Gavan Gideon
Gavan Gideon
Gavan Gideon was born in Ireland and grew up in a rural Minnesota town inhabited by 1,148 people. He covers the Provost's office, finance and the University's administration for the News.
Recent Stories
LIVE BLOG: CLASS DAY 2012
Follow along as Yale College celebrates the various accomplishments of the class of 2012.
Commencement exercises begin with Baccalaureate
University President Richard Levin called on the class of 2012 to remember the importance of their communities in their lives after Yale.
Yale Health revises coverage
Yale Health announced several health coverage changes in a Friday email to students.
Campus mourns Brunt ’15
The Yale community came together Thursday to commemorate the life of Zachary Brunt ’15.
Friends remember Brunt ’15
Zachary Brunt ’15, described by friends as a curious, outgoing musician and scientist, died Wednesday. He was 19.
Faculty and admins brainstorm shared services
Administrators agreed to work with faculty and staff in drafting a formal document guiding shared services.
Freshman Olympics struck by thefts
Morse College, the winner of the 2012 Freshman Olympics, was one of four colleges hit in a spate of Timothy Dwight thefts during this year’s events.
UP CLOSE | The challenge of 'shared governance'
Three years of accumulated budget fatigue are now prompting faculty to raise questions of governance that they might have let rest during rosier financial times.
Faculty approve Yale-NUS resolution
After debating the text of the three-paragraph resolution nearly word for word, professors approve with vote.
Yale-NUS, in the international media
Media outlets are paying attention. Controversy surrounding the Singaporean liberal arts college has begun to pop up in a number of media outlets.




