Yale Postdoctoral Trainees

Colloquium on Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jen Wong YC '96, Chief Operating Officer of Reddit

Please join the Program on Entrepreneurship at the Yale School of Management for a lively conversation with Reddit’s Chief Operating Officer, Jen Wong YC ’96 after their recent IPO. Jen will talk about how she has helped manage and build one of the largest online communities while driving advertising growth and revenues.

Recently listed at number 1 on Fast Company’s Queer 50, Jen was also included in the Gold House’s A100 List that honors the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in culture every May for API Heritage Month.

Las Madres de Berks Film Screening

Las Madres de Berks is a documentary film on the stories of four mothers detained with their children at Berks Detention Center. Following the screening, lead organizer Jasmine Rivera will talk about Shut Down Berks, the movement that closed the prison in January 2023.

8th Annual WWN Recognition Award Ceremony

On behalf of the Working Women’s Network (WWN) and Executive Sponsor Joan O’Neill, we would like to invite you to join us for a hybrid celebration of our 2024 Recognition Award recipients. The 8th Annual WWN Recognition Award Ceremony will recognize five women who have been exemplary members of the Yale community: Aley Menon (Trailblazer), McKenzie Granata (Heroine), Mya Fisher (Visionary), Lori Rasile (Community Catalyst), and Victoria D’Agostino (Worklife Champion). Congratulate this year’s recipients on our kudoboard.

Empowering Black Women: Skills and Strategies for Success in the Workplace

Join YAAA for an empowering virtual panel discussion that will focus on providing Black women with the skills and strategies they need to succeed in the workplace. You’ll hear from a panel of accomplished speakers: Kelly Moore, Belinda E. Oliver, Fallon Thomas, Apple Pham, Olivia Best, Violeta Ware, and Jennifer Rawlings. The panel will be moderated by Shawana Snell. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and learn from successful Black women who have excelled in their careers.

I Belong: Mix & Mingle Second Edition

Back by popular demand, I Belong: Mix and Mingle Second Edition is a fun, casual, and stress-free networking event over meaningful conversations and cocktails. The first 65 attendees will receive one complimentary beverage and light refreshments will be served alongside a performance by a trio of members of the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective.

Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale & Slavery

Shining Light on Truth presents evidence of the essential role of enslaved and free Black people in New Haven and at Yale. It celebrates Black resistance and community building. And it illuminates knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for more than three centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget.

Chaand Raat

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Night Market

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Intercultural Tattoo Colloquium

Tattooing as an art form has a complex, often repressed, frequently stigmatized history shared by and unique to every single culture on earth! Come listen to 7 tattoo artists of various heritages talk about their journey into tattooing, what it was like developing their own artistic styles, and how their intersecting identities have impacted and informed their career and their self-expression as tattoo artists.
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Chitrangada - A Tale of Transformation

The dance drama Chitrangada is a phenomenal illustration of Tagore’s conceptualization of human emotions. The play follows the warrior-princess Chitrangada, who has been raised like a man by her father as he wanted a son. Upon an encounter with Arjuna, the greatest warrior of the time, where she is ignored and dismissed as a little boy, the masculine Chitrangada starts grieving her disconnect from femininity.