Join us at the Poorvu Center for the 2023 Spring Teaching Forum, “Teaching in the Age of ChatGPT,” with visiting speaker Derek Bruff (University of Mississippi). The forum is an annual event that promotes discussion and collaboration around teaching at Yale.
Faculty: Join the Poorvu Center for 3 days, in person, to work on a new course or refresh an existing one. Interact with faculty from across campus, examine your goals, and consider ways to prioritize equity.
Through the Poorvu Center’s Course (Re)Design Institute, participants will:
Join a vibrant and supportive teaching and learning community of Yale instructors and Poorvu Center staff
Explore pedagogical approaches through interactive workshops on equity-focused teaching, student-centered learning, assessment, active learning, and community and belonging.
Come as we gather to celebrate the tremendous accomplishments of our Black graduates across the college, graduate, and professional schools.
Esmé Weijun Wang is a novelist and essayist. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias (2019), and a debut novel, The Border of Paradise. She was named by Granta as one of the “Best of Young American Novelists” on its decennial list in 2017 and won the Whiting Award in 2018. Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, she is the founder of The Unexpected Shape™ Writing Academy for ambitious writers living with limitations.
Sarah Leonard is editor-in-chief of Lux magazine. She is a contributing editor to The Nation, where she was previously features editor. She is on the editorial board of Dissent magazine, where she was previously an editor, and on the board of The Baffler. She teaches courses on new media and feminist media at New York University, where she is a fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge. She has co-edited two books, and her work has been widely published in the New York Times, New Republic, and elsewhere.
The Yale Veterans Network (YVN) and DiversAbility at Yale (DAY) Annual Spring Social will take place at the Yale Farm on Monday, May 8th from 4:30-6:30 pm. Socialize with friends, make new connections, and enjoy dinner provided by Bears BBQ, a veteran-owned restaurant. All are welcome! Please register in advance to help us plan.
Join us for the Yale University Naval and Air Force ROTC President’s Review Ceremony. The President’s Review recognizes the members of our institutions’ shared ROTC community for their academic achievements, military aptitude, community service, and physical fitness; it is also an opportunity to celebrate the dedicated faculty who contribute to these students’ success. A lunch reception will follow the conclusion of the ceremony.
The history of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in movies is often presented as a hero’s journey. Starting in the 1980s, a scrappy group of computer scientists went up against the large, powerful, but inert, Hollywood studio empire, and forever changed how movies are made.
On February 1, 2023 the exhibit “Maker of a Kindly Permanence” was mounted in Sterling Memorial Library to celebrate Yale’s Oral History of American Music. Included in the collection is a tribute to twentieth century gospel songwriter Roxie Ann Moore (1916-2012). This public presentation delves into her life, contributions, and the cultures that surrounded and supported her work.
The Yale Divinity School Center for Continuing Education presents an exciting new program, the Learn, Lead, Inspire Summit. The focus of this year’s program is The “Other”: Defining, Defending, Problematizing.” In the company of YDS faculty members and a cohort of fellow participants, this five-day residential program will explore this important topic from a variety of theological and intellectual perspectives. The program includes an opening session with YDS Dean Gregory Sterling. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a Bible study with former YDS Dean Harold Attridge.
