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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.

Learning first-hand how ‘faiths take shape around the world’

September 25, 2024

Abbreviated travel courses introduced this summer by Yale Divinity School aim to lower barriers to studying abroad,.

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.

Remembering ‘Amnesia’: Digital preservationists reboot classic video game

September 19, 2024

A new exhibit at Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library examines “Amnesia,” a groundbreaking video game released in 1986, and the library’s efforts to preserve it.

Yale’s Daniel HoSang named 2024 Freedom Scholar

September 18, 2024

HoSang is one of four scholar-activists selected by the Marguerite Casey Foundation for $250,000 prizes in recognition of work advancing justice and equity.