Dissertation writing in the humanities is often a solitary process, spent in libraries and other lonely study spots. But this summer, the Graduate School of Arts and Science’s new three-year Writing-in-residence Dissertation Working Group pilot... read more
The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences awarded Wilbur Cross Medals — the school’s highest honor — to four alumni on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
This year’s honorees are: economist Douglas W. Diamond ’80 Ph.D., feminist scholar Donna J. Haraway ’72 Ph.... read more
Amanda Lerner, a Ph.D. student in Slavic languages and literatures, enjoys the McDougal Graduate Student Center’s new temporary home at 135 Prospect St. because it’s a quiet place for her work, while also allowing her to grab a lunch from one of... read more
Three Yale alumni — visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby (M.F.A. 2011), photographer Dawoud Bey (M.F.A. 1993), and psychologist Betsy Levy Paluck (B.S. 2000 and Ph.D. 2007) — are among the 24 individuals who have been named 2017 MacArthur Fellows... read more
The Graduate School of Art and Sciences will provide additional flexibility and support to Ph.D. students and their families, Dean Lynn Cooley has announced.
Under the new Ph.D. Student Family Support Policy, Ph.D. students with a child will... read more
Students in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences were welcomed to campus on Aug. 24 during a matriculation ceremony and other events.
President Peter Salovey and Lynn Cooley, dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, addressed the... read more
Linran Fan (Engineering and Applied Science) is first author of an article published in Nature Photonics that presents a significant breakthrough in quantum communications and quantum computing.
Working in the lab of Hong Tang, the Llewellyn West... read more
Two Jackson Institute students, Ellen Chapin (Global Affairs) and Will Wright (Global Affairs), are spending the summer making America safer. Both won Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowships in International Relations — a highly competitive award given to... read more
Luisa Cortesi (Anthropology and Forestry & Environmental Studies) has recently won several awards for her academic work. This year, she has been awarded a Josephine de Karman fellowship, the Curl Prize by the Royal Anthropological Institute, UK... read more
Kendall Arslanian (Anthropology) is spending seven months on the island of Upolu doing fieldwork for her project, “Nutritional and genetic correlates of infant adiposity in Samoa,” with support from a Downs International Health Student Travel ... read more
All the schools at Yale have a coat of arms, and now Grace Hopper College has one, too. Formerly called Calhoun, the residential college on Elm Street was renamed in February by a vote of the Yale Corporation in honor of Graduate School alumna... read more
Benjamin Madley (BA 1994; PhD 2009, History), associate professor of history and interim chair of American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, has won multiple awards for An American Genocide: The United States and the... read more
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with Gateway Community College to give PhD students a way to broaden their classroom skills and enhance their teaching portfolios. The new program, Community... read more
Susan Hacking joined the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in April, taking on a newly-created position: Senior Manager of Communications and Alumni Affairs. In that capacity, she will develop a communications strategy and oversee the school’s... read more
One minute she was riding along the highway with her family after wrapping up a successful first year as a graduate student in the Classics Department at Yale. The next minute, the car was rear-ended by a distracted driver, her seat belt snapped,... read more
