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  1. Laura Wexler, Charles H. Farnam Professor of American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, wrote and edited “Magnum America: The United States,” an extraordinary new collection of more than 600 photos of the United States since World War II.

    Cover of the book "Magnum America: The United States"
  2. The nonpartisan center – directed by Bryan Garsten, Professor of Humanities and Political Science – will encourage students to engage in civic thinking that integrates various forms of knowledge and informs their practical judgments as citizens.

    Sterling Memorial Library. Photo credit: Michael Marsland.
  3. Each of us must make the case for what universities contribute and for what is at stake if we fall behind as a nation in education, research, and scholarship.

  4. Yale research makes America stronger, safer, and healthier.

    Nick Turk-Browne (left) preparing a child participant and parent for an infant MRI study in the Brain Imaging Center (now BrainWorks) at Yale University circa 2021. Photo credit: 160/90
  5. Effective July 1, Ben Glaser—associate professor of English, specializing in the study of poetry and poetics—will assume the joint appointment of director of AI initiatives in the humanities.

    Ben Glaser
  6. For centuries people have turned to feathers as the stuff of — and the subject of — various art forms. In a Q&A, two FAS scholars discuss the cultural value of feathers and why it transcends time and space.

    Feather Cape ('ahu 'ula), Hawaiian, before 1821  Photo courtesy of Yale University Art Gallery
  7. Each spring the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences recognizes professors from each of four divisions who provide “superb teaching, advising, and mentoring” to Yale students.

    Four Yale professors honored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for providing superb teaching, advising, and mentoring to students. Clockwise from top left, Moira Fradinger, Rourke O’Brien, Andrew Wang, and David Moore. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  8. The acclaimed playwright, who has been part of the FAS faculty since 2021 and is a commissioned artist at Yale Rep, won for his play “Purpose.”

    Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
  9. For several hours on a recent Friday morning, Gojko Barjamovic, a senior lecturer in the FAS, helped a Yale laboratory became a Bronze Age brewery.

    The student researchers stirred the barley mash at a constant 68° Celsius for about an hour.
  10. Yale College recognized six recipients of the college’s annual teaching prizes during a reception at the Schwarzman Center on April 28.

    Six Yale faculty members were honored for their commitment to teaching in a ceremony held on April 28, 2025. Top row: Joe Cleary, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Cormac O’Dea; Bottom row: Christine DiMeglio, John Hall, Michael Della Rocca.