Jerry Gao
Staff Reporter
jerry.gao.jg2988@yale.edu
Jerry Gao covers Student Policy and Affairs as an Associate Reporter under the University Desk. He is a first year in Pauli Murray College.
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JERRY GAO & OLIVIA WOO
Dozens of CS students flagged for AI use, urged to self-report or face ExComm

After returning from spring break, students enrolled in CPSC 223 were given 10 days to self-report AI use and face reduced punishment, or risk being referred to the Executive Committee.

April 3, 2025

JAEHA JANG & JERRY GAO
International students, faculty alarmed by speculated federal travel bans

The Trump administration is expected to impose new travel bans as early as Friday. When the news broke, Yalies from the targeted countries scrambled to change their spring break plans and career trajectories.

March 28, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE & JERRY GAO
Education Department launches investigation into Yale’s partnership with diversity program

The announcement cites Yale’s partnership with The PhD Project — an organization which aims to bolster diversity amongst business school faculty — as a potential violation of the Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter which ordered schools to end race-conscious programs.

March 16, 2025

JERRY GAO
Department of Education signals softened stance on race-conscious programs

On Friday, the Department of Education released clarifications to the Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter, which instructed schools to terminate all race-conscious programs. The new […]

March 4, 2025

JERRY GAO & HAILEY TALBERT
College cost rises to $90,550, marking a decade of yearly near-4 percent increases

The 2025-26 term bill, consisting of $69,900 in tuition and $20,650 in housing and meal fees, is 3.9 percent higher than the current term bill.

February 26, 2025

JERRY GAO & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Education Department instructs universities to end all race-conscious programs

The Department of Education warned that universities that do not suspend diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and practices within two weeks could lose federal funding.

February 19, 2025

JERRY GAO
Yale campus briefly loses power in afternoon outage

The power outage, which lasted around 10 minutes, was caused by a short circuit between Yale’s Central Power Plant and the power company United Illuminating.

February 11, 2025

JERRY GAO & FAREED SALMON
Norovirus cases subside after winter break, but officials urge continued caution

Yale Health officials and experts urge students to continue preventative measures to curb the spread of norovirus.

February 6, 2025

JERRY GAO
YCC proposes improved residential college waste signage, compost collection

A Yale College Council proposal calls for improved signage, expanded access to compost bins and a “clear and organized waste disposal system” for residential colleges.

February 2, 2025

JERRY GAO
Petition calls for University to restore PWG recreational swimming hours

Lifeguards say the October 2024 reduction in hours may be due to a policy change that requires two or more lifeguards to be present.

January 23, 2025

WILL FORBES, JAEHA JANG & JERRY GAO
DATA: Still searching for the right class? Here’s what years of CourseTable ratings reveal

The News reviewed CourseTable data dating back to 2014, uncovering classes, departments and professors that have earned the highest praise — and those who have fallen short.

November 22, 2024