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The 17th Annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education – April 8-9 2021

March 8, 2021

A Message from Dean Cooley Copied to: DGSs, Chairs, Registrars In this message: The 17th Annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education – April 8-9 2021 March 8, 2021 Dear graduate students, I am delighted to write that for the... read more

Vigil for Mochen Liao

March 7, 2021

A Message from Dean Cooley Copied to: Chairs, DGSs, Registrars In this message: Vigil for Mochen Liao March 7, 2021 Dear graduate students and Whitehall residents, As many of you learned in a message sent yesterday, we were alerted to the death of... read more

Announcing Yale Bouchet Conference Speakers

March 5, 2021

Announcing Speakers for the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education: Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry (M.Div. ’78) and Professor Pero Gaglo Dagbovie April-8-9 2021 (virtual) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Academic conference... read more

Sharing the Report of the Humanities Doctoral Education Advisory Working Group.

February 19, 2021

In this message: Sharing the Report of the Humanities Doctoral Education Advisory Working Group Sent February 15, 2021 Dear GSAS faculty, students, and registrars: One of Yale’s principal areas of excellence is humanistic study at all levels, and... read more

Announcing two prizes for student writing

February 17, 2021

Scientists, social scientists, engineers, and humanists are all encouraged to enter competitions for two university-wide prizes: the John Addison Porter Prize and the Theron Rockwell Field Prize.  Students enrolled for a degree in any part of the... read more

Mourning Kevin Jiang: resources for grief and community safety update

February 7, 2021

A Message from Dean Cooley Dear graduate students, By now you may have seen the tragic news conveyed in President Salovey’s message about Kevin Jiang, a graduate student in the School of the Environment. I send my deep condolences to Kevin’s loved... read more

Students, recommit to safeguarding the public's health

February 3, 2021

A message from the president, provost, and deans Dear Students, We hope this message finds you in good health and spirits, and that you join us this term in recommitting to the safety of the Yale community and of our fellow residents in Greater New... read more

Spring 2021 begins: your questions answered + important dates

February 2, 2021

A Message from Dean Cooley Copied to: DGSs, Chairs, Registrars In this message: Spring 2021 begins: your questions answered + important dates Dear graduate students, Welcome to a wintry start of Spring 2021, and a special welcome to those of you... read more

GSAS Welcomes New Associate Dean for Academic Support

January 11, 2021

Dean Lynn Cooley is pleased to announce the appointment of Allegra di Bonaventura as the Associate Dean for Academic Support in Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Dr. di Bonaventura will join the GSAS staff on January 25 to assume... read more

PhD candidate Karla Cornejo Villavicencio: Finalist for 2020 National Book Award

January 11, 2021

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, an undocumented American from Ecuador and Yale doctoral student, wrote “The Undocumented Americans,” published in March, which captures the day-to-day lives and resilience of undocumented laborers she met across the... read more

Harini Sadeeshkumar Wins Yale 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

December 17, 2020

By Cody Musselman Harini Sadeeshkumar, a fifth-year student in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, won the $1,000 grand prize in the annual Yale 3MT Competition for her presentation, “Developing riboswitch biosensors to find new... read more

Announcing the 2021 Wilbur Cross Medal Recipients

December 9, 2020

Dean Lynn Cooley announces the recipients of the 2021 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal presented by the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School Alumni Association: Anat Admati (’83 Ph.D. Operations Research/Management Science)... read more

Danica C. Tisdale Named New Assistant Dean of Diversity

December 8, 2020

Dean Lynn Cooley is pleased to announce the appointment of Danica C. Tisdale Fisher to the post of new assistant dean of diversity of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) reporting to Michelle Nearon, Senior Associate Dean and... read more

Three Yalies honored for their impact on and beyond Yale with 2020 Yale-Jefferson Awards

December 1, 2020

Yale Alumni reprinted The Yale-Jefferson Awards are presented annually, recognizing sustained public service that is individual, innovative, impactful, and inspiring. The recipients are three Yalies – a Yale College student, a graduate or... read more

Watch 3-Minute Thesis 2020 Finalists and Vote!

November 30, 2020

2020 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist Presentations and Award Ceremony TODAY: Watch 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalists Vote on Your Favorites! OCS is pleased to announce that we have moved the 2020 Yale’s 3-Minute Thesis Competition to a... read more