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  1. In a new undergraduate course co-taught by Julián Posada, Assistant Professor of American Studies, and Ted Kim, Professor of Computer Science, Yale students learn to think deeply and critically about the technology that surrounds them.

    Julián Posada and Theodore Kim, center, with members of the course, “Topics in Critical Computing.” Photo courtesy of Julián Posada.
  2. Jacobson, Sterling Professor of American Studies and History and Professor of Black Studies, has been awarded the 2025 Carl Bode-Norman Holmes Pearson Prize.

    Matthew Frye Jacobson
  3. In this edition of Humanitas: FAS music lecturer directs gamelan performances; a new book from Jonathan Howard, Assistant Professor of English and Black studies; Ned Blackhawk contributes to a new PBS documentary; and FAS faculty win numerous prizes.

    Yale gamelan ensemble rehearsal (Photo by Allie Barton)
  4. David Bromwich, Sterling Professor of English and Bryan Garsten, Professor of Political Science and Humanities were among three faculty invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences & Letters during a ceremony this week.

    David Bromwich, Anthony T. Kronman, and Bryan Garsten
  5. In a Q&A, Victoria Almansa-Villatoro, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, discusses her research into ancient Egyptian language, excavating clay seal impressions near the pyramids of Giza, and her love of horror.

    Victoria Almansa-Villatoro (Photo by Allie Barton)
  6. “Textured Stories,” an exhibit at the Beinecke Library, co-curated by Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, explores the history and influence of Japanese chirimen books that sought to familiarize Western audiences with Japan’s literature and culture.

    Detail from “Chin Chin Kobakama” (The Toothpick Samurai).  (Image courtesy of Yale Library)
  7. During a recent visit to Yale, Hwansoo Kim, a Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Languages and Literatures, engaged Kwan, in conversation about her life story and approach to cooking.

    Hwansoo Kim, an associate professor of Korean Buddhism and culture, engaged Kwan, center, in conversation about her life story and approach to cooking.  (Photo by Stephanie Anestis)
  8. Robson, Elihu Professor of Global Affairs and History, reinterprets the institution not as an international cooperation effort with equal partners, but as a push by Western powers to consolidate power through resources, defense, and populations.

    Group of delegates at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919
  9. In a new course taught by Todne Thomas and Nicholas Jones, students are taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of tarot—a divinatory medium practiced by fortune-tellers, artists, and the curious for centuries.

    Prof. Todne Thomas (left) examines tarot cards from the Beinecke Museum collections alongside four students from her fall 2025 course, "The World(ing) of Tarot". Photo credit: Abiba Biao
  10. From playwriting to investigative journalism to graphic fiction, Yale offers a multitude of courses in creative writing. The following video, featuring graphic novelist and Professor in the Practice Alison Bechdel, is the first in a series about teaching — and learning — how to write at Yale.

    Alison Bechdel