Too good to be blackout
The TLC Tip
I know that Freshman Me didn’t anticipate Senior Me — an old person who would rather put on a bulky sweater and have a calm, nice, Belgian beer in a well-circulated bar playing Feist than “go out.” But I also know that Freshman Me wanted to learn Latin, claimed her favorite drink was Black Velvet whiskey straight-up, and was bummed when she didn’t get into the Exit Players.
Just say yes (to yourself)
Last Friday, Maria Yagoda argued in these pages that there is a “scarcity of nice-looking, not-evil and socially adjusted straight single males (NLNESASSM)” at Yale. According to Yagoda, the overwhelming majority of these acronymic Romeos are really, really, really bad in bed. But straight women are every bit as accountable for the quality of their sexual experiences as their male partners.
The TLC Tip: All your problems are stupid
The TLC Tip runs on alternate Fridays. Send manufactured life dramas and detailed descriptions of your rashes to lauren.rosenthal@yale.edu. Pictures are not needed, or wanted. Seriously.
The TLC Tip: Our bodies, ourselves
College is a time of self-discovery, heavy drinking, no sleeping, and submarine sandwiches. It’s only natural that we put these big old brains to work to reflect on what we should do with our bodies, and what our bodies want. Also, wanking it.
(Every)things fall apart
The TLC Tip
It’s November, which means one thing: Everyone’s life is in shambles!
Let's get compassionate
The TLC Tip runs on alternate Fridays. Direct your anonymous queries to lauren.rosenthal@yale.edu and they’ll be answered in confidence.
The TLC Tip: The post-Saturday, post-Yale, post-hipster edition
Now that a new crop of editors has rendered me obsolete, I find myself with a lot of time on my hands and a lot of useless knowledge.
National Research Council ‘rankings’ take new methodology
Programs assigned ranges rather than ordered ranks
In its latest report, the National Research Council evaluated 4,838 doctoral programs in 62 fields at 222 American universities, assigning numerical ranges rather than ranks, as in the past.
Faculty hirings still on hold
Some departments will replace outgoing professors
Administrators aim to not grow the faculty at all this year, and some departments say they’ve given up on adding new positions for now.
Review of curricular changes begins
A 16-member steering committee assembled by Yale College Dean Mary Miller will oversee a review of the changes made in 2005 to distributional requirements and the curriculum, based on a 2003 report from the Committee on the Yale College Education.
The end of an era for English dept.
Life for literature-minded Yalies is about to get a little less sweet. In an e-mail to English majors with the subject line "LEAVING ENGLISH !!!!," English Department Registrar Ruben Roman announced Tuesday afternoon that he will be leaving the department on September 24 — and he's taking the bowl of chocolates on his desk with him.
New law prompts textbooks button
As Univ. strives for full compliance, implementation is uneven so far
A federal law that took effect this summer requires universities to post more information about textbook costs before students register for courses. Accordingly, Yale has added a button in its online system that links to the Yale Bookstore.
College seminar program suspended pending review
Administrators deny budget pressure, send mixed signals about program’s future
The Dean’s Office is not accepting applications for spring 2011 college seminars while a committee of residential college masters, deans, faculty members and students reviews the program for the first time in a decade.
Eat eat pray pray love love
This month, I paid $8 to watch a dyed-blonde Julia Roberts prance across the globe, draped in what can only be described as prototypes from J. Crew’s “Ashrams and Anchors” line. And then, a week later, I did it again.
2011 college seminars on hold for program review
Yale College Dean Mary Miller said the program will undergo a "periodic review" and that a final decision has not been made about the fate of seminars offered after fall 2010.
Update on OCI: It's not July 15, but it's really soon!
But there is still hope for Blue Book-starved Yalies everywhere: The system is expected to go live well before the end of the month, Carlton said. Click after the jump to read more about what's going on with OCI ... and, about that bogus July 15 launch date.
Blue Book to be online July 15, after OCI upgrade
University Registrar Jill Carlton confirmed that she expects her office to post new course listings for the fall semester on the Online Course Information system in the middle of the month, as was the case last year, but she added that the Registrar's Office is overhauling Yale student systems, including the Student Information System and OCI, this weekend.
Clinton calls on graduates to 'do public good'
Though he did not don a hat per Class Day tradition, former President Bill Clinton LAW '73 received a standing ovation for his largely impromptu speech, which urged the class of 2010 to solve global problems.
Pollard named Grad School dean
UPDATED: A Sterling professor and the current chair of the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Pollard led the search committee charged with finding a replacement for outgoing dean Jon Butler.
Fink named Branford dean
An associate professor of Slavic languages and literature and the department's current director of undergraduate studies, Hilary Fink was greeted with cheers at the announcement of her appointment in the Branford dining hall.
Sparkling fling potties
We came, we drank, we listened, we peed and we did it all without incident. What a waste of portable comfort.
UP CLOSE | Officials mull future of section
A way to save money; pedagogical value weighed
If faculty are amenable to changes suggested by administrators, section may soon become optional.
Miller does Mellon
Miller gave her first lecture in the series, titled "The Shifting Now of the Pre-Columbian Past," at the National Gallery last Sunday; her next lecture will be this Sunday, on the theme "Seeing Time, Hearing Time, Placing Time." The series will continue with an address each Sunday through May 16. Read more after the jump.
Premed advising gets a check-up
Ten of 14 premed students interviewed said they are not satisfied with the Undergraduate Career Services program, complaining of long wait times for appointments and a lack of personalized attention from UCS advisers.
For grad students, a grim job market
Despite years of research and training at the oldest graduate school in the country, many Yale doctoral students have failed to find work.
Chemistry makes key hire
The hiring of Jonathan Ellman, a professor of organic chemistry and chemical biology, will fill a long-standing void in Yale’s synthetic and organic chemistry faculty and could be a boon for the department as a whole.
Admins solicit students’ opinions, senior projects
Administrators to use survey, senior projects to evaluate academic changes
Three separate administrative initiatives are underway to collect opinions and written work from members of the class of 2010.
Bloom to resume teaching — maybe
Click below to read more details about Bloom's return to Yale.
At last, grads get dental
Graduate and professional students will have the option of purchasing dental insurance for the first time this coming fall.
Campus grieves for Berkeley junior
Community mourns Dabaghi '11 as scholar, athlete and friend
Shock and sorrow gripped the campus Wednesday as news spread of Cameron Dabaghi’s '11 death. The Yale College community gathered Wednesday night to remember him as a committed student, athlete and friend.
Teacher prep program is off the beaten path
As teaching becomes more popular, program searches for a role distinct from Teach for America
Only 29 juniors and seniors are currently in the Teacher Preparation Program, which allows students to become certified in early childhood or secondary education in accordance with Connecticut state requirements.
Report on sex policies due in May
Committee convenes to review changes recommended by group of female faculty
The committee created to review changes to Yale’s sexual harassment policy is fully staffed and already at work on a list of recommendations, including a centralized grievance board.
Faculty diversity still a priority in hard times
Despite a budget shortfall that has forced the University to delay or suspend many faculty hires, administrators and department chairs said they are still committed to increasing the diversity of Yale’s faculty in the next few years.
Grad School cuts to change admissions
To curb attrition, looking beyond traditional criteria
With the most recent round of budget cuts forcing fewer admissions slots at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, administrators are rethinking their approach to evaluating applicants.
Coed housing approved for seniors
Students in the class of 2011 will have the option of living in mixed-gender suites next year as part of a pilot program, Yale College Dean Mary Miller and Council of Masters Chair Jonathan Holloway said Sunday in an e-mail to the News.
Gender-neutral housing approved for class of 2011
Students in the class of 2011 will have the option of living in mixed-gender suites next year as part of a pilot program, Yale College Dean Mary Miller and Council of Masters Chair Jonathan Holloway said Sunday evening in an email to the News.
Dean Miller outlines goals
As Mary Miller enters her second year as dean, her goals for the job reflect a long-standing personal interest in undergraduate life and education.
Scientist likely for Grad School dean
The search for a new dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is underway, and the search committee’s chair said the committee will strongly consider appointing a scientist to replace current dean Jon Butler.
Registrar's Office bungles fall term grade reports
The Registrar's Office mistakenly sent copies of students' spring term enrollments home to parents instead of fall semester grade reports, University Registrar Jill Carlton wrote in an e-mail today. Read more after the jump.
Faculty vote rejects minors
Yale College will not offer academic minors any time soon, following a Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote against a proposal to create a pilot minors program.
Grad School braces for cuts
In response to Wednesday’s announcement that Yale will reduce the number of new doctoral students admitted to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, department chairs across the University said Thursday that Yale’s intellectual community and scholarly research may suffer.
Committee: No academic minors, for now
After almost three years of research, the Committee on Majors has come out against academic minors.
Small classes secretly flourish
Statistically, there are more small classes in Yale College than large lectures. After many students spent shopping period nervously jockeying to get into seminars, when the dust settled, 40 classes were left with only two students, mostly in small, interdisciplinary academic programs.
‘Life’ after ‘Porn’
In the first spring since the cancellation of the beloved science lecture commonly known as “Porn in the Morn,” non-science majors are flooding courses that promise the chance to look at fossils and contemplate black holes in exchange for a science credit.
Humanities seminars face overcrowding
Eighteen course cancellations in the humanities this semester have some students worried about overcrowding in competitive seminars.
Grades later than usual, students say
Though many students have complained that they received fall term grades later than usual, the registrar said there was no delay in uploading marks to the Student Information System.
Two profs make tenure
A geology professor and geochemist and the psychology professor behind the popular undergraduate course “Sex, Evolution and Human Nature” are the first faculty members to be promoted to tenure this academic year.
Bloom cancels class due to illness
Due to illness, professor Harold Bloom GRD ’56 will not teach the two classes he was scheduled to offer this coming semester. English professor Leslie Brisman described Bloom as “gravely ill” in a Jan. 7 e-mail to students in Bloom’s fall seminar, “Shakespeare and the Canon: Histories, Comedies and Poems.”
Two professors receive tenure
Committee votes to promote professors of geology, psychology
A geology professor and geochemist and the psychology professor behind the popular undergraduate course “Sex, Evolution and Human Nature” are the first faculty members to be promoted to tenure this academic year.
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