For nearly a half-century, J. Edgar Hoover was director of the FBI or its precursor. A rabid anti-Communist now known for his own law-breaking — specifically, for his secret surveillance of American citizens — he is often caricatured as a bulldog.
But in...
Music has been a part of Daphne Brooks’ life since she can remember. Her childhood home was filled with the sounds of all kinds of records, including Duke Ellington and Aretha Franklin. She even played a little bit of piano herself. But she says she never...
When Yale School of Music student Ilana Zaks performs her Master of Musical Arts recital at Sprague Hall this week, it will not be a typical concert experience.
For starters, she’ll begin the recital in the hall’s balcony with her audience seated on the...
In the days leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, few people expected an act of such aggression, Yale historian Timothy Snyder told a classroom of students earlier this semester. Looking back now, he said, the fact that the invasion did...
French author Annie Ernaux, who today was named the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, will soon be among the authors whose books have been translated into English as part of The Margellos World Republic of Letters, a Yale University Press...
Vanessa Ogle, who joined Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences this term as an associate professor of history, is one of two historians recently awarded a prestigious Max Planck-Humboldt Medal.
Ogle, who is a historian of global Europe from the 18th century...
Whether championing diversity in STEM fields, innovating in their classrooms to be more inclusive, or building a sense of community with faculty colleagues, the four winners of this year’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean’s Award for Inclusion and...
While taking two Yale College courses this summer and living on campus, rising junior Vanessa Cheng felt a sense of adventure reminiscent of her earliest weeks at Yale.
Participating in Yale Summer Session (YSS) has allowed her to take classes she might...
Yale historian Sunil Amrith has been awarded the 2022 Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for History in recognition of his examination of the historical origins of inequality within and between countries and the impact of climate change on global socioeconomic...
When Yale College senior Jay Fife graduates this month, some 30 family members and friends will be on campus for the celebration, most from the Muscogee Reservation in Oklahoma where he grew up. He is the first in his family to graduate from an Ivy League...