Physician Joseph Marshall Flint, professor of surgery at the Yale School of Medicine, organized Mobile Hospital No. 39 in France — also known as The Yale Unit — the first of its kind in the American Expeditionary Forces. Realizing they would not have the...
Yale undergraduates and alumni have a record of service to their country that dates back to the founding of the Republic and continues to this day. Yale College men — and, since 1969, women — have continued to make their mark upon the nation, many of them...
If any potential future employers are curious, Alex Frank graduated from Duke University with a degree in physics and is currently a second-year Yale Law School student. He also has experience leading a large team to help disentangle complex socioeconomic...
This video highlights some of the exemplary careers and accomplishments of members of the First Yale Unit, including the Davison Brothers, David Ingalls, Robert Lovett, and those who lost their lives.
In 1916 as America faced a revolution in Mexico and full-blown war in Europe, a group of 12 friends at Yale decided it was time they learned how to fly. That summer the young men formed the Yale Aero Club and the volunteer Coastal Patrol Unit #1, later...
Helen Hagan was the first African American performer to entertain African American U.S. troops. Helen was a pianist who graduated from the Yale School of Music in 1912 with Bachelor of Music: a degree Yale no longer offers. Since the School of Music has...
Africa Salon, a festival celebrating contemporary African arts and culture, returns to Yale for its third year this April 21-22.Through live performances by acclaimed artists, discussions with academics, screenings of documentaries, food tastings, and...