As the Yale College Class of 2019 assembled on Cross Campus the morning of May 20, lining up for the procession to Old Campus and the university’s 318th Commencement, the graduates savored their few final moments together before embarking on the next...
Just a day before they became official graduates, members of the Class of 2019 were urged by acclaimed novelist and essayist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ’08 M.A. to forget “from time to time” that they went to Yale.
That call — to not let the distinction and...
All university degrees are formally conferred during the Commencement ceremony on Old Campus. During the ceremony, the dean of Yale College and deans of the Graduate and professional schools formally present their approved candidates to the president. The...
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Convocation ceremony took place on May 19 at the Yale University Art Gallery. Commencement followed on May 20 in Woolsey Hall.
The 2019 Class Day ceremony was held on May 19 on Old Campus — a welcome return to form following last year’s indoor ceremony. The celebrated novelist and essayist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who received her master of arts in African studies from Yale in...
Graduating Seniors revel in Yale’s tradition of wearing outrageous hats on Class Day.
This Class Reflection was read by Larry Fulton ’19 of Jonathan Edwards College during the Class Day program on May 19.
My friend Mo claims that he can spot a Yalie anywhere. He said, “I saw the Whiffenpoofs in Beijing.” Made me wonder — how did he know it...