The Humanities Quadrangle, the newly renovated building formerly known as the Hall of Graduate Studies, begins a new era for the humanities at Yale.

Four Yale professors whose teaching and mentorship have inspired generations of students were recently honored by the university's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

As the days lengthen and the sun shines more brightly, I write with gratitude and admiration for the myriad ways in which we have come together as a community of scholars and teachers during the long months of the 2020-21 academic year.

Francesco Casetti has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Humanities and Film and Media Studies, effective April 17.

Eight members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) have recently been named to endowed professorships by vote of Yale’s Board of Trustees.

Martin Hägglund has been appointed the Birgit Baldwin Professor of Comparative Literature and Humanities.

Fourteen Yale faculty members who work across a range of disciplines are among the 252 newest members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Eight members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) have recently been named to endowed professorships by vote of Yale’s Board of Trustees.

As you enter the new Humanities building at 320 York Street—the Humanities Quadrangle, or HQ—you might notice twelve stone heads looking down at you from the arched entrance. Although the heads’ exaggerated ears suggest a certain looseness with anatomical detail, the specificity of the faces suggests they represent real people. At the Whitney Humanities Center, we decided to try to identify the faces. Yale’s own promotional material tells one story: a brochure detailing a walking tour itinerary of the campus claims that “the archway is decorated with carved heads not of scholars but of the construction staff.” Was this true?

After 30 months of renovations, the redesigned and refurbished Humanities Quadrangle at 320 York St. is now a shared home to 15 humanities departments and more.