Josie Reich
Staff Reporter
@ReichJosie | josie.reich@yale.edu
Josie Reich covers the president's office. She previously reported on admissions and financial aid. Originally from Washington, DC, she is a junior in Davenport College majoring in American Studies.
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JOSIE REICH
McInnis forms faculty committee to tackle higher ed skepticism

The group of ten Yale professors will invite perspectives within and external to Yale on why Americans distrust universities and what could boost public opinion.

April 14, 2025

ADA PERLMAN, JOSIE REICH & NORA MOSES
Yale adds contested antisemitism definition to discrimination policy

Yale’s policies on discrimination and harassment were updated to say that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism would be “considered among other resources.”

April 8, 2025

JOSIE REICH
Speeches at McInnis’ inauguration address attacks on universities

The pomp and circumstance of University President Maurie McInnis’ traditional Yale inauguration unfolded self-consciously on a backdrop of rising hostility toward universities in national politics.

April 7, 2025

JOSIE REICH
McInnis once planned a bold inaugural address. Recent attacks on higher ed have “complicated” that

University President Maurie McInnis said that this “complicated” moment in higher education means she no longer feels able to give a “vision speech” at her inauguration.

April 4, 2025

JOSIE REICH
“We will always follow the federal law”: McInnis foregrounds legality in ICE plans

University President Maurie McInnis said that Yale is focusing on understanding and following the law amid the Trump administration’s attempts to deport international students and scholars on campuses across the country.

April 3, 2025

JOSIE REICH
McInnis’ response to federal funding cuts would be “context-dependent”

University President Maurie McInnis said her response would be guided by Yale’s mission and values, including a commitment to academic freedom.

April 3, 2025

YOLANDA WANG & JOSIE REICH
Department leaders told to report all DEI initiatives

Administrators asked department leaders to list detailed information about diversity programs through a survey last week, raising alarm among faculty.

April 1, 2025

JOSIE REICH
What to expect from McInnis’ inauguration this weekend

Leading up to University President Maurie McInnis’ installation ceremony on Sunday, April 6, the university and city will host dozens of events for locals and visitors.

March 31, 2025

JOSIE REICH
Education Department opens second investigation into Yale antisemitism

Amid deep cuts to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department wholesale, the office opened a new investigation into antisemitism at Yale.

March 26, 2025

JOSIE REICH
Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

The University will draft a constrained budget for the 2026 fiscal year in anticipation of federal policies reducing revenue.

March 6, 2025

JOSIE REICH
McInnis calls some Trump moves illegal, focuses attention on Congress

Yale President Maurie McInnis said that Trump’s executive orders targeting higher education attempt to change policies that actually fall under the purview of Congress.

February 26, 2025