There were times when she was homeless, foraging for food in dumpsters. There were periods when she felt directionless in life, angry at a system she felt was broken and irreparable. There were times when she simply defected from society.
But now, as...
Running down a list of all the courses she has taken at Yale, Alondra Vázquez López points out that many have “Mexico” in their title.
The country looms large in her life: It’s her father’s birthplace. And it’s where Vázquez López, a resident of Grace...
Yale was not Gabriella Blatt’s first-choice college until she visited the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) during a trip to campus for Bulldog Days. That, she said, was a “game changer.”
Blatt, who was accepted into seven Ivy League schools, was...
Fourteen Yale faculty members who work across a range of disciplines were among the 252 accomplished individuals elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences last week.
Those elected are “extraordinary people who help solve the world’s most...
A Yale doctoral student whose mother fled to the United States after helping to overthrow the Communist regime in Poland and an incoming School of Art student whose artwork documents and celebrates his family’s Mexican heritage are among seven Yale...
Four Yale College juniors — Daniel Chabeda, Megan He, Ronald Hood, and Sarah Zhao — are among the 410 college students from across the nation to receive Goldwater Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarships, named in honor of the late U...
When he first visited the newly refurbished Humanities Quadrangle (HQ) at 320 York St. — known until recently as the Hall of Graduate Studies — faculty member Kevin van Bladel’s thoughts returned to his days as a Yale graduate student more than two...
Hallie Gaitsch and Clara Ma, both members of the Yale College Class of 2019, are among 24 U.S. citizens who have been named 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholars.
The scholarship, given every year to approximately 80 students from around the world, covers the...
The violent siege of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 made clear that white supremacy is as alive and ingrained as ever, said Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter co-founder, during a Jan. 27 Yale event commemorating the life and legacy of Martin...
As the director of theater safety and occupational health at Yale School of Drama, Anna Glover helps students who are developing and designing theater productions make smart safety decisions for the stage crew and their audiences. When designers and...