Kanya Balakrishna
Kanya Balakrishna
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Q&A | David Shire ’59: A symphony of sound
Fifty-four years ago, David Shire ’59 arrived on campus with a single goal: to write at least one of the Yale Dramatic Association’s annual musicals. He wrote two.
Generation Y gets a job
But can the workplace work for us?
Jessica Bialecki ’08 is no stranger to community service. At Yale, she co-coordinated Dwight Hall’s Executive Committee, led the Best Buddies program and organized last year’s Habitat for Humanity Challenge. On Class Day, she won the prestigious Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize for Public Service.
For Tao, ‘pragmatic solutions’ would be key
If he were to be Yale College Council president next year, Richard Tao ’10 would forge a “working relationship” with the Yale administration — something he said currently does not exist.
Problems arise with advising for freshmen
In its current state, the University’s freshman advising system is not living up to its potential, Dean of Freshmen George Levesque said. “As Yale, we should be doing this better,” he said.
Many junior profs plan to follow new tenure rules
Five months after the University finalized changes to the process of granting tenure, many junior faculty members are choosing to switch to the new system.
Course sign-ups fluctuate
Humanities enrollment falls to lowest level in 30 years; interest in science increases
Undergraduate humanities classes saw their lowest enrollment in three decades last year, according to data released by the Office of Institutional Research.
Sophs bemoan scant seminars
Wedged between the wide variety of freshman seminars and the countless advanced junior seminars, sophomore year is something of a no man’s land for those looking for the seminar experience.
Dems object to choice of Sept. 11 memorial speaker
Dems say conservative professor Kagan politicizes event
The choice of history professor Donald Kagan to give the keynote address at today’s Sept. 11 memorial service provoked the Yale College Democrats to withdraw its sponsorship of the event.
Anthro Dept. to expand to new building
As it prepares to move into a new home this fall, the anthropology department is again close to full capacity after losing four popular faculty members in the spring of 2006.
Univ. ups course offerings
Students see more choices in health studies, South Asia and Modern Middle East
Yale’s course catalogue has thickened in certain fields this year to accommodate increasing student demand, as the University moves forward with plans to add new majors in those areas.