In West African art and culture, the image of a long-necked bird with its head turned backwards to take an egg off its back is the symbol of a well-known proverb in the Akan language of Ghana, which teaches that in order to move forward, one must first...
The recently inaugurated Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism will host an international conference on Friday, Oct. 5, focusing on antisemitism as it is distinctly manifested in France.“Antisemitism in France” is the first international conference...
This term will see the first conference hosted by the recently established Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA), an interdisciplinary enterprise that embraces the humanities and social sciences to understand the history and contributing...
Columbia, Cornell, and Yale universities have joined forces on an innovative education initiative to increase access to less-commonly taught languages.(Illustration by Michael Helfenbein)What started as a pilot project has attracted a two-year $1.2...
In conjunction with the return of the Harimaze folding screens to Yale (see related story), here is a look at the long history of Japanese studies and Japanese collections at Yale.This image of a Kyogen actor is one of the stained glass windows adorning...
Three students from Yale have been chosen by two highly selective scholarship programs for work or study abroad.Yale senior Sarah Armitage and 2011 graduate Harold McNamara are among 40 scholars nationwide who have received Gates Cambridge Scholarships...