Yolanda Wang
Staff Reporter
yolanda.wang@yale.edu
Yolanda Wang covers Faculty and Academics as well as Endowment, Finances and Donations. Originally from Buffalo, NY, she is a junior in Davenport College majoring in political science.
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ELSPETH YEH & YOLANDA WANG
Yale seeking new Palestinian studies postdoctoral associate

Posted by the Yale Council on Middle East Studies, the position will entail both teaching and research and comes after pro-Palestine students called for investment in Palestinian scholarship.

January 22, 2025

YOLANDA WANG
Spring 2025 elective courses announced for human rights certificate

Further details on requirements for the newly reinstated human rights certificate will likely be available next month, with plans for more human rights courses to be offered starting fall 2025.

January 15, 2025

YOLANDA WANG
McInnis headlines first ‘For Humanity Illuminated’ fundraising event

University President Maurie McInnis, Yale Corporation members and alumni spoke at the ‘For Humanity’ campaign’s first event of 2025, which took place in New York City on Monday.

January 15, 2025

YOLANDA WANG
Steven Wilkinson named next FAS dean

Wilkinson will assume the role on Jan. 1, after the inaugural FAS dean, Tamar Gendler, finishes her second five-year term.

December 10, 2024

YOLANDA WANG & NORA MOSES
The divestment referendum ballot, explained

Voting on the Yale College Council’s divestment referendum begins today at 8 a.m. The News explained the student arguments for and against the ballot measures.

December 4, 2024

SABRINA THALER & YOLANDA WANG
Cherokee classes expand, NACC Indigenous language program on pause

In its second year, the Cherokee language program is seeking to expand its course offerings. Meanwhile, a funding gap has put Yale’s non-credit Indigenous language program on hold.

December 4, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
ACIR to review student divestment proposals

The Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility will review student presentations arguing for divestment from a data analytics company, an oil company and military weapons.

December 2, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yale postdocs call for base pay reform

After salary minimums returned to a rolling model for fiscal year 2025, the Yale Postdoctoral Association is pushing for higher pay and uniform rollouts for compensation adjustment.

November 21, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Human rights program reinstated as certificate

Human Rights Studies, which was previously offered as an intensive program through the Schell Center, has been revived as a certificate administered jointly by Yale College and the Jackson School of Global Affairs.

November 19, 2024

NORA MOSES & YOLANDA WANG
Student body to vote on divestment in YCC referendum

On Sunday, the pro-Palestinian Sumud Coalition collected signatures from 20 percent of the student body, triggering a full student body referendum on divestment from military weapons manufacturers.

November 18, 2024

YOLANDA WANG
Yale’s For Humanity fundraising campaign hits $5.8 billion

The campaign reported on Tuesday that it saw higher gift giving in fiscal year 2024 and is on track to meet its $7 billion goal by June 2026.

November 13, 2024