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Exhibition to highlight preservation of Houston’s historic neighborhoods

October 3, 2024

New works by Lance Flowers, on view at the Institute of Sacred Music Oct. 23–Dec. 4, detail the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood.

‘Weird little creations’: bringing together engineering and art

October 2, 2024

Jason Nuttle, a senior in Yale College, combines engineering with an artistic flair to create ingenious contraptions.

Driving change: Billboard art project reflects on race and representation

October 1, 2024

A public art project commissioned by the Yale Center for British Art addresses issues of racial bias and historical memory in museum collections.

History in sound

October 1, 2024

Yale’s Collection of Historical Sound Recordings contains over 28,000 records, tapes, CDs, and cylinders. Collection head Mark Bailey gives a mini tour.

PODCAST: White poverty, race myths, and reconstructing American democracy

September 27, 2024

Yale’s Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove offers insights on the upcoming presidential election, drawing from his new book with Bishop William Barber on white poverty.

On Sunday, a choral contemplation in early music

September 26, 2024

Yale Schola Cantorum, under new interim director Stefan Parkman, will present works by Monteverdi, Schütz, and others at New Haven’s United Church on the Green.

Friday concert to explore devotional ‘Kirtan’ sung poetry from Bengal

September 25, 2024

On Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., singer Kankana Mitra, accompanied by musicians Bhīma-Karmā Vṛkodara Sāragrāhi and Steve Gorn, will present songs depicting Hindu deities.

New YDS summer seminar program opens doors worldwide

September 25, 2024

Yale Divinity School launched its first abbreviated summer travel course in 2024: the “Urban Spirituality and Theology” travel seminar in Hong Kong.

Office Hours with… Alexandra T. Vazquez

September 24, 2024

In a Q&A, Alexandra T. Vazquez describes how her hometown of Miami infuses her scholarship and how she plans to introduce students to performance in New...

Yale poet’s new works wrestle with — and transcend — despair

September 24, 2024

In a new memoir and poetry collection, Danielle Chapman uses fierce empathy and a moral imagination to come to terms with personal and historical tragedy.