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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: Covid-19: Child Care Resources at Yale – for members of FLY

Susan Abramson, Manager of Yale WorkLife and Childcare, will provide an overview of current child care resources and benefits available to Yale employees. There will be an opportunity to answer specific questions. The Zoom link will be sent in advance of the session.

Virtual: YAAA, WWN, & YLNG Book Club Discussion - Daughters of the Stone

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Working Women’s Network, and Yale Latino Networking Group for a book club discussion on Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa. Daughters of the Stone is a lyrical powerful novel about a family of Afro-Puerto Rican women spanning five generations, detailing their physical and spiritual journey from the Old World to the New.

Virtual: YAAA Book Club Discussion - The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table

Join YAAA for a book club discussion of The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts. From microaggressions to the wage gap, The Memo empowers women of color with actionable advice on challenges and offers a clear path to success.

Most business books provide a one-size-fits-all approach to career advice that overlooks the unique barriers that women of color face. In The Memo, Minda Harts offers a much-needed career guide tailored specifically for women of color.

Virtual: WWN Book Club Discussion: A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

Join us for the next meeting of the WWN Book Club. We will be reading A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. We hope you will join us for a great discussion. New members are always welcome!

Book Description:

The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage.

Virtual: WWN Bright Horizons Presentation - Child and Elder Care Options

Join Bright Horizons for a discussion of the current offerings from Yale, which includes subsidized back-up care for Yale faculty, staff, post-docs, and students, and Crisis Care Assist (using a caregiver from your own network). Be sure to register based on your Yale affiliation: Faculty, managerial & professional staff, post-doctoral associates & fellows, clerical & technical, and service & maintenance staff.

VIRTUAL: Yale Affinity Groups Halloween Party

Join Yale’s Affinity groups for a pre-Halloween dance party!!! Feel free to wear your costumes as we party with DJ Christine.

Complete this form to request great Halloween and dance songs: https://forms.gle/D5f2DHf5V5RbBsDT6.

Community Service with Asian Network at Yale

Community Service with Asian Network at Yale (ANY)

Tuesday, October 27 | 9:30 – 11:30 am | Pavilion at College Woods (corner of Cold Spring Street and Orange Street) New Haven, CT 06511

The Asian Network at Yale (ANY) is delighted to help the Integrated Refugees & Immigrant Services (IRIS), CT raise food and money for refugees and immigrants. Please join ANY to donate nonperishable food (such as canned, boxed or bagged food/drinks) and/or money in support of refugees and immigrants in Connecticut during this difficult time.

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!