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On October 15th 2022, Yale University formally marked the opening of the new Jackson School of Global Affairs with a day-long program at Woolsey Hall that included a keynote lecture by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria ’86, panel discussions with former top U.S. diplomats,...
Scholars from around the world gathered to reflect on the road ahead for Brazil on September 23-24, 2022 at the Brazil 100/200 conference, organized by Yale professors Kenneth David Jackson and Stuart Schwartz. The event commemorated the centenary of São Paulo’s W...
During his visit to Yale, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, met with Yale President Peter Salovey and gave a talk on ‘The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations and the Global Implications of Russia’s War in Ukraine.’ The even...
The Yale Africa Initiative is excited to announce the release of the 2022 fall edition of Focus on Africa. The newsletter covers all the latest news pertaining to ongoing Yale-Africa relations.
In this edition of Focus on Africa we are pleased to share t...
The Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) has launched a new partnership with BRAC, the world’s largest non-governmental organization, to advance the science of scaling effective programs to end global poverty.
The partnership was anno...
A new exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, 'Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition,' presents a nuanced account of the artist’s 50-year career and presents him as part of a woodcarving tradition that flou...
09/15/22
Pyun named director for Asia
Jieun Pyun has joined Yale’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) as the Director for Asia. Prior to arriving at Yale she held roles directing international leadership programs, driving a policy agenda focused on human rights and democracy, and designing and implementin...
Two Yale University schools have partnered with the University of Rome Tor Vergata (URTV) to advance research and training intended to improve global protection against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNe) events.
The collaboration involves rese...
Francis Kéré, the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at the Yale School of Architecture, is the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Born in Gando,...