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Yale to reach Calhoun naming decision next month

The possible renaming of Calhoun College will be decided in February, University President Peter Salovey announced in a community-wide email on Jan. 9.

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Law professors sign letter opposing Sessions

Seventeen Yale Law School professors and affiliates opposed Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination for the position of attorney general.

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Students receive new college transfer assignments

Students admitted to the two new residential colleges received their transfer assignments Monday morning, moving Yale one step closer to the opening of Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin colleges.

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Library adds classroom space with new donation

The Yale University Library announced plans to add a new classroom in the Sterling Memorial Library’s Manuscripts and Archives wing.

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Ben Carson’s talk draws high interest

Carson, the nominee for secretary of housing and urban development, shared his views on the role of government in addressing the needs of America’s poor communities.

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Columbia grad students cast union vote

Graduate and undergraduate teaching and research assistants at Columbia University cast their votes to decide whether to unionize.

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Naming uncertain with new process

The Yale Corporation will make a final decision on the Calhoun College naming dispute by early 2017, but the process for selecting its replacement is unknown.

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Grad school parental relief policy turns 10

This spring will mark the 10th anniversary of the parental relief policy at the Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Faculty mixed on Trump’s Cabinet picks

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of two Yale alums, Wilbur Ross ’59 and Steven Mnuchin ’85, to his cabinet drew mixed reactions from Yale faculty.

YCC faculty diversity town hall attracts few

Despite last year’s extensive conversations about faculty diversity, few students attended Yale College Council’s first town hall on the topic.

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Elm City resident collects donations for toy drive

Elm City resident Honda Smith has been collecting donations for her annual Winter Wonderland toy drive.