Yale Postdoctoral Trainees

An Ezra Stiles College Tea with Curtis Chin

Curtis Chin in conversation with Quan T. Tran, Senior Lecturer in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration. A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write comedy for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in twenty countries. He has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Emancipator/Boston Globe.

31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters: Governing Resilient Tropical Forest Systems

The 31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), titled Governing Resilient Tropical Forest Systems, will explore critical issues surrounding the governance of tropical forests, which play a vital role in global climate regulation, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions.

Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival

The 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize recipients will be in residence on Yale’s campus from September 16-19 for a multi-day international literary festival during which they will share their work, engage in conversation on a range of subjects, and celebrate reading and the written word with the New Haven community. All events are free and open to the public.

The full schedule of talks, discussions, and readings will be available at windhamcampbell.org in mid-August 2025.

Documentary: “America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation”

What does it mean to be an American? Two immigrants embark on a cross-country listening and recording tour, revealing an unfiltered, unflinching portrait of America.

What if we found the courage to ask questions and just listen,overpowering our natural instincts to react?

A feature film documentary created by filmmakers Horacio Marquínez and Kirill Myltsev; produced by Marc Brackett, Ph.D., Professor, Child Study Center and Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

RITM Race, Social Justice, and Democracy Plenary

The Race, Social Justice, and Democracy Plenary will bring together scholars, practitioners, and artists from across the Centering Race Consortium (CRC), a collaboration with the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in American (CSREA) at Brown University, the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) at Stanford University, the Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM) at Yale University, and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (CSRPC) at the University of Chicago.

A Conversation with Robert Andy Coombs

Robert Andy Coombs is a queer, disabled photographer. He grew up in Michigan’s majestic Upper Peninsula, where he spent his childhood roaming the great outdoors. He started photographing his walkabouts in middle school and moved on to portraiture in high school. Coombs received a scholarship to Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. During his third year in undergrad, he sustained a spinal cord injury due to a gymnastics training accident. After a year of recovery, he returned to KCAD and received his BFA in photography in 2013.

A Conversation with Melissa Deckman: The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy (2024).

Yale Votes: A Student Initiative, alongside The Office of the Secretary and Vice President of University Life, presents A Conversation with Melissa Deckman: The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy (2024). Political scientist Melissa Deckman will share insights on how young voters are driving a shift toward progressive politics, offering a glimpse into the attitudes and motivations behind this new wave of civic engagement among younger generations.

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