April 2025 News

From left, George Levesque, dean of academic affairs in Yale College and secretary for Yale’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; award winners Sarah Demers, Christine Hayes, and Pam Schirmeister; and Pericles Lewis, dean of Yale College.

Phi Beta Kappa honors two celebrated Yale teachers and a long-serving academic dean
April 25, 2025
Two members of the Yale faculty — Sarah Demers, a professor of physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Religious...
Laura Nasrallah

Laura Nasrallah - One of two FAS faculty honored with 2025 ACLS Fellowships
April 21, 2025
Two FAS faculty have been awarded fellowships by the American Council of Learned Societies to support and recognize their excellence in humanities and social science research...

Passover pop-up exhibit at Sterling teaches visitors about Jewish tradition
April 13, 2025
A number of haggadot and Passover-related books from Yale’s collections were on view for students, faculty and visitors on Wednesday afternoon in the Gates Classroom at...
Bentley Layton

In Memorium: Bentley Layton
April 1, 2025
Bentley Layton, the pre-eminent scholar of his generation of the late ancient Egyptian language, Coptic, died on March 26 at his home in New Haven from complications of...