The members of Dzana, Yale’s first and only Afrobeats dance group, share at least three things in common: an interest in exploring new aspects of African culture, a passion for dancing, and a desire to be part of a vibrant community.
In Shona, a language...
Three Yale alumni — visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby (M.F.A. 2011), photographer Dawoud Bey (M.F.A. 1993), and psychologist Betsy Levy Paluck (B.S. 2000 and Ph.D. 2007) — are among the 24 individuals who have been named 2017 MacArthur Fellows.
The...
The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will host “Fiesta Latina,” its 15th annual celebration of Latin American cultures, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The Great Hall of Dinosaurs will be the...
It takes about 17 days, 10 pounds of salt, 20 pounds of baking soda, linen, and incense to mummify a small object.
It also requires natron, one of the ingredients that Salima Ikram brought with her when she arrived on Yale’s campus this fall from Cairo,...
Amy Meyers, director of the Yale Center for British Art, has been awarded a 2017 Soane Foundation Honor in recognition of her leadership.
The honor by the Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation was presented on Sept. 27 in the Rainbow Room in New York City....
The Beinecke Library’s extensive holdings in children’s literature will soon grow with the addition of the archive of renowned young-adult writer Judy Blume, opening new opportunities for future research, teaching, and exhibitions related to the field.
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Christopher Bayes, professor and head of physical acting at Yale School of Drama, helped students discover their inner clown at a workshop held in August at Yale Center Beiing.
Martin Luther sits at a table surrounded by other leaders of the Reformation. A Bible is opened in front of him. A candle burns at the table’s center.
The scene is depicted in a 17th-century painting that for years has graced a hallway at Yale Divinity...