Embracing the idea that human engagements with the natural world are profoundly shaped by culture, ethics, history, politics, and the arts is one of the central tenets of a new collaborative initiative at Yale.
Launched by faculty and graduate students,...
Long before there was a play that made Founding Father Alexander Hamilton a household name and an American hero of sorts, a 14-year-old girl took an interest in Hamilton as a hobby. That hobby led to a scholarly interest that has spanned the better part...
The Yale School of Drama has partnered with the Ruderman Family Foundation — an internationally recognized organization that advocates for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in our society — to support training for actors with disabilities....
The idea for a new partnership to support student composers in the Shen Curriculum for Musical Theater and alumni of the program during the first phase of their professional careers was hatched by Ted Shen ’66, executive director of the Shen Family...
Yale was recently recognized with a 2018 Governor’s Patron of the Arts Award from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (CDEC) Office of the Arts.
Established in 2014, the Governor’s Patron of the Arts Awards honor individuals...
“Turbulent,” “shattering,” “unforgettable”: These are the words that are frequently used to describe the year 1968, when the United States and Europe encountered a range of social justice struggles — anti-war activist movements, student protests,...
Three Yale faculty members have been awarded fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
This year’s winners are: Alexey Fedorov, professor of geology and geophysics; Martin Hägglund, professor of comparative literature and of humanities...
It’s a few minutes before 9:25 a.m. when students quietly shuffle into a basement classroom in Dow Hall. While it’s not surprising that these students are quiet at that time on a Monday morning, what is surprising is that the silence will continue...