Yale University will honor the life and work of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. with celebrations and services on campus and in the New Haven community.The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in New Haven in June, 1964, when he received an honorary Doctor of...
Elizabeth Alexander knows better than most what it’s like to make art for an unusually public and historic event: The poet and Yale professor wrote the celebratory poem for President Obama’s first inauguration, delivering it before a vast audience at the...
Yale historian Beverly Gage will be an eyewitness to history when she provides live coverage of President Obama’s second inauguration for “PBS NewsHour” on Monday, Jan. 21.Beverly GageGage has often provided commentary on the evening program, and she is...
