In 1969, when the Asian American Students Alliance (AASA) was cofounded by Rocky Chin ’71 M.C.P., Lowell Chun-Hoon ’71 B.A., Don Nakanishi ’71 B.A., and Alice Young ’71 B.A., there were fewer than 60 Asian American students at Yale College, and no courses...
With its roots planted firmly in Eastern European folk traditions, the Yale Slavic Chorus may seem an unlikely candidate as a feminist organization on campus. But behind the full skirts and peasant blouses, and the resonant, melodic harmonies, lies a...
Voting has opened in the 2019 Alumni Fellow Election, which will determine the next alumni fellow of the Yale Board of Trustees, known formally as the Yale Corporation. Eligible alumni from around the world have until May 19 to cast their ballots for one...
When Gavin Schiffres ’15 B.A. set out to launch a charter school in St. Louis, he drew inspiration from his undergraduate experience at Yale. Kairos Academies — opening this summer — will admit 6th graders to start, with other grades to follow. The school...
“I’ve always seen journalism as a public service,” says Emily G. Harris ’89 B.A., one of four Yale alumni currently working at the multiplatform journalism project Reveal. “It’s a way to bridge the divide, and provide information for a better-informed...
Email missives from Josh Perez-Cruet ’20 B.S., one of the intramural (IM) secretaries of Grace Hopper College, read like calls to battle. Font size veers wildly from 12pt to 36, and the indiscriminate use of rainbow colors recalls the dizzy days of early...