Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez, the founder of a Christian movement that promotes political activism in the pursuit of social and economic justice, will visit Yale Nov. 8–10. Gutiérrez, a Dominican priest, holds the John Cardinal O’Hara...
Four distinguished Yale alumni were recently awarded Wilbur Lucius Cross Medals, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ highest honor.This year’s honorees were Carol T. Christ, president of Smith College; Paul Friedrich, professor emeritus of...
The University of Tokyo (Todai), Japan’s premier educational and research institution, and Yale University are launching a joint initiative designed to promote Japanese Studies in the United States.The initiative, titled the Todai–Yale Initiative for...
The Yale Community is invited to attend “United in Song for the United Way,” a benefit concert for the United Way of Greater New Haven, presented by Whim ‘n Rhythm and the Yale Whiffenpoofs.The concert will take place in Battell Chapel at Yale on Sunday,...
Readers around the world will soon have online access to thousands of rare books in Yale’s Library thanks to an agreement between the University and Microsoft Corp to digitize many volumes found only in the Yale collections.The Microsoft-Yale project will...
The recently established Yale Baroque Opera Project will present its first production, “Ardo, Ardo: Monteverdi in Motion,” on November 10 and 11 at 4 p.m. in Sprague Memorial Hall.Performances are free, and the public is welcome. Reservations and tickets...
Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will present a lecture on October 24, hosted by the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.The lecture, titled “The Doha Round: An Agenda for Sustainable Development,” will take...
Rita Dove, the youngest person ever named Poet Laureate of the United States and the first African American to hold that honor, will visit Yale as the next Chubb Fellow on November 7.Dove will give a free, public reading of her poetry at 4:30 p.m. in Room...
Renowned scholars will attempt to shed light on Shakespeare’s inner thought processes at a panel discussion being held at Yale on October 30.Celebrated literary critic Harold Bloom and Connecticut Poet Laureate John Hollander will be among the notable...
Changing the way students eat, think and talk about food is the focus of “The Real Food Summit” to be held November 3-4 at Yale.Hosted by the Yale Sustainable Food Project (YSFP), the Summit will bring together students from 50 colleges in the Northeast...