Professor Bromwich is among 35 recipients of this year’s awards, given by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Each fellow will receive up to $200,000 to...
As the 12 New Haven high school students who formed its inaugural class prepare to graduate, “Citizens, Thinkers, Writers: Reflecting on Civic Life,” (CTW) a...
The headline from The New York Times announcing the success of Yale’s Directed Studies program nearly 70 years ago.
Directed Studies (DS), which began in...
Democratizing the Great Books
At a time when many of the values that underpin our democracy are under threat, educators of whatever political...
The Directed Studies program celebrated its 70th anniversary this past weekend with seminars, five panels and a special exhibit at the Beinecke Rare Book...
Teaching Excellence at Yale
Lecturing elegantly and effectively requires a deft balance between raising intellectual stakes for students and speaking in...
Does America have a religion? It seems a strange question to ask. Some Americans have one religion, others another; many have none at all. If there is one...
