Editor's Note
After an internal review prompted by the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le and the News’ ensuing coverage, and after extended consultation with Graduate School Dean Jon Butler and School of Medicine Dean Robert Alpern, the News is modifying its policy for denoting a graduate student’s school affiliation.
Previously, the News identified students based on the primary affiliation of the department in which a student was studying, which was the only information available via Yale’s public directory. The moniker “GRD” was only applied to students whose departments are in the Faculty...
