Yale Appoints Dean for New Professional School

Yale Appoints Dean for New Professional School

Yale University is set to open a new professional school for the first time since 1976 this coming fall. Yale President Peter Salovey initially announced the school’s opening in April of 2019, writing that “the research conducted at the new school will provide the...
Prepare Yourself for “Weed-out” Courses

Prepare Yourself for “Weed-out” Courses

Excited to begin their new journey in college, incoming freshmen are often surprised that their introductory courses have unexpectedly difficult curricula: hours of work, crushing exams, and enigmatic concepts. Sometimes, the curriculum might demand a style of...
Hybrid Learning: How It’s Going

Hybrid Learning: How It’s Going

As Ivy League schools have welcomed students back for the fall semester, administrators and faculty have taken various approaches to optimizing the endemic learning experience. With most schools emphasizing a transition back to the classroom, students and professors...
Does being a legacy help college admissions?

Does being a legacy help college admissions?

Yale University is currently in the midst of a debate surrounding legacy admissions. In October, the Yale College Council Senate (YCC), a “policy advocacy body that seeks to promote the student voice to Yale administrators,” passed a resolution calling for Yale to end...