Nearly 1,700 high school students from around the world will converge on the Yale campus for the 40th session of Yale Model United Nations (YMUN XL), to be held Jan. 23–26.YMUN is one of the most prestigious academic simulations of the United Nations in...
Before an audience of roughly 100 Yale students, faculty, and staff on Feb. 4 in Battell Chapel, Nina Davuluri — Miss America 2014 — shared her goal of spreading cross-cultural understanding and combating ignorance. Last September, 24-year old Nina...
“Governments should be separate from ideologies, and elected representatives of the people should determine the laws that govern them,” said Nobel laureate and Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi during a recent talk at Yale.Shirin EbadiMore than...
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale has announced the winners of the Windham Campbell Literature Prizes. This year’s recipients illustrate the global scale of the prizes, with the eight winning writers hailing from seven countries. The...
Shira Telushkin ’14 was recently honored by the Overseas Press Club (OPC) Foundation with a $3,000 grant to fund a fellowship in religious journalism at GlobalPost. Shira TelushkinTelushkin was among 14 aspiring foreign correspondents selected by a panel...
This spring, the Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) will celebrate 40 years at Yale with a month-long series of events highlighting its interdisciplinary mission.Performances, lectures, readings, symposia, and exhibitions will showcase the international...
Yale political scientist Susan Hyde will discuss “Does Democracy Promotion Promote Democracy?” in the next In the Company of Scholars lecture on Tuesday, March 25.Susan HydeThe talk will take place at 4 p.m. in Rm. 119 of the Hall of Graduate Studies, 320...
