Nation Apr 01 Professor explains why he’s leaving Yale for Toronto as colleges react to Trump’s threats By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane
Politics Jul 17 Who is Usha Chilukuri Vance? Here’s what to know Chilukuri Vance, Yale law graduate and trial lawyer, was thrust into the spotlight this week after her husband, JD Vance, was chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America
Nation Mar 14 Students file lawsuit against colleges involved in admissions bribery scandal The lawsuit filed in federal court alleges the students were denied a fair opportunity for admission. By Associated Press
Politics Sep 28 Dean of Kavanaugh’s law school: Investigation into allegations needed Heather Gerken said in a statement that proceeding with the confirmation process without more review is not in the best interest of the Supreme Court or the legal profession. By Associated Press
Nation May 10 Yale administrator says officers admonished white student for calling police on black student A Yale administrator says the university police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence admonished the white student who reported it. By Associated Press
Feb 20 How the Nazi’s defense of ‘just following orders’ plays out in the mind By Joshua Barajas Stanley Milgram’s famous electric-shock experiments tackled whether a person could be coerced into behaving heinously, but new research released Thursday offers one explanation as to why. Turns out, people actually feel disconnected from their actions when they comply with orders,… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 10:46 At Mizzou, Yale and beyond, campus protests stir fresh questions about free speech By PBS News Hour At the University of Missouri, protests and a president's resignation have put a spotlight on heated debate taking place on campuses across the country over hateful speech and racial insensitivities. Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch In a game of wealth, fat cats who don’t share keep winning By PBS News Hour An online game asks players to share some of their wealth on faith that the others will reciprocate. But each player has the option of choosing not to share, amassing more and more wealth. In designing a game to test… Continue watching
Sep 02 Can you guess how many trees are on Earth? By Nsikan Akpan An international study led by Yale University provides a new estimate for the planet's number of trees. Continue reading
Jan 26 Yale police aim gun at columnist’s son, turn spotlight on racial profiling on campus By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The debate over racial profiling -- already a hot topic on many college campuses -- gained renewed attention this weekend when Yale University police briefly detained a black male student Saturday evening. Continue reading