A light rain fell on and off throughout Yale’s outdoor Commencement ceremony on the Old Campus on May 22, and there was even a bit of “thunder” — in the form of applause and music only — as celebrating students gave several rousing standing ovations, and...
The response that now world-renowned author Karl Ove Knausgård received to his written work when he was in his 20s — at the start of his career — was far out of alignment with his intense yearning to be a writer.
He shared a manuscript with a friend he...
Before the Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) performed in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory this summer during its first-ever Russian tour, music director Toshiyuki Shimada feared there would not be much of an audience.
The concert was scheduled for 3...
A couple of years ago, Yale Police officer Joe Funaro decided to sell his Bianchi road bike because it was hardly being used. No one showed any interest, which today Funaro sees as good fortune.
Shortly afterward, while working out in the gym, an...
For now, Yale clinical faculty member Katherine Malensek isn’t bothered by the fact that the living room in her home is more art studio than sitting space.
More often than not, the room is littered with an easel, paints, crayons, and other supplies, as...