Juan J. Linz, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political and Social Science — who has been described as a “towering figure in 20th-century social sciences” — passed away on Oct. 1.Juan Linz“Linz’s books and teaching have had a profound influence in shaping...
To help Americans better understand China’s rapid development and the dynamic relationship between that nation and the United States, there will be a live webcast address by Madeleine Albright, the 64th U.S. secretary of state, followed by a panel...
YaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email.Jim Crow Wisdom:...
President Barack Obama has nominated alumna and former Yale trustee Janet Louise Yellen ’71 Ph.D. as chair of the Federal Reserve. She will replace Ben S. Bernanke, whose term expires on Jan. 31. Yellen’s appointment, if confirmed, will make her the first...
Sydney Nathans, professor emeritus of history at Duke University, has won the 2013 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for his book “To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker” (Harvard University Press).The prize was created jointly by Yale University’s...
Half a century after they helped Yale refine a new method of language study, 28 retired Air Force personnel who learned Chinese at the university during the 1950s and 1960s returned to campus on Sept. 25, many for the first time since their student days....