EVENTS
JERRY GAO
Yalies celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival

Throughout the week, several Yale cultural groups celebrated this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival with mooncakes, lanterns and calligraphy.

September 23, 2024

SABRINA THALER
J Street U hosts Palestinian American peace activist at Slifka Center

On Thursday, Rawan Odeh met with students to discuss her work toward justice and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.

September 23, 2024

ASIA ANDERSON
Talk show host Sonnie Johnson talks Black conservatism

On Thursday, Sonnie Johnson, host of the talk show “Sonnie’s Corner,” discussed the role of conservatism centered around Black experiences.

September 22, 2024

ALYSSA JHINGREE
Yale alumni discuss navigating election in education

Panelists delved into civic education, voter participation and democratic values, offering Yale students and educators insights ahead of the upcoming election.

September 19, 2024

EMUNAH GARMAISE
Slifka Center hosts book talk on the future of Jewish identity in America

On Tuesday, around 50 people gathered in the Slifka Chapel to hear Joshua Leifer GRD ’27 on his new book, which explores the Jewish history of American exceptionalism and the nebulous future of American Jewry.

September 19, 2024

ADA PERLMAN
Divinity School reckons with Yale’s ties to slavery at International African American Museum in Charleston

When Elijah Heyward III DIV ’07 used to study in the Yale Divinity School library late at night, he would often scan the walls for […]

September 15, 2024

DREA CABRAL
Washington Post correspondent Isaac Arnsdorf ’11 discusses new book, future of the MAGA movement

Isaac Arnsdorf visited Yale for a conversation with his former professor Jack Hitt about his recent book, “Finish What We Started.”

September 13, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
New workshop series on digital ethics sparks multidisciplinary interest

On Monday, the Digital Ethics Center hosted the first of 10 workshops highlighting the nature and ethics of artificial intelligence.

September 11, 2024

EVELYN RONAN
Dwight Hall encourages students to get involved in New Haven through its annual service bazaar

Dwight Hall held a service bazaar on Sept. 7 showcasing groups on campus that facilitate student service within New Haven and actively work to improve Yale-New Haven relations.

September 9, 2024

ABBY NISSLEY
‘The institutions became sociopathic’: Former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel decries higher education at YPU event

On Sept. 3, the Yale Political Union invited Peter Thiel to a debate titled “Resolved: Higher Education is a Bubble.”

September 5, 2024

BEN RAAB
Salovey calls for dialogue in final Baccalaureate Address, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks at Class Day

Salovey preached the importance of dialogue as a tool for building compassion, while Murthy discussed the value of building meaningful relationships. Salovey encountered a mild disruption from pro-Palestine demonstrators, while brief chants of “free Palestine” interrupted Class Day later in the afternoon.

May 20, 2024