His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree at Yale University’s 297th Commencement on May 25. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th successor to the...
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale has acquired the archive of Witold Gombrowicz, one of the great names of 20th century European modernism. Gombrowicz was born in Maloszyce, Poland, in 1904 and studied philosophy and law at the...
This year may be a bonanza for women interested in running for office, according to leading political analysts, among them the co-chairs of The Women’s Campaign School at Yale – WCS. George Dean, prominent political activist in the Republican Party,...
“Interim Sites,” an urban art initiative created by Yale University graduate students, will open May 16 at 1156 Chapel St., former home of the Jewish Community Center – JCC – and future home of the Yale School of Art. The opening coincides with a city-...
The new home of the Yale School of Art at 1156 Chapel St. will be named Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall, in honor of the 1961 graduate of Yale College whose generous gift to the University is supporting expansion and renovation of the existing building....
Myres Smith McDougal, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School and longtime resident of New Haven, died on Thursday, May 7, after a long illness. A renowned authority on international law, Professor McDougal founded, along with political...
Twenty-one Yale students will study in East Asia this coming summer and next year, thanks to grants from the Richard U. Light Foundation of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The grants have been awarded annually since 1996 to encourage the study of Chinese, Korean...
Continuing a long-standing Yale tradition, graduate students at the School of Architecture have put down their pencils and taken up hammer and nails to build a house. The one-family home will sit on what is now a vacant lot in a residential...
Women can use political skills to advance themselves in the job market as well as in public office, according to George Dean and Ann Sheffer, co-chairs of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale – WCS. Each June the school offers a five-day intensive...
Entertainer Lena Horne was one of nine distinguished individuals awarded honorary degrees today at Yale University Commencement ceremonies. She received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Other honorary degree recipients were His All Holiness...