Yale students develop ‘active shooter’ alert app

Yale students develop ‘active shooter’ alert app

from: New Haven Register Yale students develop ‘active shooter’ alert app By Jordan Grice  Updated 6:07 pm EDT, Monday, May 6, 2019 It took three and a half minutes for faculty and students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., to learn there was an active shooter in their school. Four Yale University students feel…

3 of 3/ WSJ on Yale and Race

3 of 3/ WSJ on Yale and Race

Editor’s Note:  This is the third of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race.  Here, President Salovey responds to the criticism set forth by Heather McDonald in “At Yale, ‘Diversity’ Means More Of The Same.”  See also Dr. Salovey’s statement on diversity and inclusion from earlier in April. OPINION | LETTERS Yale Is Right…

2 of 3/ WSJ on Yale and Race

2 of 3/ WSJ on Yale and Race

Editor’s Note:  This is the second of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race.  Op-Ed Contributor Heather MacDonald points out the accretion of administrative bureaucracy addressing racial matters at Yale and argues that it is seriously counter-productive.  Compare also the critique coming from the faculty in “13 Tenured Professors Withdraw from Ethnicity, Race and Migration…

1 of 3/ WSJ on Yale and Race

1 of 3/ WSJ on Yale and Race

Editor’s Note:  This is the first of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race.  Here, the conservative (according to Wikipedia) National Association of Scholars takes Yale to task for “de facto segregation” in supporting racial initiatives that deal with blacks separately.  Here is their bill of particulars: Segregation by Design on Campus How racial separatism become…

Yale New Haven Hospital Unveils Plans For $838 Million Neuroscience Center

Yale New Haven Hospital Unveils Plans For $838 Million Neuroscience Center

From NPR News by EVAN DENNY • An aerial view of Yale New Haven Hospital WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Yale New Haven Hospital announced plans on Monday to build a new state-of-the-art neuroscience center for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The facility, which is expected to cost under $1 billion, has a goal of advancing treatment for people…

Woodbridge loyalists question Salovey’s leadership

Woodbridge loyalists question Salovey’s leadership

from Yale Daily News UP CLOSE: Woodbridge loyalists question Salovey’s leadership By Serena Cho Photos by Robbie Short, Daniel Zhao and Jakub Madej Graphics by Chris West One afternoon last fall, four of Yale’s most generous alumni joined former University Secretary Sam Chauncey ’57 and Chief Investment Officer David Swensen GRD ’80 for lunch at the Racquet and Tennis…

13 tenured professors withdraw from Yale’s Ethnicity, Race, & Migration program

13 tenured professors withdraw from Yale’s Ethnicity, Race, & Migration program

from: New Haven Register 13 Yale professors withdraw from ethnic studies program By Meghan Friedmann |  March 31, 2019   Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media File Photo Students walk into Yale University’s Old Campus in New Haven last October. NEW HAVEN — Wandering around the Yale University campus, visitors might notice a sign that reads…

US Senators Call On DoJ to Defund Yale Law School

US Senators Call On DoJ to Defund Yale Law School

foxnews.com Hawley suggests Trump admin strip Yale of federal funding if ‘targeting’ of religious students continues By Gregg Re |  Apr. 9th, 2019 Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter early Tuesday to Attorney General William Barr calling for the Justice Department to closely monitor Yale University — and to cut off the institution’s federal funding if its law school continues…

Yale Repeats as National Quiz Bowl Champ

Yale Repeats as National Quiz Bowl Champ

Yale wins National Quiz Bowl competition By:  Hector Ramirez NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Congrats are in order to some Yale students! Yale University took home the nation’s top spot at this weekend’s NAQT Quiz Bowl tournament. Quiz Bowl is one of the most difficult academic tournaments that tests students knowledge, ranging from sports, pop culture, literature, and biology….

Yale Gets A New SCHOOL: Jackson School of Global Affairs

Yale Gets A New SCHOOL: Jackson School of Global Affairs

New Haven Register Yale moves forward with transforming Jackson Institute By Tara O’Neill | Apr. 6th, 2019 NEW HAVEN — Yale University’s Board of Trustees has approved the transformation of the university’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs into a school. The trustees are hoping to open the new school in the fall of 2022. But…

Classbook Arrives, Kudos Ensue

Classbook Arrives, Kudos Ensue

Classmates received their copy of the 50th Reunion ClassBook, with most books arriving the first week of April.  And the response received by the reunion committee and ClassBook leadership has been overwhelmingly positive: Macon Cowles submitted a “Memories and Observations” post, saying “To our publisher, Art Klebanoff, and to all of you who worked hard, designed well, wrote…

The Yale Dad Who Set Off the College-Admissions Scandal

The Yale Dad Who Set Off the College-Admissions Scandal

wsj.com The Yale Dad Who Set Off the College-Admissions Scandal By Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn Updated March 14, 2019 4:32 p.m. ET The tipster who led federal authorities to the biggest college-admissions scam they have ever prosecuted was Morrie Tobin, a Los Angeles financial executive who was being investigated in a securities fraud case, according to…

Boxers vs. Briefs?  Guess The Correct Answer And Win!

Boxers vs. Briefs? Guess The Correct Answer And Win!

You may recall a question on the Class Survey, “Boxers or Briefs?” Well, we are going to have a little fun with the answer.  Please GUESS the percentage of respondents who answered “briefs”.  Those getting closest to the correct percentage will win a $30 Duluth Trading Company gift certificate –enough for either boxers or briefs. The…

Registration Now Open!  Time to Sign Up For The Reunion

Registration Now Open! Time to Sign Up For The Reunion

Editor’s Note:  You can now register online for the reunion events, meals, and on-campus housing by going directly to the Registration Page hosted by the Yale Alumni Association.

If you plan to attend, register now. If you want to learn more about the reunion fees, program details, meals, accessibility, accommodations, financial aid or more, read this post and/or look at the Reunion Details page on Yale1969.org.

Nicholas Christakis’ New Book:  Blueprint.

Nicholas Christakis’ New Book: Blueprint.

nytimes.com Opinion | A ‘Disgusting’ Yale Professor Moves On How a target of students’ ire came to write a book about humanity’s transcendent goodness. By Frank Bruni, March 19, 2019 An intellectual rock star, Nicholas Christakis has taught at the University of Chicago, Harvard and, since 2013, Yale. He has done trailblazing work — distilled in a…