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Yale hires its first black head coach

07 Jan 2009 13:07:10 PST

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive assistant Tom Williams was introduced Wednesday as the head football coach at Yale, making him the first African-American to hold the job and only the second black coach in the Ivy League. Williams replaces Jack Siedlecki, who retired in November after 1...

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Ragtime January 7, 2008: Because Stuff Happens Over Winter Break

07 Jan 2009 09:27:10 PST

Written by Dan Haley
Brown: (Small) Bombing at Starbucks. Columbia: Cafe Swish to repoen (maybe). Penn: Senior found dead outside nightclub. Princeton: CEO alum may seek CA governor seat. Harvard: Law school dean, Kagan, to join Obama cabinet. Dartmouth: Construction of Alpha Phi house postponed until econo...

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Ivy rivalry

07 Jan 2009 07:55:00 PST

One-of-a-kind documentary takes you back to 1968 when Yale and Harvard, both undefeated, meet for one final game against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and a country in turmoil and transition. �Harvard Beats Yale 29-29,� being screened at the Jacob Burns Film Center at 5:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m....

Original story at Lohud.com .

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Yale to name Williams as head football coach

07 Jan 2009 07:32:51 PST

CT - AP NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Yale University officials are set to introduce Tom Williams as the school's new head football coach, making him the first black person ...

Original story at Danbury News Times .

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Yale endowment falls 25 percent since end of June

07 Jan 2009 01:40:05 PST

United States - Levin added that he does not expect Yale’s endowment to resume growth until “after June 30, 2010.” Faust told the Harvard Crimson that Harvard’s endowment ...

Original story at Princeton University The Daily Princetonian .

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Richardson, Bennet Roil Western Politics

06 Jan 2009 08:53:09 PST

Boston Globe MT - He was the editor of the Yale Law Review (surely an appealing resume item to Obama, the first African-American to edit the Harvard Law Review), ... LITTWIN: Ritter boldly goes past the bench Rocky Mountain News all 1,119 news articles

Original story at New West .

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Yale University news and blogs - January 08, 2009

08 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Yale University news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Jags assistant Williams takes over at Yale -- from AP Top-Sports Headlines At 4:30 p.m. EST
• PONTES RAISES GAME IN BRYANT'S BIG COMEBACK -- from Bryant University Bulldogs
• UW: We're Number 5! -- from Crosscut
• Burris' best bet could be federal court -- from The Associated Press
• Vulture Fund Circles in UK -- from Wall Street Journal
• Lebanon teen earns full ride at Yale -- from Cincinnati.com
• Dreier Hearing Is Postponed as Defense Prepares for Bail Bid -- from Bloomberg
• “Family Business” On Display -- from New Haven Independent
• Stephenson among USA reps in Pan Pacific Swimming -- from Marconews
• Sports briefs -- from Dubuque Telegraph Herald

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Yale makes history with coaching hire

06 Jan 2009 07:35:50 PST

Williams replaces Jack Siedlecki, who retired in November after 12 seasons to become an assistant athletic director at Yale. Siedlecki was 70-47 at the school, including 47-37 in the Ivy League. He led the Bulldogs to a share of the conference title in 1999 and 2006, but was just 4-8 against...

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Obama to Nominate 3 from Harvard Law, 1 From Yale, for Key DOJ Posts

05 Jan 2009 08:59:51 PST

Written by Dan Slater
Elena Kagan, Solicitor General: As expected, Kagan, the Dean of Harvard Law School since 2003, will return to Washington (she was a Clinton White House lawyer in the 90’s) as the Obama administration’s Supreme Court advocate. Kagan (Princeton, Harvard Law) clerked for Judge Abner Mikv...

Original story at WSJ.com .

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MIT vs. Yale - Recap - January 03, 2009

04 Jan 2009 00:11:45 PST

WTNH - I was there » Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Jordan Gibson scored 13 points and Ross Morin and Travis Pinick both added 12 to lead Yale over the ... Gibson scores 13 as Yale defeats MIT 86-63 International Herald Tribune all 13 news articles

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Opinion: LITTWIN: Ritter boldly goes past the bench

02 Jan 2009 23:12:25 PST

CO - Where Obama was president of Harvard Law Review, Bennet was editor-in-chief of Yale Law Review. Soon after coming out of Yale he went to work for Phil ...

Original story at Rocky Mountain News .

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Belmont's Bob Fisher is Tennessean of the Year

28 Dec 2008 00:25:02 PST

TN - And in an economic climate in which Harvard and Yale universities are bemoaning endowment drops larger than 20 percent, Belmont has seen its best economic ...

Original story at The Tennessean .

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Opinion: Duke’s endowment, budget reporting trails Harvard’s & Yale’s

17 Dec 2008 12:50:18 PST

Written by JWM(noreply@blogger.com)
On Dec. 2 Harvard President Drew G. Galpin released a Financial Update, one of a number of recent letters she's released and interviews she's granted in which she's sought to keep the Harvard community informed as to the current value of Harvard's endowment and specific budgeting plans fo...

Original story at John In Carolina .

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Yale loses $6 billion, starts to economize

17 Dec 2008 05:59:22 PST

Yale's endowment dropped a staggering 25 percent in recent months, to just about $17 billion in yet another sign that the deleveraging of our economy will not spare even the mightiest of educational institutions.Yale is only the latest university to ...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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Harvard, Duke & Yale report on their endowments

16 Dec 2008 18:58:50 PST

Written by JWM(noreply@blogger.com)
Yale’s endowment lost roughly a quarter of its value since the start of summer, and several capital projects — possibly including the two new residential colleges — will be delayed as a result, University President Richard Levin announced Tuesday.

Original story at John In Carolina .

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Harvard-Yale Game, In Cocktail Form

21 Nov 2008 08:25:00 PST

Written by C. Fernsebner
The above recipe rather overemphasizes the purple stuff, which is probably because we got it from from the web site of its importer, Haus Alpenz. Mr. McHarvardpants found it overwhelmed the gin and just made him want an Aviation. "It's kind of like visiting Yale: oh, this is nice, but it's not...

Original story at Bostonist .

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The Latest Nontroversy: YDN vs All Things Good (i.e. Obama Campaigners)

11 Nov 2008 16:11:23 PST

Written by Adam Clark Estes
Last Thursday, the Yale Daily News rained insulting (and aged) statistics onto the campus’s crowd of Obama supporters. The title of YDN staffer Divya Subrahmanyam’s article alone could reap the scorn of anyone who’s ever worked on a campaign: “Double take: Months of canvassing, 43...

Original story at IvyGate .

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What Is Apple University?

24 Oct 2008 00:37:23 PDT

Written by Geoff Fox
There's a big buzz up the street from me here in New Haven. As the Yale Daily News reports, a few weeks ago Yale School of Management Dean Joel Podolny switched from Blackberry to iPhone. Then he put his Woodbridge, CT home on the market. Wednesday, he announced he was leaving Yale University an...

Original story at Gearlog .

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Opinion: Gossip Girl: Bulldogs Blair and Serena Go At It At Yale [Recaps]

14 Oct 2008 06:45:00 PDT

Written by Richard
Twas young Blair's dream to attend Yale, because it is the most prestigious and be-named-after-a-lock-company'd of all the Ivies (well, not all. Blair contends that there are only three: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. I hate the Ivy system so I don't really know or care. I do know that Cornel...

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Opinion: Viewing the city, via studio

07 Oct 2008 00:57:30 PDT

CT - An ordinary walking tour of New Haven does not entail going into nondescript buildings on Orange, Church or Court streets, climbing up dark, ... Art review: Conn. artists gain art space Yale Daily News all 2 news articles

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Robert Brustein: Remembering Paul Newman

29 Sep 2008 08:06:34 PDT

Written by Robert Brustein
I first met Paul Newman when he was a student at the Yale School of Drama in the late forties. Having recently abandoned that training program in order to help start two acting companies, I nevertheless still had friends at Yale. One of these was the director, Elliott Silverstein, who he told...

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Opinion: Yale-New Haven Hospital activates Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager

12 Aug 2008 17:39:00 PDT

UK - By Staff Writer With its pharmacy information and computerized physician order entry solutions on one integrated platform, Yale-New Haven Hospital now has ...

Original story at Computer Business Review .

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Love Will Bring Us Together - Yale Hosts High Profile Christian-Muslim Conference

28 Jul 2008 20:55:09 PDT

Written by Juli Min
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:30 - 8:45Word of Welcome, Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University. Word of Welcome (in Arabic), Joseph L. Cumming, Director, Reconciliation Program8:45 - 10:00Keynote Addresse, Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric. followed by Q&A10:00 - 10:45Coffee/Tea10:4...

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Opinion: Govs to meet in NH on warming - Connecticut Post

15 Apr 2008 17:13:54 PDT

NEW HAVEN - Governors from across the United States will meet at Yale University tomorrow and Friday to review state-level programs to combat global climate ... US Governors to Gather at Yale for Climate Change Conference Earthtimes

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Opinion: Catlin Gabel graduate now at Yale is named Rhodes Scholar

21 Nov 2006 00:35:00 PST

Duluth WeeklyCatlin Gabel graduate now at Yale is named Rhodes Scholar OR - The Catlin Gabel graduate, former West Linn resident and Yale University senior is the second student this week with Oregon ties to be named a Rhodes Scholar. ...

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Opinion: US colleges seek critical thinking, global knowledge

02 Sep 2006 06:55:46 PDT

Written by Xu Qin
IN June, while 9.5 million Chinese students were preparing for the national college entrance examination, Fang Ling, 18, received her admission notice to Yale University. And a full scholarship of US$48,000 for each year. The graduate of the Shanghai No 3 Girls School will enroll this fal...

Original story at Shanghai Daily .

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