Music has been a part of Daphne Brooks’ life since she can remember. Her childhood home was filled with the sounds of all kinds of records, including Duke Ellington and Aretha Franklin. She even played a little bit of piano herself. But she says she never...
Every January people across America and the world mark the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. with “profound gratitude” for his contributions. But until the beloved civil rights leader’s hopes for racial equality, economic prosperity, and nonviolence are...
The Yale and New Haven communities will commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a series of campus events, including a keynote address by his eldest son, Martin Luther King III.
The campus celebrations, which...
Diego Lopez ’24 and Abnner Olivares ’24 have a lot in common. Both are the first in their Latinx families to attend college. Both hail from Los Angeles and both share a deep interest in public service, addressing inequality, and seeing the world to learn...
When Tina Lu, head of Pauli Murray College, first commissioned an artistic work to commemorate the residential college’s namesake, she had three requirements: She wanted something “monumental,” “enduring,” and “challenging.”
This week, at an unveiling of...
Two Yale Law School students — one born to Somalian immigrants and the other to parents from India — and a Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GSAS) who was born in Egypt are among those receiving 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros...
In the 10 years since the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) opened its doors on High Street in 2013, the number of courses in Indigenous studies has grown considerably. Next fall, for the first time ever, undergraduates will receive credit toward the...
Since 1982, the Eli Whitney Students Program (EWSP) has offered students with “non-traditional” backgrounds — but who possess exceptional potential, determination, and maturity — an opportunity to receive a Yale College education. Since then, hundreds of...
She’s known on the Yale campus for her eloquence and compassion, a community stalwart able to deliver words of solace and hope, delivered with elegance and grace, in times of crisis and uncertainty, and as a spiritual leader for students, faculty, and...
Bob Atkinson ’24, a student in Yale’s Eli Whitney Students Program and an Air Force veteran, is among 60 U.S. service members, veterans, and military spouses chosen as 2023 Tillman Scholars.
The scholarship provides funding for higher education and...