Divya Subrahmanyam
Divya Subrahmanyam
Recent Stories
Pulitzer winner joins writing faculty
Award-winning novelist Michael Cunningham has been hired as a part-time senior lecturer in the English Department, said Michael Warner, the chairman of the department.
Univ. may cut classes to save money
Budget constraints are forcing administrators to consider an idea they have long spurned: eliminating classes to save money.
Yale releases reaccreditation self-study
After a year spent examining the policies and practices of the University as part of the reaccreditation process, administrators have posted an extensive self-study report online, offering an appraisal of Yale on the basis of 11 different standards.
At the foot of the ladder
For a host of reasons — from economic efficiency to the need for full-time teachers for introductory classes — Yale has been hiring non-permanent teaching faculty at a higher rate than it has been hiring tenured and term professors over the past several years.
News analysis: Lessons learned from Jovin’s ’99 unsolved murder
The killing of Annie Le GRD ’13 has reignited interest in the murder of Suzanne Jovin '99 — a function of the eerie parallels that draw the two cases together, and the crucial differences that set them apart. "We did learn some lessons from it,” University President Richard Levin said.
Study of food soon may become official
Often associated with dining halls and the Yale Farm, the Yale Sustainable Food Project may soon become a part of curricular life.
Police search Amistad Park
Three cars from the Connecticut State Police have pulled up alongside Amistad Park, a grassy open space across from 10 Amistad St., the building where Annie Le GRD '13 was last seen. A trooper with a search dog ran alongside a fence near the park's Amistad Street entrance for about five minutes, and then the pair left.
Freshman advising revised
After re-evaluating the current structure of student advising, the Yale College Dean’s Office has made some changes for this year’s freshmen.
University reexamines sex policies
A May 2008 report that outlined improvements the University could make to its sexual harassment policy and education was made public for the first time Wednesday.
Film replaces ‘Sex Signals,’ to mixed reviews
In order to better communicate to freshmen the dangers of sexual harassment and assault, the University this year removed “Sex Signals,” an educational performance featuring professional actors, from freshman orientation and replaced it with a short film shot on Yale’s campus presenting fictional scenarios of sexual harassment.