General Public

Lecture, Teaching Traumatic Themes: Art as an Entryway to Difficult Discussions

The discussion over whether to put “trigger warnings” on syllabi or reading assignments to warn students of potentially traumatic course materials has generated considerable controversy—and no small amount of media ridicule. At the same time, instructors who teach deeply disturbing themes, often involving violence or cruelty, are aware that they are responsible for creating a learning environment that is both challenging and accessible to everyone, and they must therefore prepare students for difficult discussions so that learning can take place.

Gallery Talks, Teaching for Understanding: In-Gallery Conversations on Museums and Indigenous Art

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art, this session pairs museum professionals with Yale staff to practice teaching with the art and artifacts of Indigenous North American peoples. Generously cosponsored by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, the Yale Center for British Art, the Yale-Smithsonian Partnership, and the Yale University Art Gallery, with support from the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund. Space is limited.

Panel Conversation, Teaching for Understanding: A Conversation on Museums and Indigenous Art

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art, this panel brings together a group of museum professionals to discuss approaches to teaching with Indigenous American art and artifacts in museums. From exhibitions to school tours and public programming, museums wield enormous influence in shaping how visitors engage with objects.

Broad Recognition 50/150 Zine Launch Reception

Broad Recognition will be celebrating the release of our 50/150 Zine which celebrates and highlights the history of women at Yale. The Launch Reception will also feature readings of pieces in our Zine, as well as an opportunity to meet the Broad Recognition Staff. Food and drinks will be available.
Broad Recognition’s 50/150 zine was made possible with support from a Women at Yale Arts Grant as part of the 50 Women At Yale 150 Celebration.

Gallery Talk, Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art

Join Yale students Anna Smist (Sac and Fox and Seminole), BR ’21, and Madeleine Freeman (Choctaw and Chickasaw), BF ’21, for a guided discussion of the exhibition Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art. Space is limited.

Chewing the Fat—From Garden Warriors to Good Seeds: Indigenizing the Local Food Movement

Join us for an afternoon talk and Q&A with Elizabeth Hoover, professor of American Studies at Brown University, where she serves as the faculty director for the Native American and Indigenous Studies initiative. Her presentation will focus on themes from her upcoming book, From “Garden Warriors” to “Good Seeds:” Indigenizing the Local Food Movement, which examines the definitions and practices of Native American food sovereignty as indigenous people across the country understand them.

50WomenatYale150: T H E P I O N E E R S: Celebrating Women Leaders of Yale SOM

As part of the 50WomenatYale150 celebration, which marks the 50th anniversary of the matriculation of women in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of the first women students at the university who came to study at the School of Art when it opened in 1869, the Yale School of Management invites you to join us on November 18 for a special panel comprised of trailblazing Yale SOM alumnae.
Panelists will include
Linda Mason ’80, Chairman and co-Founder of Bright Horizons
]ane Mendillo ’84, former President and CEO, Harvard Management Company

Eye On The Count: New Haven By The Numbers

Did you know that the Census is used in local decision making? DataHaven is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to improve quality of life by collecting, interpreting and sharing public data for effective decision-making. Come find out how the Census and other public datasets impact life in the New Haven area.

Global Environmental Justice Conference

Global Environmental Justice Conference
Emerging Scholars
Supported by The Graciela Chichilnisky Environmental Fund in Honor of Natasha Chichilnisky-Heal.
In 2019, the inaugural Global Environmental Justice Conference at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, supported by the The Graciela Chichilnisky Environmental Fund in Honor of Natasha Chichilnisky-Heal, will explore pressing topics including extractive industries and human rights, environmental governance, adaptation in response to climate change, and engaging with multiple knowledge systems.

Exhibit: 1950s Photography of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

The nine historic photographs of the iconic Great Hall of the People in this exhibit are chosen from an extensive archive of over 10,000 photographs collected by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. (BIAD). These photographs, on display for the first time outside of China, provide a visual documentation of the construction process of the Great Hall of the People from 1958 to 1959.