Graduate And Professional

Cafe IT: Giving and Receiving Feedback

Please join Ted Hanss, Assoc. CIO, Medicine & Health Divisions here at Yale and Erika Fleck, Director of Education and Information Technology at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University who will lead us in a discussion and training on best practices for giving and receiving feedback.
Learning objectives
- Describe the qualities of positive and negative feedback experiences
- Translate negative experiences into positive
- Demonstrate strategies for difficult conversations

Developers Lunch-and-Learn: Accessibility

The topic for this session is Accessibility Design, Annotation, and Tools. Accessibility should be considered early in a project during the design phase. Learn about the concept ‘Shift Left’ and how to incorporate accessibility checks into your designs. Topics covered include accessible color choices, keyboard, and user interaction annotation, and an introduction to the wide variety of evaluation tools available.

VIRTUAL: Beyond the Ballot: Local Matters

Join us for the second event in our “Beyond the Ballot” intercultural civic engagement series, co-hosted and co-sponsored by the Afro-American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural, Native American Cultural Center, and the Community Initiative. This Thursday’s event will highlight the importance of local politics, voter registration and civic engagement with a panel discussion followed by a live Q&A. While this election day has important national implications, we must also recognize and understand the impact local officials have on our daily lives.

Chewing the Fat: Indigenous Foodways & Storytelling

Please join the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) and Yale Sustainable Food Program (YSFP) for an evening event with Andi Murphy, Navajo journalist and creator of the Toasted Sister podcast. On Tuesday, November 10, the NACC will host Andi for a two-part online event, featuring a cooking demo and a conversation that explores indigenous food sovereignty.

Virtual Fall Visit Day for Prospective Grad Students

Save the date for Jackson’s Virtual Fall Visit Day. Prospective graduate students are invited to join us online to learn more about Jackson’s MA and MAS programs in Global Affairs, view a class, and chat with current Jackson students and faculty members.
The day includes a live Zoom welcome with admissions staff, a virtual campus tour, a live virtual chat with students, and the opportunity to view a Global Affairs class.
Registered attendees will receive a follow-up email with more information closer to the date of their visit.
Registration is limited!

Jackson Institute Admissions Webinar

Please join Jackson’s Assistant Director of Admissions Melissa McGinnis to learn more about our master’s program in Global Affairs and how to apply. Sign up for the webinar online.

VIRTUAL: Racial Animation: A Conversation with Hari Kondabolu

Join us for a candid virtual conversation with Hari Kondabolu, comedian, writer, and podcaster based in Brooklyn, NY. You might recognize him from the Netflix special “Warn Your Relatives” released in 2018 and his critically acclaimed documentary “The Problem with Apu” released on truTV in 2017.

Queer Crafternoon: Halloween Edition

Queer Crafternoons are THE Office of LGBTQ’s Resources space to relax, hang out, and do whatever makes you feel crafty in a socially distanced setting! Join us for the relaunch of this beloved Office staple as we count down the days to everyone’s favorite spooky holiday. Bring a project you’re working on or learn how to make DIY Halloween decorations for your dorm/apartment! We will be screening Hocus Pocus as folks chill, mingle, and most of all—craft!

Queer BIPOC Town Hall Meeting

Do you identify as LGBTQ and BIPOC? If so,
this event is for you, a virtual town hall to build
community with one another. The purpose of this meeting is to
share your perspectives, experiences, challenges, and concerns.
We hope to form a mission and regular gathering place.

VIRTUAL: Re-Imagining the American Theater: A Conversation with Stephanie Ybarra, Clint Ramos and Eisa Davis

Please join us for a conversation exploring and re-imagining a more inclusive American Theater and how young Theater Makers can affect change. We will specifically lean into the challenges faced by BIPOC artists in predominantly white spaces.

Free Admission, Open to the Yale community, Ample time for Q & A.
Pre-Registration REQUIRED by Thursday, 10/15 at NOON.