Brian Lee
Brian Lee
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JE Dean Cabolis to step down
For three years, Kim Swennen '03 has known economics professor Christos Cabolis as the dean of Jonathan Edwards college. But informally, Swennen has also considered Cabolis "an old friend of the family" -- someone she talked to in the JE buttery...
Historian Winks suffers a stroke
History professor Robin Winks, one of Yale's most renowned scholars and a faculty member since 1957, suffered a stroke on Saturday and has stopped teaching his two courses, "The Writing of History" and "The National Parks: Lessons in Diversity...
Yalies say advising is in need of overhaul
When one group of freshmen sat down with their faculty adviser for the first time three weeks ago, the conversation did not revolve around Yale College academics. Instead, the freshmen patiently listened as their adviser talked about another topic --...
Inaugural year of World Fellows Program kicks off
As the first batch of World Fellows arrived on campus three weeks ago, Yale inaugurated what may possibly evolve into its own version of the prestigious Rhodes scholarship program. Charged with building a global network of future leaders, the World...
SOM seeks to get more minorities
As applications and prestige rise, officials try to strengthen female and minority recruiting
As the stock of the Yale School of Management continues to rise, the school is enrolling more women and underrepresented minorities, though officials and students said there is still work to be done. This year, the SOM admitted a record-breaking number...
Paperless system eases class registration, transcript orders
By 5 p.m. today, Yale juniors and seniors will hand in their course schedules -- all at once. While the frenzy of the last-minute rush in residential college deans' offices may suggest otherwise, most Yalies have had a relatively easy shopping period...
Graduate School attracts minority students
With an 18 percent increase in applications, the Graduate School experienced a record-breaking admissions season this year. The Graduate School was particularly successful in recruiting underrepresented minorities to its programs. After receiving more...
Globalization center settles into new role
After a tumultuous first year marked by the departure of its director, the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization will host its first major international conference beginning this Thursday. In addition, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan...
University tenures record number of women: 12
5 are promoted; 7 come from other institutions like Oxford and MIT
After another year of faculty searches and promotions, Yale moved one step closer in its quest to correct the gender imbalance existing in the senior faculty ranks. During the past academic year, the University offered tenured positions to more women...
Ailing Bloom cancels classes
When Ryan Taylor '04 went to shop humanities professor Harold Bloom's "Genius and Genius" seminar last week, he didn't find the acclaimed scholar he expected. Instead, he found a sign saying that Bloom had decided to cancel all his classes this term.