POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ & KARLA CORTES
Salovey to visit Côte d’Ivoire, Hong Kong over spring break

President Salovey will visit Côte d’Ivoire and Hong Kong during the University’s two-week spring break to strengthen Yale’s international relationships.

March 8, 2024

CHRIS TILLEN
Beinecke exhibit reflects on Samuel F. B. Morse’s legacy, Yale and slavery 

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library held a drop-in session with archival materials on key documents included in the book “Yale and Slavery: A History” and specific items related to Samuel F. B. Morse this week.

March 8, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Jonathan Edwards Dean Christina Ferando to step down

Christina Ferando announced she would step down as dean of Jonathan Edwards College after eight years. She will become the Head of Academic Affairs for the Yale Center for British Art next year.

March 8, 2024

NORA MOSES
Facilities installs new period product dispensers, access issues persist

Over winter break, Yale’s facilities team began to install menstrual product dispensers in restrooms around campus in response to student activism — despite the progress, many bathrooms remain unstocked.

March 8, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Former School of Medicine administrator pleads guilty to $3.5 million fraud scheme

Cindy Tappe, former operations director at the Yale School of Medicine, pleaded guilty last week to diverting millions in taxpayer-funded grants meant for educational programs.

March 8, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Yale to host 100 low-income high schoolers over summer through new partnership with nonprofit

The nonprofit Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America will host a portion of its summer program — which is geared toward high-achieving, low-income students — on Yale’s campus.

March 6, 2024

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Yale pledges $10 million to strengthen partnership with HBCUs, faces NAACP criticism 

The University released a report last month acknowledging and apologizing for its ties to slavery, coupled with a set of proposed actions; the Connecticut State Conference of the NAACP, however, criticized Yale’s initiative as well as the book published alongside the apology.

March 6, 2024

MOLLY REINMANN
Students share mixed reactions to Yale’s new ‘test-flexible’ policy

Last month, Yale College announced that it would resume requiring test scores for applicants to the class of 2029. While some students said they agreed with the importance of scores as standardizing metrics and praised Yale’s messaging on the policy, several expressed concern about international students’ access to exams.

March 6, 2024

JOSIE REICH & MOLLY REINMANN
Yale opposes state bill to ban legacy preference

The bill faced its first test during a committee hearing on Thursday. While students and legislators broadly expressed support, administrators from eight universities dug in their heels in opposition.

March 6, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
305 Crown St. to be renovated to Middle Eastern and North African cultural space

Administrators confirmed that the new “cultural suite” will be located on the first floor of a building on Crown Street, which is set to undergo renovations over the summer.

March 4, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
All residential college dining halls to close over spring recess

Due to a lack of students on campus over spring recess last year, all residential college dining halls will close over spring recess, unlike last year. Administrators told the News that low-income students are eligible for a daily $30 UberEats credit if they remain on campus.

March 4, 2024