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‘Black Scholars Matter’ Series Celebrates Academicians and Their Work, part 1
This is the first in a three-part Black History Month series this week celebrating Black academicians and their scholarship.
February 13, 2018
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Mellon Foundation Selects Renowned Poet and Scholar as President
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which supports humanities, culture and the arts in higher education, has appointed nationally acclaimed poet and scholar Elizabeth Alexander as its president.
February 8, 2018
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Yale Boosts Transparency Effort by Releasing More Budget Data
NEW HAVEN, Conn. —Yale University is moving to become as transparent with its budget information as other private universities. The Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut, with a $27 billion endowment compiled a 93-page budget overview for the Yale community earlier this year. That was triple the number of pages in last year’s 28-page […]
October 18, 2017
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Yale University Endowment Grows to $27.2B
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University’s endowment has grown to a record $27.2 billion. The Ivy League university said in a statement Tuesday the endowment earned an 11.3 percent investment return for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The endowment was valued at $25.4 billion on June 30, 2016. The university said it plans […]
October 11, 2017
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Yale Students Arrested During Protests Have Charges Dropped
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nearly two dozen Yale University graduate students arrested during a protest about alleged sexual harassment have had their charges dismissed after they performed community service. The New Haven Register reports that 23 students were arrested in May for blocking streets in downtown New Haven during the protests. All were charged with […]
August 27, 2017
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Yale to Remove Carving with Gun Pointed at Native American
Yale University said it will remove a “problematic” doorway stone carving that depicts a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, a decision that follows criticism for initially covering up the musket with removable stonework.
August 22, 2017
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Yale Sues Connecticut Over Gender-neutral Restrooms
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University is suing Connecticut over its plan to turn single-user restrooms into gender-neutral bathrooms at its law school. The New Haven Register reports the state building inspector’s office previously denied the school’s request for an exemption from the state building code requiring that a certain number of bathrooms in every […]
June 27, 2017
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Yale’s Snowflake Justice and Public Shaming of Yelping Dean Jean Chu
Since the Yale Daily News broke the story of the Yelping dean, she’s been subject to ridicule for her candid reviews of local restaurants.
May 21, 2017
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Yale Dean Placed on Leave Over Offensive Yelp Reviews
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Yale University dean has been placed on leave over offensive reviews she made on Yelp, including one in which she refers to customers of a local restaurant as “white trash.” Pierson College Dean June Chu issued a public apology Saturday after reviews from her personal Yelp account began circulating at […]
May 18, 2017
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Rising Star Working to Help Others Hit Career High Note
As an assistant professor who arrived at Michigan in 2015, Dr. Tiffany Ng has carved out a reputation as a master teacher of carillon and an international performer of the carillon.
May 7, 2017
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Yale Grad Students Pledge Hunger Strike to Press Union Bid
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — As a union push stalls at Yale University, organizers are stepping up pressure to bring the administration to the negotiating table, including a vow by some graduate students to go on a hunger strike until talks begin. Graduate assistants in eight departments at the Ivy League school voted in February to […]
April 26, 2017
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Grad Sues Yale, Says Rights Violated Because He’s Male
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale University graduate has sued the Ivy League school, saying university officials reprimanded him when he mentioned rape in a philosophy paper and the incident influenced Yale’s response when two women wrongfully accused him of sexual misconduct. The New Haven Register reports the lawsuit alleges the 2015 graduate was denied […]
April 9, 2017
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