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02/18/21

Reinstallation of Yale's African Art Galleries Complete

Yale University Art Gallery announced the completion of a yearlong reinstallation of a portion of the African art galleries. Breaking from a thematic arrangement of objects, the new displays now focus in on distinct African cultural zones, highlighting masterpieces from the co...
Phyllis Mugadza
02/11/21

Yale Young African Scholars and Yale Young Global Scholars alum wins 2020 Reimagine Challenge

Phyllis Mugadza '21 BA, '22 MPH says she wasn’t entirely familiar with the U.S. college experience when attending high school in Zimbabwe, but when she learned about the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program, she applied and was accepted. “It was the f...
01/11/21

Yale Global Mental Health Program Begins 2021 With New Leadership

The Yale Global Mental Health Program (GMHP) begins 2021 with new teaching and trainee leadership. Theddeus Iheanacho, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and Sirikanya (Sanya) Sellers, MD, a first-year resident, are the new faculty and residency leaders, respectively. Bot...
11/18/20

African Women as Pillars of Resilience

  The third in our series of African Women as Pillars of Resilience public webinars took place on 16 November 2020. The focus of this webinar, conducted in both English and French, was "Mitigating the Economic Impacts of the Pandemic on African Women."...
10/29/20

The Yale Africa Startup Review

The Yale Africa Startup Review (YASR) is an annual Yale-wide Africa student-led feature of startups shaping the future of innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa. The Review is a product born out of our shared desire to ensure the narrative of African innovation and ent...
10/28/20

An Interview with Helinna Ayalew, M.A. African Studies Program ’14

In our alumni spotlight series, we interviewed Helinna Ayalew who is the Head of Digital Education at Liquid Telecom. Helinna received her M.A. in African Studies from Yale University and B.A. in International Studies from Macalester College. She spoke with us about her passio...
10/28/20

An Interview with Naana Frimpong, J.D. Yale Law School ’04

In our alumni spotlight series, we interviewed Naana Frimpong who currently serves as Counsel at King & Spalding, LLP. Naana received her Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and her undergraduate degree from Amherst College. She spoke to us about her time at Yale, her...
10/28/20

On Campus and the Continent – How COVID has Impacted Yale’s African Community

For the "Focus on Africa" newsletter fall edition, the Yale African Student Association (YASA) members share their stories on coping and continuing to learn during the global pandemic. Read more about how they are navigating these challenging times on campus and acro...
10/28/20

An Interview with Ewurama Okai, B.A. Yale College ’17

In our alumni spotlight series, we interviewed Ewurama Okai who is in her second year of a J.D.–Ph.D. program at Northwestern University. Ewurama received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her Master’s in Education from Harvard University. She ...
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09/10/20

African Women's Leadership Forum holds public webinar

"African Women as Pillars of Resilience," the first in a series of public webinars, took place on 23 July 2020. The focus of this webinar, conducted in both English and French, was "Women Leading In Times of Crisis." The event was moderated by Biola Alabi a...

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