See Yale’s New Humanities Quad (formerly Hall of Graduate Studies)
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9/11 Reflection: Jim Sleeper
from Yale Daily News 9/11 Reflection: Jim Sleeper JIM SLEEPER 3:04 AM, SEP 09, 2011 GUEST COLUMNIST Under the aspect of eternity, the attack on Pearl Harbor 60 years ago was eclipsed on 9/11 by a darkness more fateful, frightening and — if we can keep clear about it — instructive. —September 12, 2001 When four American…
“New Yale Book of Quotations” Published
DescriptionReviews A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett’s and Oxford’s.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “A quotations book with…
Yale researchers prove social media really is making us more morally outraged
from Popular Science Platforms like Twitter may amplify engrained human behaviors, but a future filled with healthy discourse and productive conversations isn’t impossible. BY CHARLOTTE HU | UPDATED AUG 13, 2021 To no one’s surprise, scientists from Yale University found that social media platforms like Twitter amplify our collective moral outrage. Additionally, they found that it was mostly…
Shakespeare’s Twin Sister … Richard Seltzer’s Newest Novel
Richard Seltzer keeps up the torrid pace of publishing with the release of his latest novel, Shakespeare’s Twin Sister. He reports, “I had a LOT of fun with this one!”
The plot device is clever: Shakespeare’s twin sister Kate wakes up in the body of a 99-year-old woman in a nursing home in 1987. She has […]
Yale’s Matt Amodio defeats CT competitor as ‘Jeopardy!’ winning streak continues
from the New Haven Register Yale University PhD student Matthew Amodio has become an eight-day returning champion on television quiz show, “Jeopardy!” earning $52,000 on Tuesday night’s episode, and defeated Christina Leone of East Hartford. In his winning streak, Amodio has won $362,400. Heading into the Final Jeopardy! round, Amodio’s earnings totaled $36,000 while Leone’s were…
Yale a consistent college presence in Olympics; largest contingent since 1964
from NH Register With over a dozen athletes heading to Tokyo, Yale remains a consistent college presence in the Olympics Maggie Vanoni July 16, 2021 With 16 athletes scheduled to compete in the Tokyo Olympics that have Yale ties, and three more to potentially receive confirmation later this month, the university will continue its presence…
Yale recognized for fast growth of lower-income student enrollment
Yale recognized for fast growth of lower-income student enrollment The American Talent Initiative, a national alliance that aims to increase the number of lower-income students enrolled in colleges and universities, has highlighted Yale as a leader in achieving this goal. Since 2015, the percentage of Yale students eligible for Pell Grants grew by 55%.
Yale Drama Goes Tuition-Free With $150 Million Gift From David Geffen
from nytimes.com Yale Drama Goes Tuition-Free With $150 Million Gift From David Geffen By Michael Paulson|Jun. 30th, 2021 The $150 million gift will allow Yale School of Drama to stop charging tuition.Credit…Thomas McDonald for The New York Times June 30, 2021 The billionaire David Geffen is giving $150 million to Yale School of Drama, allowing one of…
Yale sets new carbon reduction targets, net-zero by 2035; divestment now
Along the way, they said, the university expects the campus to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2035, or “zero” emissions after offsets and other campus reductions in emissions are factored in.
Salovey and Strobel also shared an initial list of fossil fuel companies now ineligible for investment by the Yale endowment in accordance with recently adopted ethical investing principles. And they provided an update on the Planetary Solutions Project, an ambitious campus-wide initiative launched in December 2020 that is bringing the full weight of Yale’s expertise and resources to bear on pressing global crises.
‘The Alumni Are Ready for War’
A group of Yale University students and alumni is calling on the Yale Corporation, the university’s governing board, to reinstate a petition process through which aspiring trustees could become candidates for open board seats.
Yale School of Medicine Issues Statement on Controversial Guest Speaker
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Louis Bartholomew Casagrande, May 27, 2021
(from Boston Globe) Louis Casagrande, who made the Children’s Museum a go-to place for all of Boston, died at 74. A voice for ensuring that the Children’s Museum and similar institutions nationwide served children and families of all cultural and racial backgrounds, Mr. Casagrande died in the Seasons Hospice in […]
Yale stirs dissent on campus, among alumni with abrupt change to board elections
from bizjournals.com Yale University stirs dissent on campus, among alumni with abrupt change to board elections Jun. 3rd, 2021 Zoraya Hightower opened an email May 24 to disappointment: Her campaign to secure a seat on Yale University’s board of trustees as an alumni fellow had ended in defeat. “I am sorry to have to deliver this…
Robert Shiller: ‘Wild West’ mentality is gripping housing, stocks and crypto
Nobel prize-winning economist Robert Shiller is worried a bubble is forming in some of the market’s hottest trades.
He’s notably concerned about housing, stocks and cryptocurrencies, where he sees a “Wild West” mentality among investors.
“I haven’t done that in print. I’ve been saying that,” the Yale University professor told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Friday.
Even though the record run in stocks and cryptos has been taking a break over the past couple of weeks, Shiller is worried. He’s particularly uneasy about the latest housing boom.
“In real terms, the home prices have never
Yale Happiness Course Now Taught In High Schools
from weforum.org Yale University’s happiness course is now being taught in high schools Study at a Beijing high school showed that happiness lessons had positive outcomes among students. In the US, ‘happiness professor’ Laurie Santos’s Psychology and the Good Life course will be rolled out to students in low-income high schools. COVID-19 pandemic has negatively…