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Take 5: Philosopher Jason Stanley

September 8, 2014

Take 5 offers a brief introduction to Yale faculty members in a Q&A format. The featured faculty member selects 5 out of 10 questions to answer.

A conductor promotes risk-taking in music programs

September 8, 2014

Coolly chatting last month amid the commotion at Yale’s soon-to-be-renovated Hendrie Hall, Toshiyuki Shimada hardly seemed the type to make waves. But that...

Windham Campbell prizewinners to be celebrated at Yale and in New York

September 5, 2014

The 2014 winners of the Windham Campbell Prizes will gather from around the world at Yale Monday-Thursday, Sept. 15-18 for a prize ceremony and four days of...

What’s in Vogue? Tracing the evolution of fashion and culture in the media

September 5, 2014

Yale librarians Peter Leonard and Lindsay King are becoming Vogue experts — because of their extensive efforts to digitize the magazine’s entire record.

Colombian jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda to perform on campus

September 4, 2014

Yale Bands and Creative Concerts Inc. will present a concert featuring Colombian jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. in Morse...

Symposium to explore the impact of money on society

September 3, 2014

"Money Talks at Yale,” a symposium focusing on the power of money in society and social influences on its formation and use, will feature an...

First Chinese composer to write large-scale orchestral work is topic of lecture

September 3, 2014

The Irving S. Gilmore Music Library and the Yale School of Music will host Lin Zai Hong, head of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and Qian Ren Ping,...

Commentary: To understand Putin, read Orwell

September 3, 2014

Timothy Snyder, the Housum Professor of History, argues that reading George Orwell's classic "1984" helps to shed light on Russia's...

Exhibit features monumental art from Indonesia and New Guinea

September 2, 2014

"East of the Wallace Line: Monumental Art from Indonesia and New Guinea," an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, explores the cultural...

Exhibition explores 'Roman in the Provinces: the Periphery of Empire'

September 2, 2014

The Roman Empire was vast and diverse, but the inhabitants of even its most far-flung provinces — Britain, Gaul, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia — were all...