Louise Glück, an adjunct professor of English at Yale and renowned poet whose evocative voice has for decades shaped the literary landscape, on Oct. 8 received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Royal Swedish National Academy announced.
Glück, who...
Members of the Yale community joined the chorus of voices around the world congratulating poet and educator Louise Glück, recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. (See related story.)
Glück has been adjunct professor of English and Rosenkranz...
Applications are now being accepted for the Frederick W. Hilles Publication Fund.
The fund was established through the generosity of the late Frederick W. Hilles to assist younger scholars in the humanities at Yale with the publication of their original...
Applications are now being accepted for A. Whitney Griswold Faculty Research Fund awards.
The fund was established to assist faculty members to undertake research in the humanities. It awards grants for specific research projects to full-time faculty...
As a “huge fan” of the fictional character Percy Jackson while she was in middle school, Yale student Sharon Li wanted to learn a little bit more about the Greek mythology that influenced the book series that brought him to life — which included “Percy...
Elizabeth Hinton and Phillip Atiba Goff have been crossing paths for a long time.
With a mutual interest in policing, racial injustice, and criminal reform, Hinton, a historian, and Goff, a social psychologist, have often collaborated professionally. But...
As a scholar of international history, Arne Westad studies the past to better understand today’s most pressing global challenges.
It’s an approach Westad imparts to his students at Yale, and one that lies at the heart of the university’s International...