News

Trainee considerations for returning to labs

May 19, 2020

Copied to: GSAS staff, registrars In this message: Trainee considerations for returning to labs Dear students and faculty of the Graduate School, On May 13, messages from Provost Strobel and Dean Cooley announced that graduate students may return... read more

Announcing Yale’s 2020 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows

May 18, 2020

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) is proud to announce that six students were awarded Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships. The doctoral candidates will receive a year of funding to complete the projects that form the foundations of... read more

New platform enlists 500 volunteers to support pandemic relief efforts

May 14, 2020

New platform enlists 500 volunteers to support pandemic relief efforts May 14, 2020  |  by Yale Jackson The platform matches skilled volunteers with New Haven area nonprofit organizations to assist with their pandemic-related efforts.

Dean’s follow-up to Provost Strobel’s message re reactivation

May 13, 2020

Copied to: GSAS faculty, registrars, staff In this message: What Provost Strobel’s message means for graduate students Dear Graduate Students, By now, you have read Provost Scott Strobel’s message about our gradual return to on-campus activities... read more

Announcing the Graduate Mentor Award winners

May 6, 2020

Each year, Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) recognizes faculty members who are exceptional advocates for the professional, scholarly and personal development of their students with the Graduate Mentor Award The selection committee... read more

Graduate Student Fellowship FAQs Updated

May 1, 2020

To apply please click here Deadline is Friday, May 15th May 2020 graduates are eligible to apply to the Graduate School Alumni Fellowship. Applicants do not need to withdraw their dissertations to apply but may do so if they wish. If you receive... read more

Dean’s message about funding extensions for students

April 22, 2020

Copied to: FAS DGSs, FAS chairs, GSAS staff In this message: Information about extensions for Ph.D. students in FAS departments Dear FAS Ph.D. students, I hope this message finds you as well as can be in the midst of the abrupt changes to our lives... read more

Outreach to Target Students Who Indicate “Still Seeking” on FDS Survey

April 20, 2020

Article reprinted from National Association of Colleges and Employers NACE Center for Career Development and Talent Acquisition®  April 20, 2020 by NACE Staff Spotlight for Career Services Professionals Yale University’s Office of Career Strategy... read more

Message from Dean Cooley to Graduate Students

March 27, 2020

Dear Graduate Students, My colleagues and I have heard from many of you about the delays you are facing due to the restrictions on classroom teaching and research resulting from the onset of COVID-19. Each day brings news about how your lives and... read more

Yale Affirms Holistic Admissions

March 26, 2020

Today, Yale University clarified its admissions policy to emphasize that applicants who opt for a pass/fail grading option instead of a letter grade for coursework in Spring 2020 will be considered on an equal footing with those who do not. The... read more

Dean Lynn Cooley talks about COVID-19

March 19, 2020

Reprinted from Yale News March 19, 2020 Yale News has been publishing a series of interviews with Yale leaders about aspects of the university’s response to the pandemic. We continue today with Graduate School Dean Lynn Cooley. What have you and... read more

OPAC Updated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

March 12, 2020

Updated Information from Yale University from the Office of Public Affairs & Communications

3-Minute Thesis Competition Application Deadline January 17, 2020

January 14, 2020

Apply to this year's 3-Minute Thesis Competition here!  Our application deadline is 12noon on Friday, January 17, 2020. Please see below link to the Yale Office of Career Strategy https://ocs.yale.edu/get-prepared/3-minute-thesis-competition

Congratulations to Yale Graduate School’s Prize Teaching Fellows 2019

November 12, 2019

Learning to teach is one of the most important things that graduate students do as part of their professional development.  In their roles as Teaching Fellows and Part-time Acting Instructors, they may be nominated for Prize Teaching Fellowships... read more

Important Campus Messages

November 9, 2019

Dean Cooley on November 16, 2020  Thanksgiving break, travel clarifications and gratitude Dean Cooley on November 9, 2020 Childcare support extension Dean Cooley on November 2, 2020 Election week support and guidance Poorvu Center on... read more