“Governments should be separate from ideologies, and elected representatives of the people should determine the laws that govern them,” said Nobel laureate and Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi during a recent talk at Yale.Shirin EbadiMore than...
Before an audience of roughly 100 Yale students, faculty, and staff on Feb. 4 in Battell Chapel, Nina Davuluri — Miss America 2014 — shared her goal of spreading cross-cultural understanding and combating ignorance. Last September, 24-year old Nina...
Yale Divinity School alumni leaders from around the world gathered last month for the World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea.The Reverend Chang Sang ‘70 M.Div. and Gregory Sterling, dean of the Yale Divinity SchoolThe...
“Africa 360: a panoramic perspective of the continent” is the theme of this year’s Africa Week, Nov. 11–17, sponsored by the Yale African Students Association (YASA).The entirely student-run program is aimed at raising awareness of topical issues...
William J. Foltz, the H.J. Heinz Professor Emeritus of African studies and political science at Yale University, died on Oct. 27 at his home in New Haven.William J. FoltzFrom 1983 to 1989, Foltz was also the director of the Yale Center for International...