Robert Johnston, an associate professor in the history and American studies departments at Yale, has received the President’s Book Award from the Social Science History Association for his forthcoming work, “The Radical Middle Class: Populist Democracy...
The architectural firm Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates has donated its Eero Saarinen papers to the Manuscripts and Archives division of the Yale University Library. “We are delighted that it is now possible to transfer these important...
Edward James Olmos, actor, producer, director and social activist, will deliver the initial Chubb Lecture of this term on Friday, November 15, at 4:30 p.m. in the Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave. Olmos, who was born and raised in East Los Angeles, is...
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” by Yale professor Susan E. Lederer, might not be in any child’s bag of goodies this Halloween, but aficionados of the legendary monster will likely find the book a timely treat. The richly illustrated...
The Association of Native Americans at Yale is hosting a talk and panel discussion in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 14. All events, which are free and open to the public, will take place in Davies Auditorium, Becton Engineering and...
The Yale Divinity School Annual Convocation Lecture Series will take place October 14-17. The following are highlights of the series: The series begins on October 14 at 4 p.m. with “A Dearth of Delight,” the first of three Beecher Lectures, “Poetry,...
On the weekend of October 18-19, events celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the birth of English composer William Walton will take place at several venues at Yale University. The celebration consists of concerts, a symposium and an exhibition of...
The annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) will be held on the campus of Yale University, October 18-19. The NECBS meeting covers a wide range of scholarly panels in British Studies. Panels this year will take up such...
Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition has announced that the fourth annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize will be awarded to Robert Harms and John Stauffer. The $25,000 annual award for the year’s best...
The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale will mark its 20th anniversary with an international conference, “The Contribution of Oral Testimony to Holocaust and Genocide Studies,” October 6-8. Hadassah Lieberman, wife of Senator...