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Yale to host 41st annual Yale Model United Nations

January 12, 2015

The 41st annual Yale Model United United Nations (YMUN XLI) — one of the world’s most prestigious academic simulations of the United Nations — will take...

Commentary: What we can learn from the French about terrorism

January 9, 2015

In an essay in The Huffington Post, Bruce Ackerman, professor of law and political sciences, suggests that French government's provisions enabling its...

In Memoriam: Harpsichordist and former Collection of Musical Instruments director Richard Rephann

January 9, 2015

Richard Rephann, harpsichordist and director emeritus of the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, died peacefully at Arden Courts Memory Care Community in...

Peter Frankl plays recital of Beethoven and Schumann, in memory of colleague Claude Frank

January 9, 2015

The Yale School of Music’s Horowitz Piano Series presents the pianist Peter Frankl in recital on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Frankl will play music by Beethoven and...

In Memoriam: Pianist Claude Frank

January 9, 2015

Pianist Claude Frank died Saturday, December 27 at the age of 89. He was a member of the Yale School of Music faculty from 1973 to 2006, and was named...

Commentary: A postcard from Paris

January 8, 2015

Yale philosopher Jason Stanley describes the scene he witnessed in Paris after the Charlie Hebdo bombing.

Musician and activist Angélique Kidjo returning to Yale for talk, film screening

January 8, 2015

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and performer Angélique Kidjo will visit Yale on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 27 and 28 for two public events.

School of Music acquires unusual Italian cello

January 6, 2015

The Yale School of Music has been given a unique Italian cello that belonged to Paul Olefsky, a former cellist in the Philadelphia Orchestra. The cello is...

In memoriam: Robert Reed, long-time faculty member at School of Art

January 5, 2015

Robert James Reed Jr., a member of the faculty of the Yale School of Art’s Department of Painting and Printmaking for almost 50 years, died on Dec. 26 at the...