“This sounds like the Rousseau we read earlier, right?” asked 16-year-old Nyla Harrison, a senior at Hill Regional Career High School (HRC) in New Haven, eyes flitting between her notebook and Yale professor Bryan Garsten.“Damn straight!” exclaimed...
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl, director of the Center for Language Study (CLS), could explain the benefits of language study in seven or eight languages. Today, she chose English.“[Studying languages] is not so much about becoming perfect. You’ll never become...
“Grace Notes: Reflections for Now” defies easy explanation, which makes sense as defiance is part of its nature. Midway through “Grace Notes,” a group of young black men, members of the Yale chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, rhythmically step, clap,...
The atmosphere of the Chaplain’s Office at Yale is one of inclusive serenity, even when oblivious visitors stroll into the Hindu meditation room without first removing their shoes.“It’s okay,” said University Chaplain Sharon Kugler, diffusing the angst of...
When he graduated from Yale, Scott Blumenthal assumed he would pursue a career in the theater. Now a deputy editor on the Interactive News desk at The New York Times, the alumnus spoke about his circuitous path to the Times and how older forms of media...
Colleen Kinder ‘03 wrote many stories for a variety of prestigious publications during her years as a freelance travel writer, but they often weren’t, in her estimation, the stories of each trip.“There was a period in my life where I’d pitch an article...
Eagle-eyed observers would have noticed an increased number of men and women in military uniforms on campus a few Thursdays ago. Students in the Air Force and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps wore their uniforms as usual on March 9, but they were...
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...