Yale revives School of Engineering
Yale’s Faculty of Engineering will be spun off into its own school, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University announced Monday.
In a move approved by the Yale Corporation over the weekend, Dean of Engineering T. Kyle Vanderlick will take the helm of the new school, whose faculty will be increased in size by nearly 20 percent, the University said in an announcement Monday.
“Re-establishing the School of Engineering & Applied Science is the next step in a 14-year effort to strengthen engineering at Yale and is part of our broader strategy of enhancing...
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By Another Alum
3:22p.m. on April 15, 2008
A long way to go.
Currently ranked #39 by US News, behind every Ivy School of Engineering save Brown and Dartmouth.
The strengthening of Yale's engineering offerings is one of Rick Levin's signature achievements. Creating a school of engineering is a logical next step in a process that makes Yale a better university and increases the contributions Yale can make to New Haven. Wouldn't it also be appropriate to renew use of the Sheffield name? Yale's Sheffield Scientific School was one of the strongest engineering programs in the country. Somehow Yale lost its way in the 20th century but seems well on its way to reclaiming its Sheffield legacy in the 21st.