William Porayouw
Staff Reporter
@willporayouw | william.porayouw@yale.edu
William Porayouw covered Woodbridge Hall for the News and previously reported on international strategy at Yale. Originally from Redlands, California, he is an economics and global affairs major in Davenport College.
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WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Faculty vie for larger role in University governance

Faculty are pushing for the establishment of a Yale chapter of the American Association of University Professors in order to push faculty influence on administrative decisions.

February 10, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Faculty pressure administrators for higher salaries

A sealed report and December meeting detail the faculty conversation over salary ranges and data transparency with the University administration.

February 8, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW & MOLLY REINMANN
“Room to grow”: African studies program at a crossroads

Five years after faculty criticized a lack of institutional support for the program, African Studies has strengthened in size — but some say that more attention to the program is needed.

February 8, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Kopkowski named as Vice President of Communications

Kopkowski will lead public affairs and communications at Yale beginning this April, with interim VP for Communications Karen Peart resuming her role as Yale's spokesperson.

February 1, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Two years after Salovey establishes DEI plans, students question staying power of Belonging at Yale Initiative

With Salovey’s five-year DEI plan underway, students interviewed by the News questioned whether Yale’s ambitions to advocate for a sense of school belonging are being fulfilled.

January 31, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Megan Ranney to serve as next dean of School of Public Health

Ranney, who is set to begin her term this July amid a historic transformation of the Yale School of Public Health, promised to prioritize inclusion and community engagement during her tenure.

January 31, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW & ADAM WALKER
A tale of two presidents: Salovey plans collaboration with Harvard’s newest leader

As Claudine Gay takes on Harvard’s presidency, the News looked into the work of the Yale and Harvard presidents — and the moments that bring them together.

January 27, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
With six searches in progress, Salovey promises diversity at the “highest ranks” of University leadership

With a lack of diversity at the cabinet level, University President Peter Salovey expects to appoint six major leadership roles at Yale by the end of Spring semester.

January 26, 2023

EVAN GORELICK & WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Salovey names DEI, health and fundraising top priorities for 2023

This year will see an expansion into health research, continued rollout of the Belonging at Yale initiative and fundraising for the capital campaign.

January 26, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Inside Yale’s new HBCU partnership

As President Salovey gears up to strengthen ties between Yale and HBCUs — including the recently announced Pennington Fellowship — the News looked at the historic partnership between Tougaloo College and Brown University, and what Black student leaders at Yale are searching for.

January 24, 2023

WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Yale to help send high school seniors to HBCUs, one year after Salovey commitment

Officials at the University and New Haven Promise described how the creation of a new scholarship program that supports HBCU-bound high school seniors came to be, and what’s next.

December 12, 2022