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Conversation links clinical care and legislative advocacy

March 17, 2023

Yale School of Medicine’s Physician Associate Program recently invited Connecticut State Representative Josh Elliott to discuss state-level health policy.

Betty Trachtenberg, dean and guiding force to a generation of Yale students

March 16, 2023

Affectionately known as the “Landlady of the Old Campus,” Trachtenberg served as dean of student affairs in Yale College from 1987 to 2007.

How one refugee’s journey became more than a news story

March 16, 2023

Journalist Jake Halpern ’97 reflects on a 2017 Yale class reporting trip he led to migrant camps in Greece, where he befriended Zakaria, a Moroccan refugee.

New portrait honors Rena Karefa-Smart, YDS’s first Black woman graduate

March 15, 2023

The Yale Divinity School community recently gathered to enshrine pioneering alumna Karefa-Smart ’45 B.D. in its Common Room portrait gallery.

Behind the scenes as the Connecticut Whale team physician

March 15, 2023

In a Q&A, Yale orthopedist Mark Dundas discusses his work serving as the on-call physician for the Connecticut Whale women’s professional ice hockey team.

Charles Mingus’ jazz-orchestra epic ‘Epitaph’ celebrates composer’s genius

March 14, 2023

On April 2, the Ellington Jazz Series, led by artistic director Thomas C. Duffy, will present a rare performance of Mingus’ masterwork for double big band.

SOM student volunteers help Afghan refugees build sustainable business

March 14, 2023

During a recent Food, Agribusiness, and Beverage Club event at Yale School of Management, students offered local Afghan refugees a helping hand.

PODCAST: Promoting clergy wellbeing

March 14, 2023

Yale faculty member Rev. Dr. Jerry Streets discusses his research on clergy wellbeing, insights on multi-faith ministry, and lessons he’s learned as a pastor.

Yale scholar helps U.S. military rename Confederate memorials

March 13, 2023

Graduate student Connor Williams discusses his work as lead historian for a commission charged with renaming U.S. military assets commemorating the Confederacy.

YDS alumni take center stage at Bicentennial-edition annual lectures

March 10, 2023

This year’s Parks-King Lecture and Bartlett Lecture at Yale Divinity School featured panels of young alumni scholars in Black and East Asian theology.