Jaeha Jang
Staff Reporter
jaeha.jang@yale.edu
Jaeha Jang covers international affairs for the News. He is a first year in Pierson College majoring in English and economics.
Author Archive
BAALA SHAKYA & JAEHA JANG
Yale Fulbright scholars face uncertainty amidst federal funding freeze

On Feb. 13, the State Department announced a funding freeze on international education and exchange programs, including the Fulbright and Critical Language Studies programs.

March 23, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Former Yale medical resident deported from Boston airport despite court order

In an apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order, the United States Customs and Border Protection deported Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school who was returning from Lebanon.

March 16, 2025

JAEHA JANG & ALYSSA CHANG
Yale professors condemn Trump’s Ukraine policy

The News talked to three Yale professors about the Trump administration’s recent foreign policy actions, including the blowup at the Oval Office and Vice President Vance’s comments on Europe.

March 6, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Former Canadian finance minister stresses collaboration amid turbulent U.S.-Canada relations

At the MacMillan Center, former minister and former Jackson professor Bill Morneau discussed his experience during Donald Trump’s first administration and recent shifts in tariffs and geopolitics.

February 26, 2025

JAEHA JANG & ORION KIM
International students navigate growing competition in Yale admissions

As international demand for Ivy League admissions increased over the decades, schools across the world adapted to the new landscape.

February 20, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Sunil Amrith named new director of MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies

The history professor will replace outgoing director Steven Wilkinson, who started his term as the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in January.

February 18, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Myanmar’s U.N. representative calls for stronger global support for resistance movement

Kyaw Moe Tun presented a lecture about the resistance against Myanmar’s military junta, which gained power in 2021 and has held it since. A subsequent panel discussed what could happen the morning after the resistance prevails.

February 3, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & JAEHA JANG
Year of the Snake shines at New Haven Lunarfest

Over 20 University and citywide events invited the community to explore Chinese arts, culture and history as New Haven leaders emphasized the city’s multicultural spirit.

February 3, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Trump threatens to deport international students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests

The president issued an executive order that gives agencies 60 days to find ways to cancel visas of and deport “Hamas sympathizers” on college campuses.

January 29, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Speculated changes to H-1B visas spark concerns among Yale’s international community

The GOP has recently faced infighting concerning H-1B visas, which are offered to college-educated foreign professionals. Changes to these visas could affect the career plans of international students and scholars at Yale.

January 23, 2025

JAEHA JANG
UK introduces new travel authorization requirement, raising Yalies’ study abroad costs

Visitors — including those studying abroad over the summer — will need to submit information and pay 10 pounds to gain electronic travel authorization to enter the UK.

January 17, 2025