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U.S. Correspondent for La Jornada to Discuss U.S.-Mexican Relations, The Drug War, and Undocumented Migration

April 7, 2010

“The Current Contours of U.S.-Mexican Relations: The Drug War, Undocumented Migration, and Prospects for a Common Agenda,” will be the topic of a lecture at...

Chinua Achebe, Author of "Things Fall Apart," Will Deliver Chubb Lecture at Yale

April 6, 2010

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, whose novel “Things Fall Apart” is the most widely read book in African literature, will speak at Yale on April 14, as a guest...

New York Times Op-Ed Page Editor to Speak at Yale

April 6, 2010

David Shipley, deputy editor of The New York Times’ Editorial Page and editor of its Op-Ed Page, will visit Yale as a Poynter Fellow in Journalism on April...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Doug Wright to Join Yale School of Drama Faculty

April 5, 2010

Yale School of Drama Dean James Bundy has announced that Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright Doug Wright will join the Yale School of Drama...

Yale Baroque Opera Project Brings Back a 17th-Century Hit

April 5, 2010

The Yale Baroque Opera Project (YBOP) will present a fully staged production of the 17th-century Italian opera “La finta pazza” (“the make-believe madwoman”)...

Conference Marks Start of Women’s Studies and Lesbian and Gay Studies at Yale

April 1, 2010

A walking tour of the Yale campus from the woman’s perspective will be one of the highlights of a conference marking the 30th year of the creation of Women’s...

Kauffman Foundation Awards Grant to Law School for Law and Economics Program

April 1, 2010

Yale Law School has received a $735,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support the creation of the Kauffman Program in Law, Economics and...

Edward Snyder Will Be the Beinecke Professor When He Starts His Term as SOM Dean Next Year

March 31, 2010

Edward A. Snyder, who will become dean of the Yale School of Management (SOM) on July 1, 2011, has been named the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics...

Sterling Library Exhibit Looks at Student Life at Yale 100 Years Ago

March 31, 2010

A novel that author F. Scott Fitzgerald once described as the "textbook" for his generation is the focus of the exhibition "‘Stover at Yale&...

Film Maker Helen Whitney to Give Talk with Preview of Her Latest Project

March 29, 2010

Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning film maker Helen Whitney, whose penetrating documentaries explore the spiritual depth and range of human...