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Windham-Campbell Prize Ceremony and Lecture by Greil Marcus

Yale University President Peter Salovey presents the 2023 awards in drama, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and legendary music critic Greil Marcus delivers the annual Windham-Campbell Lecture “Why I Write.”
Marcus will be introduced by Daphne Brooks, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Music at Yale.
The lecture will also be livestreamed on the Windham-Campbell YouTube channel.

Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival

The 2023 Windham-Campbell Prize recipients will be in residence on Yale’s campus from September 19-22 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.
The festival will feature a keynote address by American cultural critic and music journalist Greil Marcus.
The full schedule of talks, discussions, and readings is available at windhamcampbell.org.

VIRTUAL: 'BIG THINK" The Power and Potential of Youth Advocates to Build Peace

Join us for Aa lively intergenerational conversation on the power of youth activism & how to best engage the leaders of tomorrow!
For more information please contact: Shemrah Fallon at shemrah.fallon@yale.edu

Back to School Supply Drive 2023

Support the 2023 School Supply Drive. Needed school supplies include: pencils, erasers, 12” rulers, glue, composition notebooks, backpacks, binders, highlighters, markers, crayons, folders, and pens.
Drop off locations are listed on the flyer. Items can also be purchased on our Amazon wish list.

Back to School Supply Drive 2023

Support the 2023 School Supply Drive. Needed school supplies include: pencils, erasers, 12” rulers, glue, composition notebooks, backpacks, binders, highlighters, markers, crayons, folders, and pens.
Drop off locations are listed on the flyer. Items can also be purchased on our Amazon wish list.
Donations will be distributed in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Haven on Thursday, August 24th from 4-6pm.

Festival Puertorriqueno De New Haven Volunteers Needed

Please join the New Haven Hiring Initiative and YLNG for a fun tabling event at the Festival Puertorriqueno on the New Haven Green, Saturday, August 12.
We will provide Yale University employment information, answer questions around what it is like to work at Yale University and provide swag to the community.

Matthew Jacobson (Yale University), “Dancing Down the Barricades: Sammy Davis Jr. and the Long Civil Rights Era”

Join us for a conversation with Matthew Jacobson (co-director of the Yale Public Humanities Program and the Sterling Professor of American Studies, History & African American Studies at Yale) and Robin D. G. Kelley (the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at the University of California, Los Angeles) on Professor Jacobson’s new book, “Dancing Down the Barricades: Sammy Davis Jr. and the Long Civil Rights Era, A Cultural History” (University of California Press, 2023).

VIRTUAL: YAAA Book Club Discussion - The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day by Marita Golden. Register by Friday, July 28th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!
Marita Golden, a prominent interviewee of Oprah Winfrey, wrote this mental and physical health guide for women to learn who they are, to set healthy boundaries, and to jump into health related fitness practices to balance out their daily lives.

WWN Steering Committee Meeting

Please join in our monthly WWN Steering Committee meetings every 3rd Thursday of the month. These meetings are an opportunity to hear what has been happening with WWN and what is in the works. We welcome all those who are interested in getting involved and sharing their ideas. The meetings will take place via Zoom.

WWN Steering Committee Meeting

Please join in our monthly WWN Steering Committee meetings every 3rd Thursday of the month. These meetings are an opportunity to hear what has been happening with WWN and what is in the works. We welcome all those who are interested in getting involved and sharing their ideas. The meetings will take place via Zoom.