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...
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ’66 opened the Yale Climate Conference this week by comparing the threat of rising global temperatures to the danger posed by a rogue state acquiring nuclear weapons.
While our political leaders rightly respond...
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...
In mid-2015, members of the Islamic State terrorist group used barrel bombs to destroy much of an ancient archaeological site in northern Iraq.
In mid-2017, a group of Yale students toured the site anyway.
The students didn’t actually travel to the...
The following message was sent to members of the Yale community on Sept. 26 by Kimberly M. Goff-Crews, secretary and vice president for student life.
This has been a season of disasters across our country and the world. Once again, earthquakes and...
Musicians from the Yale University Bands will join with members of the Haitian Youth Choir and Chamber Ensemble for part of a free concert showcasing Haiti’s rich musical traditions on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The concert, conducted by Jean-Bernard Desinat,...
The contributions of late Yale Professor William Kelly Simpson ’47, ’48 M.A., Ph.D. ’54 to the field of Egyptology and Near Eastern studies will be recognized during a colloquium in his memory on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Simpson died on March 24, 2017 at the...
The Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) will host an open rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 9, featuring Korean violinist and human rights activist Won Hyung Joon and the Lindenbaum Orchestra.
The rehearsal will take place 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Woolsey Hall, corner of...