Hailey Talbert
Staff Reporter
hailey.talbert@yale.edu
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HAILEY TALBERT
Applicants, admissions officers navigate first test-flexible application process

While applicants weigh the options of Yale’s new testing choices, admissions officers believe the test-flexible policy is the right middle-ground.

November 18, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT
Early applications dip in Yale’s first test-flexible admissions cycle

Yale received 6,754 early action applications for the class of 2029, the first cohort to be evaluated under Yale’s new test-flexible policy and the second under race-blind admissions.

November 15, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT & CLAIRE NAM
Campus-wide scavenger hunt, the Veritas Search, comes to an end

Student winners and organizers reflect on the Veritas Search and the process of putting it together.

November 8, 2024

CHRIS TILLEN & HAILEY TALBERT
Yale alums face high-stakes Senate, House races in 2024 election

Yalies face off in the election, with victories in Missouri, Minnesota, Rhode Island and New Hampshire coupled with the defeat of incumbent Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

November 6, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT
Admissions Office to host programming for underrepresented students

This summer, Yale hopes to have three on-campus programs for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

October 28, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT
Yale struck with financial aid price-fixing lawsuit

Yale, among dozens of other universities, is accused of conspiring to overcharge students with noncustodial parents.

October 9, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT
ANALYSIS: Could this new admissions tool explain Yale’s post-affirmative action racial demographics?

The Opportunity Atlas, a tool Yale introduced in the admissions process for the class of 2028, might explain Yale’s sustained racial demographics post-affirmative action.

October 8, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT
Admissions Office co-hosts inaugural STARS Northeast Counselor Tour

The University invited high school counselors from rural communities to campus for admissions programming.

October 4, 2024

JOSIE REICH, CHRIS TILLEN, HAILEY TALBERT & KARLA CORTES
ANALYSIS: Could Yale face post-affirmative action lawsuits?

The News spoke with seven legal experts who are divided on whether Yale could face litigation regarding the class of 2028’s maintained diversity.

September 17, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT & JAELA LANDOWSKI
Yale admitted a record-high number of New Haven Public Schools students

The proximity to the University and its outreach programs has benefitted local Yalies.

September 13, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT & SASHA HUROWITZ
Yale Alumni Association delegates election underway

The Yale Alumni Association holds elections for students to become class delegates annually. Delegates meet with alumni, serve on YAA committees and attend the annual YAA/Yale Alumni Fund Convocation.

September 13, 2024