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Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024 May 16, 2024

Have you ever started an online course only to get sidetracked along the way? We’ve all been there! But good news, we’ve got solutions. In celebration of Global Accessibility...

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Students ‘Savor’ Language Tastings May 13, 2024

For Yale’s 3rd Language Tasting event, faculty offered Yale College students ‘samples’ of 9 languages. After a wildly successful pilot last spring, the Tastings have become a...

Profile: Lily Pérez ’24, Writing Partner May 12, 2024

Yale College senior Lily Pérez ’24 shares advice for incoming students: “Keep an eye out for lectures, college teas, performances, and other events — you never know what...

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Teaching Excellence Celebrated in Rosenkranz Showcase May 8, 2024

The Rosenkranz Showcase, hosted April 30, 2024 at the Poorvu Center, highlighted excellence and innovation in teaching from faculty award winners. From chemistry to calculus...

Faculty Bulldog Days: Seeing Yale from the other side of the lectern February 29, 2024

“Faculty Bulldog Days is a celebration of what a university should be. Visiting my colleagues’ classes makes me feel like a student again. And I have opened up my classroom...

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AI and the classroom: Evolving guidance and attitudes February 19, 2024

The Poorvu Center’s approach to AI over the past year has changed, says deputy director Alfred Guy. Rather than striking a cautionary tone, the Center now encourages hands-on...

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‘Nilay’s Chemistry Videos’ blends science and educational equity December 21, 2023

A video series created by Yale chemist Nilay Hazari — with help from undergraduates and Poorvu Center staff — makes foundational chemistry concepts accessible and engaging....

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