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With the announcement of new investments to support expanded class sizes at Yale College, the university will also be committing additional resources to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

In December 2024, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences conferred 184 graduate degrees. Of those, 39 doctoral graduates were awarded distinction for their dissertations, an honor given when all readers unanimously recognize the work as outstanding scholarship. The distinguished graduates represent programs across the Graduate School, with projects ranging from neuroscience to English literature.

After learning that he had been awarded the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences this week, the first person James A. Robinson ’93 PhD texted was Truman Bewley, who was his thesis advisor at Yale more than 30 years ago.

Bilige Yang, a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, discusses his research on soft robotics and a gecko-inspired robot that amputates its own limbs to survive.

In a newly published book, Yale PhD candidate Fiona Bell introduces Avdotya Panaeva’s once-banned novel — and a gritty perspective on imperial Russia — to western readers.

On October 7, four alumni of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences were awarded Wilbur Lucius Cross Medals during a ceremony at Yale. The four honorees are Anne Ferguson-Smith ’89 PhD (Biology), Kai Li '86 PhD (Computer Science), and John Guillory ’79 PhD (English Language and Literature). James C. Scott, '67, PhD (Political Science), was honored posthumously.

In a Q&A, Yale PhD student Ruixiao Wang (Statistics & Data Science) discusses a campus colloquium series she organized that aims to bring Yale alumnae who are prominent data scientists — including Columbia’s Cynthia Rush (’16 PhD, Statistics) and AT&T’s Elena Khusainova (’20 PhD, Statistics & Data Science) — in conversation with students.

Four alumni of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) will be honored with Wilbur Cross Medals in recognition of their exceptional scholarship, teaching, and public service. The awards are the highest honor the school bestows on alumni. This year’s honorees include the James Scott (’67 PhD, Political Science), Anne Ferguson-Smith (’86 PhD, Biology), John Guillory (’79 PhD, English Language and Literature), and Kai Li (’86 PhD, Computer Science).

This message outlines the responsibilities that all faculty members and Teaching Fellows (TFs), now part of the Local 33-UNITE HERE union, are expected to fulfill when they collaborate to teach. This memo contains new information as of September 2024; please read through the materials below so you are aware of current policies. You will find details on (1) in-person instruction, (2) responsibility for instruction, (3) course materials, (4) grading and examinations, and (5) professional development for TFs; there is also information about (6) part-time acting instructors.

The Graduate School's newest staff member, Lisbeth Chamba, was recently featured by the New Haven Hiring Initiative. Lisbeth was born and raised in New Haven, CT, and is a New Haven Promise Scholar and a proud first-generation college graduate.