As set forth in the Faculty Diversity Initiative announced on November 3, 2015 by President Peter Salovey and Provost Ben Polak, Yale must expand and develop the pool of young scholars who will contribute to the excellence and diversity of future... read more
Provost Ben Polak, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tamar Gendler, and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Lynn Cooley wrote to the graduate students on 1/19 to announce a major gift that will make possible a new home for the... read more
“Remaking Exceptionalism” Wins Watt Award
Ben Zdencanovic (History) has won the Transatlantic Studies Association’s D.C. Watt Prize for best paper by an early career scholar. His winning essay, “Remaking Exceptionalism: Western European Social... read more
A thought-provoking Op-Ed piece by Jedidah Isler (PhD 2014, Astronomy) was published in The New York Times on December 17. In her essay, “The 'Benefits' of Black Physics Students,” Isler addresses Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s questions: “... read more
A new workshop series in digital editing was launched in December by Yale graduate students. Recognizing the need for graduate training in digital humanities, Anya Adair (English), Katherine Hindley (Medieval Studies), and Joseph Stadolnik (English... read more
“An excellent faculty is a diverse faculty,” says Tamar Gendler, dean of Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Over the last year, Yale added 28 new people to the FAS.
“All of the faculty who have been hired are world-class scholars, teachers... read more
Graduate students Elisabeth Becker and Zlatko Minev have won the inaugural CAAS Fellowship for 2015-2016. The award was chosen by the deans of the graduate schools and is administered by the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (CAAS).
The... read more
Engineering Student Wins Fellowship to Study Polymers
Yekaterina Rokhlenko (Engineering and Applied Science) has been awarded a three-year fellowship from the National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) and the National Institute of Standards and... read more
As more and more students consider careers outside the classroom, the Graduate School is creating new opportunities for them to gain professional experience while still at Yale, in the University’s museums, libraries, and research centers.... read more
Five extraordinary people will receive Wilbur Cross Medals, the highest honor conferred by the Graduate School and the Graduate School Alumni Association, on October 27.
This year, the honors will go to four alumni: Carol Dweck (PhD 1972,... read more
Yale President and former Dean of the Graduate School Peter Salovey (PhD 1986, Psychology) was honored recently with the American Psychological Association’s 2015 Outstanding Contribution Award by a Senior Professional from the Division of Health... read more
Welcome, New Students! The 2015-16 academic year is off and running…
The Graduate School welcomed its newest cohort of students on August 27 with a festive Matriculation ceremony in Sprague Hall. Faculty processed into the auditorium in academic... read more
Wendell Adjetey (History and African American Studies) and Etienne Mashuli (African Studies) have won a highly competitive fellowship from Echoing Green, a global nonprofit organization, to launch the Tujenge Africa Foundation in Burundi. More than... read more
The Graduate School moved to Warner House (1 Hillhouse Avenue).
HGS has profound historic significance to the mission of the Graduate School, as well as personal significance to many of you who have lived, studied, attended classes and student life... read more
The Graduate School prizes mentors who support the professional, scholarly, and personal development of the students they advise. GSAS News asked a number of students and their advisers to share their thoughts about mentorship. Here’s a sampling of... read more
