The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library has announced the winners of the 2015 Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale. The writers, who hail from the United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria, and South Africa, were chosen...
“Decapitating the Past: ISIS and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria” is the topic of a discussion among Yale faculty members taking place on Tuesday, March 31.The panel discussion, sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages...
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas will mark its 20th year this summer with offerings that range from a sweeping history of 1990s music performed by award-winning artist Taylor Mac to a processional performance — by local lakes — featuring...
Even as students took a break from academics, Yale remained as busy as ever this summer. From new faculty appointments to repurposing a miracle arthritis drug to Connecticut’s largest U.S. naturalization ceremony, there was plenty to talk about since...
The Windham-Campbell Prizes has announced the full schedule for its third annual literary festival, taking place at Yale through Oct. 1.The festival began on Monday, Sept. 28, with a prize ceremony at Yale’s Sprague Memorial Hall, featuring a keynote...
“What comes to mind when you think of spirituality?”
That one question, posed to 100 writers, artists, and scholars, resulted in a collection of more than 100 provocative essays — on topics ranging from iPhones to chicken sandwiches to Mohammad’s hair...
A Roman shield — painted with scenes from the Trojan War and possibly used in parades during ancient times — is being brought to light in a whole new way by a Yale team over 2,000 years after it was created and 80 years after it was excavated.Shield...
