Yale’s endowment earned an 8.9% investment return for the year ending June 30, 2010.The endowment value rose to $16.7 billion as a result of investment gains of $1.4 billion, operating budget distributions of $1.1 billion, gifts of $136 million, and...
President Richard C. Levin and Jane Levin were honored at a ceremony on Sept. 24 marking the 350th anniversary of Hopkins School in New Haven.The Levins received Hopkins Medals in recognition of their roles as former Hopkins trustees and parents.Hopkins...
Last spring, when graduation and the inevitable job search were just a few months away, English major Laura Marris couldn’t have imagined that one of the questions on her first post-graduate interview would be: “Do you really want to carry rocks around...
The Cleveland Foundation has awarded an Anisfield-Wolf Book Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry to Elizabeth Alexander, professor and chair of African American studies and professor of American studies and English.The prize was established 75 years...
Awards and Honors.Charles Small elected president of IASACharles Small, director and founder of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism, was elected president of the newly formed International Association for the Study of...
Law School students took part in the Run for Congo Women on Sept. 25 to raise money to help women in the African nation who are trapped in a violent situation.Woman are among the hardest-hit victims of the civil war that has been raging in the Congo. Many...
Among the many glittering resumes received by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions last year, one in particular was noteworthy for its owner’s record in the math and sciences as the national winner of the renowned Siemens Competition.Ruoyi Jiang of East...
The following is a list of books recently or soon to be published by members of the Yale community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books can forward publishers’ book descriptions to susan.gonzalez@yale.edu....
In his first book, Yale curator Angus Trumble explored artists’ representations of the smile. In his new book, he examines their renderings of hands, with a focus on finger gestures and the meanings attached to them.Trumble discusses his interest in the...
Federal service is a long tradition at Yale, with alumni both on and off Capitol Hill pursuing careers in agencies across the United States.Federal Career Month at Yale — a series of workshops, information sessions and alumni talks designed to promote...