Juan Carlos (“JC”) Salinas ’03 M.F.A. knew little about life outside of Texas when his advisor, Melba Martinez, at the University of Texas-Austin where he studied theater, suggested he apply to the Yale School of Drama. He’d grown up in the small, low-...
For students in the “Intro to Public Humanities” class, the city of New Haven is their classroom. Instead of cramming for a final before Christmas break, they are “putting something out into the world,” says Ryan André Brasseaux ’11 Ph.D., dean of...
Peter Schiffer ’88 B.S., vice provost for research and professor in applied physics, told alumni at the 2018 Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) Assembly & Yale Alumni Fund Convocation that Yale is committed to making science and engineering a priority...
A panel of deans at the 2018 AYA Assembly & Yale Alumni Fund Convocation spoke about “crossing boundaries” — a quality that moderator Tamar Gendler ’87 B.A., dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale, called “distinctly Yale.” She said: “Yale...
One day last July, during a particularly rainy week, Ashton Gores ’18 M.P.H. was working at the Neighborhood Health Project, providing hypertension and diabetes screening for New Haven residents alongside other Yale students. A man walked into the clinic...
The annual Yale Jefferson Awards honor an undergraduate, a graduate student, and an alumnus who have given back in extraordinary ways. This year, the awards are going to three Yalies whose own life challenges inspired them to make a difference:...
Marion Belanger ’90 M.F.A. and Martha Lewis ’93 M.F.A. had traveled in the same New Haven art circles for years, but it wasn’t until both applied to create an installation for the New Haven Agricultural Experiment Station that the two decided to join...
When Titus Kaphar ’06 M.F.A. graduated from Yale, like many art school graduates, he moved to New York City. But he says he spent a lot of time thinking about the city of New Haven — a city that was affordable, with a vibrant culture, and the possibility...
Three years ago, the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) began a pilot mentoring program to help Yale students tap into the wisdom of Yale alumni around the globe. The AYA enlisted more than 500 alumni volunteers and plans to soon expand the initiative to...