Judith Schiff is a townie, having grown up in the long shadow of Yale University. Her family lived in the Westville section of New Haven, near the Yale Bowl, and she attended Hillhouse High School, ...

Yale students, faculty, and staff are celebrating Black History Month throughout February. Events on campus are honoring the contributions of African Americans to civil rights, the arts, academia, the ...

As several Yale library exhibits near their final weeks of public display, visitors at the libraries have just a few more weeks to learn about the University’s history not just from books, but also ...

While a student at the Yale School of Drama in 2010, Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o performed in a production of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.” Who shared the stage with her? Who directed? Who ...

The university also issued a historical study and announced steps to address this legacy, including new support for public education in New Haven, Conn. By Jennifer Schuessler Yale University on ...

Yale's curriculum change to its undergraduate Art History programs has been seen by some as dismissive of the value of American and European art. Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut. Getty ...

That does not mean there are not valid arguments to make on both sides of the debate about renaming Calhoun College: Calhoun’s legacy goes well beyond slavery and, regardless, many men of his day ...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian, and Yale University professor David Blight who is calling out Donald Trump's attacks on the facts of U.S. history and ...

NEW HAVEN -- The third-floor meeting room was cramped and hot. The windows were open, but there wasn't much of a breeze coming in to cool things down. Inside, the Yale football team, 105 members ...