds also celebrated holidays that fall on the day of the new moon.

“Global fate of democracy” at stake: Zelenskyy addresses war in Ukraine at SOM talk

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in calling for bipartisan and multinational efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Hillary Clinton visits Law School for conversation on leadership

Clinton was the keynote speaker for the Tsai Leadership Center’s week-long series on “Transformational Leadership.”

New Yorker’s Jia Tolentino talks celebrity culture and Filipino identity

The author, who reached national acclaim in 2019 for her bestselling book, Trick Mirror, joined students for a tea at Ezra Stiles College.

Litowitz Lecturer Mariko Hirose speaks on international displacement crisis

In a talk sponsored by the EP&E program, litigator Mariko Hirose shared the legal frameworks and limitations of resettling displaced individuals, as well as the need for the U.S. and Yale community to do more.

Cultural centers host intercultural spirit stories night for Halloween

Students from the Native American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, Afro-American Cultural Center and La Casa Cultural gathered to share ghost stories on Tuesday night.