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Editor’s Note: This story is about Nathan Chen, but don’t overlook JE freshman, Sophie Ascheim, who just won an Oscar. from the LA Times Nathan Chen discovers a world outside of figure skating at Yale By HELENE ELLIOTT | MAY 10, 2019 Nathan Chen is comfortable being the center of attention when he skates, accustomed to hearing thousands of people applaud while he soars and spins and performs the quadruple jumps that have become his shining…

from: New Haven Register Yale students develop ‘active shooter’ alert app By Jordan Grice  Updated 6:07 pm EDT, Monday, May 6, 2019 It took three and a half minutes for faculty and students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., to learn there was an active shooter in their school. Four Yale University students feel their mobile alert app can drastically reduce response time during similar emergencies. “We realized there that schools really have a…

Editor’s Note:  This is the third of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race.  Here, President Salovey responds to the criticism set forth by Heather McDonald in “At Yale, ‘Diversity’ Means More Of The Same.”  See also Dr. Salovey’s statement on diversity and inclusion from earlier in April. OPINION | LETTERS Yale Is Right to Actively Cultivate Diversity Diversity strengthens Yale. But it also means we must work hard to ensure every member of…

Editor’s Note:  This is the second of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race.  Op-Ed Contributor Heather MacDonald points out the accretion of administrative bureaucracy addressing racial matters at Yale and argues that it is seriously counter-productive.  Compare also the critique coming from the faculty in “13 Tenured Professors Withdraw from Ethnicity, Race and Migration Program.”  See also, next article in this series, President Salovey’s response to this … and also “Woodbridge Loyalists Question Salovey’s…

Editor’s Note:  This is the first of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race.  Here, the conservative (according to Wikipedia) National Association of Scholars takes Yale to task for “de facto segregation” in supporting racial initiatives that deal with blacks separately.  Here is their bill of particulars: Segregation by Design on Campus How racial separatism become the norm at elite universities like Yale, Brown and Wesleyan. By Peter W. Wood and Dion J. Pierre April 29,…

From NPR News by EVAN DENNY • An aerial view of Yale New Haven Hospital WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Yale New Haven Hospital announced plans on Monday to build a new state-of-the-art neuroscience center for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The facility, which is expected to cost under $1 billion, has a goal of advancing treatment for people with challenging neurological diseases. Yale New Haven Hospital CEO Marna Borgstrom made the announcement. “Our goal is to move closer…

from Yale Daily News UP CLOSE: Woodbridge loyalists question Salovey’s leadership By Serena Cho Photos by Robbie Short, Daniel Zhao and Jakub Madej Graphics by Chris West One afternoon last fall, four of Yale’s most generous alumni joined former University Secretary Sam Chauncey ’57 and Chief Investment Officer David Swensen GRD ’80 for lunch at the Racquet and Tennis Club — an exclusive, all-male social club on Park Avenue. The net worth in the room hovered in the billions….

from: New Haven Register 13 Yale professors withdraw from ethnic studies program By Meghan Friedmann |  March 31, 2019   Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media File Photo Students walk into Yale University’s Old Campus in New Haven last October. NEW HAVEN — Wandering around the Yale University campus, visitors might notice a sign that reads “-41 ETHNIC STUDIES FACULTY” and “$50 MILLION FOR WHAT?” pasted alongside pie charts that break down the demographics of Yale’s…

foxnews.com Hawley suggests Trump admin strip Yale of federal funding if ‘targeting’ of religious students continues By Gregg Re |  Apr. 9th, 2019 Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter early Tuesday to Attorney General William Barr calling for the Justice Department to closely monitor Yale University — and to cut off the institution’s federal funding if its law school continues to “target religious students for special disfavor.” The fiery two-page missive, exclusively obtained by Fox News, comes days after Texas Republican…

Yale wins National Quiz Bowl competition By:  Hector Ramirez NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Congrats are in order to some Yale students! Yale University took home the nation’s top spot at this weekend’s NAQT Quiz Bowl tournament. Quiz Bowl is one of the most difficult academic tournaments that tests students knowledge, ranging from sports, pop culture, literature, and biology. This is the second year in a row that Yale has won.  

New Haven Register Yale moves forward with transforming Jackson Institute By Tara O’Neill | Apr. 6th, 2019 NEW HAVEN — Yale University’s Board of Trustees has approved the transformation of the university’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs into a school. The trustees are hoping to open the new school in the fall of 2022. But in order for that to happen, an additional $200 million has to be raised for its endowment. The announcement came…

wsj.com The Yale Dad Who Set Off the College-Admissions Scandal By Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn Updated March 14, 2019 4:32 p.m. ET The tipster who led federal authorities to the biggest college-admissions scam they have ever prosecuted was Morrie Tobin, a Los Angeles financial executive who was being investigated in a securities fraud case, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Mr. Tobin was being questioned in an alleged pump-and-dump investment scheme—in which people conspire…