Yale Postdoctoral Trainees

LGBTQ Affinity Book Club: Redefining Realness, Janet Mock

Join us for snacks and discussion of Janet Mock’s NYT Bestseller, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More.

Do you want to know more about LGBTQ writers or do need motivation to read? Join the LGBTQ Affinity book club! Every two months, we meet to discuss and compare note on a book that is chosen by the group. The book are usually available at Yale or New Haven libraries.

Contemporary Conversations & Book Signings with Caylin Louis Moore

Caylin Louis Moore grew up in the Compton and South-Central Los Angeles area of California where dreaming big was risky. Today, he is a 25-year-old who overcame a troubled childhood to become a Rhodes Scholar. A Dream Too Big is an eye-opening, inspirational story, that contrary to what others told him, there is no such thing as a dream too big. Moore will be at Saint Thomas More on Thursday to talk about his memoir and will be at Mory’s for a meet and greet. Books will be available for signing and purchase.

Captioning Your Media at Yale: Options and Basics

Have media you need to caption, but unsure what your responsibilities are for captioning under Yale’s Accessibility Policy, where to begin, or what options are available? This two-hour training covers paid options for captioning your media through our Preferred Captioning Vendors 3Play Media and Rev.com, as well as free options, like YouTube. Attendees will leave understanding their obligations under Yale’s policy, the differences between the major captioning file types, and how to create, edit, and sync captions to their media for both Canvas courses and websites.

Accessible Word Documents, PowerPoints, and PDFs: Basics

This beginner’s document accessibility workshop is designed to train staff in the basic methods used for making Word documents, PowerPoint Presentations, and PDFs digitally accessible, for inclusion on University websites or for university-related business, including teaching, student services, and other administrative support. It is appropriate for anyone interested in learning how to make documents used in everyday university business more accessible and will cover the fundamentals of document creation and remediation.

Becton Fellowship Lecture. Richard V. Spencer, 76th Secretary of the Navy."Optimization, Decision Making, and Ethics."

In todays competitive environment leaders are continually analyzing the optimization of their enterprises. There are unintended by-products of continual optimization which can produce chains of events that can have detrimental effects on the organization. The Navy conducted multiple comprehensive reviews, and a constant theme evolved that impacted operational, managerial and ethical decision making which will be discussed in this session.

Queer Crafternoon

Queer Crafternoons are a space to relax, enjoy each other’s company, and do crafts. We bake, knit, chat, watch movies, crochet, weave—you name it! We meet every Friday afternoon at the Yale Office of LGBTQ Resources.

Queer Crafternoon

Queer Crafternoons are a space to relax, enjoy each other’s company, and do crafts. We bake, knit, chat, watch movies, crochet, weave—you name it! We meet every Friday afternoon at the Yale Office of LGBTQ Resources.

Queer Crafternoon

Queer Crafternoons are a space to relax, enjoy each other’s company, and do crafts. We bake, knit, chat, watch movies, crochet, weave—you name it! We meet every Friday afternoon at the Yale Office of LGBTQ Resources.

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