Marwan Muasher, former ambassador to the United States, author and political reformer, will deliver the Henry L. Stimson Lecture on World Affairs on September 16 at 4 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave. The title of his Stimson Lecture is “Moderation and...
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will join University President Richard C. Levin for a conversation in Woolsey Hall on September 19 at 4:30 p.m. before an audience of Yale faculty, students and staff. They will discuss Mr. Blair’s tenure as prime...
Renowned scholars and authors will discuss the legacy of writer Richard Wright at a centenary celebration taking place September 23, 4 to 6 p.m., at the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St. Facsimile documents and photographs from the Richard Wright...
Yale faculty and distinguished poets Louise Glück and Henri Cole will give a reading from their work on September 29 at 6 p.m. in Saint Anthony Hall, 483 College St.Louise Glück, who has taught at Yale University since 2004, is one of the country’s most...
The major political, social and economic changes that have reconfigured the Middle East, and the impact of U.S. policies on the future development of the region, will be explored in a symposium at Yale on September 26 and 27. The major political, social...
Yale University Library and Oxford University Press will mark the 80th anniversary of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) with a symposium featuring four “word-renowned” experts on October 1. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take...
The 2006 firing of eight U.S. Attorneys by the Bush administration and the politicizing of the Justice Department under Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will be the subject of a symposium on October 7, 7:30 p.m., at Levinson Auditorium of Yale Law School...
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will teach his first class at Yale on September 19, marking the start of the “Faith and Globalization Initiative,” a three-year collaboration among Yale’s Divinity School, School of Management and the Tony Blair Faith...
In response to growing concerns on the spread of the financial crisis, the Yale School of Management, in partnership with the Wall Street Journal and CNBC, organized a roundtable discussion in New York on September 23 that brought together business...
Both the well-known and less-celebrated achievements of Noah Webster, creator of the first comprehensive American dictionary, will be celebrated at Yale on October 16–17 in commemoration of his 250th birthday. The two-day fête, titled “Shaping a Language...