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12 Oct 2009
Nobel Laureates - "Double Happiness Comes at Our Door"
More than 100,000 university students will march across the country this summer to document conservation efforts at the grass-roots level and raise awareness of worsening environmental degradation.
Many of you have heard the good news that
Thomas A. Steitz, Sterling professor of Molecular Biophysics and
Biochemistry and Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, is one of
three winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What you may not
be aware of is that Charles Kao (高锟),
one of the three winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics, has deep
connections to Yale, and to Hong Kong.
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12 Oct 2009
Lunch
with the FT: David Swensen
Financial Times, By Chrystia
Freeland
For
almost one-quarter of a century, David Swensen, head of Yale University's
$16bn endowment, has been one of the most influential figures in US
finance. Because of his extraordinary success in managing the Yale fund,
Swensen has been described as the biggest "donor" in Yale's history.
The 55-year-old divorced father of three arrives for lunch with the FT precisely on time. He has chosen Bentara, an airy Asian restaurant in Yale's hometown of New Haven, Connecticut. As he approaches our table in the near-empty room, he looks more like a college professor than a Master of the Universe. Tall, slender, with an angular face, close-cropped hair and even, white teeth, he wears khaki trousers and a blue shirt, with a Patagonia vest under his black leather jacket to ward off the New England winter chill.
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17 July 2007
Students set off on a Green Long March
South China Morning Post
More than 100,000 university students will march across the country this summer to document conservation efforts at the grass-roots level and raise awareness of worsening environmental degradation. The Green Long March will see students from 24 universities travel along 10 routes covering 26 national parks in 22 provinces and regions, including the snow-capped mountains of Tibet , the desert of Xinjiang and the rainforest in Yunnan . Click here for the full article.
Many thanks again to those attending Yale Club's Whisky Tasting Appreciation Evening on May 10. Proceeds from the event went towards sponsoring the Green Long March and FutureGenerations China. Visit www.greenlongmarch.org for more information.
7 June 2007
Lighter Shade of Yale
China Daily
The chance to tour China for 10 days sparked intense competition among the ambitious students of Yale University. But with her ability to speak Chinese, 21-year-old Erica Smith stood out from her Ivy League classmates.
During his 2006 US visit, President Hu Jintao had invited Yale to send a delegation to China.
Smith was among the 100 students and staff chosen, and became an unofficial translator during the 10-day trip in May.
Smith was already acquainted with China, spending eight months studying at a Beijing university last year. Her recent return instilled an even deeper connection to the Middle Kingdom. "I think we’ve all found a new place and understanding about China in our hearts," Smith said. "I love this country."
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2 June 2007
A quiet but educated take on diplomacy Relations between Yale and the mainland go back to 1850
Writes Nora Tong of South China Morning Post
For Richard Levin, the bespectacled and soft-spoken president of Yale University who has the look of a composed intellectual, education can be a quiet but effective form of diplomacy.
"The opportunity for young people to know one another and understand another culture is a very good investment that is going to be conducive to better understanding among nations," said Professor Levin, who was in Hong Kong last week following a visit to China with 100 students and faculty from Yale.
He was in the mainland at the invitation of President Hu Jintao, who spoke at Yale in April last year.
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21 May 2007
Dr Nancy Chapman Conferred Honorary Fellowship by
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
On May 21, the Chinese University of Hong Kong held its Sixth Honorary Fellowship Conferment Ceremony on campus. Eight distinguished persons who are closely associated with CUHK were conferred Honorary Fellowships in recognition of their significant contributions to the University and the community. One of these distinguished persons is Nancy Chapman, Executive Director of Yale-China Association
Dr. Nancy E. Chapman is the Executive Director of Yale-China Association. She oversees Yale-China's programmes in health, legal education, American Studies, English language instruction, and public service. Dr. Chapman graduated from Yale University in 1978, she later obtained her Master's and PhD degrees from Princeton University. For more than two decades, she has devoted herself in propelling international collaboration especially in promoting academic and cultural exchanges between China and the US. The Chinese University and its Colleges have long benefited from the generosity of Dr. Chapman and the Yale-China Association. Under the capable leadership of Dr. Chapman, the Yale-China Association has established various programmes at the University. This includes the New Asia College/Yale University Student Exchange Programme and New Asia-Yale Summer Community Service Exchange Programme.
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8 May 2007
Favorite Son Pioneered Chinese Study-Abroad
Programs
A statue of Yung Wing, who is believed to be the first Chinese student to earn a degree from a North American university, stands outside the Zhuhai Yung Wing School in Zhuhai. Click here to view the full article by Sean Cavanagh, published in the April issue of Sevans/Education Week
8 February 2006
Nelson Miu attends AYA Assembly LXV
Nelson Miu attended the 65th Alumni Assembly on 17-19 November at New Haven. The theme of this year's Assembly
was "In After Years", focusing on the years immediately following a student's graduation from Yale.
He writes his report as our Delegate for the Yale Club of Hong Kong. Click here
to view his detailed report.
15 June 2005
Yale holds its 304th commencement
"Yale held its 304th Commencement festivities the Monday before last, May 23. About 10,000 people gathered on the Old Campus for the ceremonies at which 1,242 assembled undergraduates and 1,050 graduate and professional students received their diplomas. The ceremony was a coming of age for Yale's Class of 2005, who had been in college less than two weeks when the events of September 11, 2001, took place."
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15 June 2005
Yale holds its 304th commencement
"Yale held its 304th Commencement festivities the Monday before last, May 23. About 10,000 people gathered on the Old Campus for the ceremonies at which 1,242 assembled undergraduates and 1,050 graduate and professional students received their diplomas. The ceremony was a coming of age for Yale's Class of 2005, who had been in college less than two weeks when the events of September 11, 2001, took place."
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15 September 2004
Yale ranked as "Hottest Ivy"
"Pull apart the DNA of a student's dream school and you'll find so many different
strands. ... All 25 colleges on the Hot List for 2005 have
one thing in common: they provide an outstanding education. But what makes them
hot is their differences and special traits." Reprinted
from the 2005 edition of Kaplan/Newsweek America's Hottest Colleges. Click here.
9 June 2004
For Country: The (Second) Great All-Blue
Presidential Race
"Well,
what is going on here? Barring an untimely death, a Yale graduate will
occupy the Oval Office for at least 20 consecutive years, from January
1989 through January 2009: George H. W. Bush '48, Bill Clinton '73JD,
George W. Bush '68, and, possibly, John Kerry '66. No university has ever
had a 20-year run. Harvard's FDR, all by himself, is the nearest contender.
And last winter there were even more Blues in the running -- Senator Joe
Lieberman '64, '67LLB, and Governor Howard Dean '71." Reprinted
from the May/June 2004 issue of Yale Alumni Magazine. Click here.
9 June 2004
$230 million project to move Gateway,
Long Wharf Theatre
"Gov.
John G. Rowland came bearing gifts Thursday -
a commitment of $180
million to underwrite the biggest development in the city in 30 years.
He shared the stage with representatives of Long Wharf Theatre and Gateway
Community College, both of which will relocate downtown with state assistance
to a two-block area from Church to State Street in phase one of a $230
million development." Reprinted
from the 9 June 2004 issue of New Haven Register. Click here.
9 June 2004
$75,000 a Record Gift for Yale? Here's How
"Yale
University will celebrate the largest class gift in its history this week
when it credits the class of '54 with a contribution of more than $110
million. The bulk of the gift, $90 million, comes from an unusual fund-raising
exercise born 25 years ago out of $75,000 in seed money and frustration
with the university's financial management." Reprinted
from the 1 June 2004 issue of The New York Times. Click here.
10 May 2004
Bob Bonds selected to receive Yale Medal
"Five
Yale University alumni have been selected by the Association of Yale Alumni
to receive the Yale Medal in 2004. This year's recipients are Robert
Bonds '71, Mark R. Dollhopf '77, Christopher A. Forster '54,
the Reverend Richard Mather Mapes '49, '52 Div, and David W. Wallace '48
E. Inaugurated in 1952, the Yale Medal is the highest award presented
by the Association of Yale Alumni and is conferred solely to honor outstanding
individual service to the University." Reprinted
from the 10 May 2004 Yale News Release. Click here.
Click here for the announcement on the Association of Yale Alumni webpage and here for the Yale Medal webpage.
6 April 2004
Yale is choosier than Harvard
"Reversing a long-standing trend
in a "historic rivalry," Yale's acceptance rate for the Class
of 2008 was lower than Harvard's.Wiith
an acceptance rate from the total pool of 9.9 percent, Yale edged Harvard,
which had a 10.3 percent admit rate." Reprinted
from the 6 April 2004 issue of The Yale Daily News. Click here.
5 April 2004
Yale Tops Harvard in First-Year Selectivity
"Despite admitting even fewer applicants than last
year, Harvard was less selective than Yale in choosing the Class of 2008,
marking the first time in recent memory that the Bulldogs have been top-dog
in the Harvard-Yale admissions rivalry." Reprinted from the 5 April
2004 issue of The Harvard Crimson. Click here.
2 April 2004
Chinese university leaders to train at Yale
"...on Tues., Mar., 23, Chinese Minister of Education
Zhou Ji announced that officials from seven top Chinese universities would
attend a conference at Yale in late August to discuss the University's
administrative practices.."
Reprinted from the 2 April 2004 issue of The Yale Herald. Click
here.
25 March 2004
Chinese plan landmark visit
"In the first program of its kind outside of China,
senior Chinese university officials will travel to Yale to participate
in a training conference on the structure and administration of the world's
foremost universities, Chinese Minister of Education Zhou Ji announced
Tuesday. The
program will bring together the top four administrators from each of seven
leading Chinese universities."
Reprinted from the 25 March 2004 issue of The Yale Daily News.
Click here.
20 February 2004
Provost, VP welcomed by Chinese alums
"As Yale Vice President for Development Charles Pagnam
and University Provost Susan Hockfield recently learned, a distance of
thousands of miles cannot weaken ties to Yale. ... "This is a very
active alumni group," Pagnam said. "They are extremely gracious
and interested in the University. They view the University as a real world
treasure. They see Yale as a world leader."" Reprinted from
the 20 February 2004 issue of The Yale Daily News. Click here.
21 January 2004
Students of HK talk, click
"Article 23 was one of four topics addressed by eight
New Asia College students at a symposium Tuesday afternoon in the McDougal
Center at the Hall for Graduate Studies. The students, visiting Yale from
Hong Kong on a two-week exchange program, also discussed the overlap between
law and the environment, social development and discrimination."
Reprinted from the 21 January 2004 issue of The Yale Daily News.
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14 January 2004
Law School grads in China have new group
"...last
month the Yale Law School community in China created its own alumni group
-- the Yale Law School Association of China. Victor Gao LAW '93, who will
serve as president of the group, founded the association to organize all
Yale Law School alumni in China and to further the Law School's international
goals..." Reprinted from the 14 January 2004 issue of The Yale
Daily News. Click here.
11 November 2003
China opens door to Levin
"Levin and other Yale administrators left New Haven
last weekend and are currently travelling around China, making stops at
Chinese universities where Levin is slated to give speeches and to discuss
educational collaboration projects." Reprinted from the 11 November
2003 issue of The Yale Daily News. Click here.
7 November 2003
For God, for country, and ... for China?
"This Saturday, Yale President Richard Levin will
lead a convoy to China, underscoring the administration's decade-long
commitment to making Yale a global university. As Yale steams ahead with
its globalization efforts, the University's three-century long relationship
with China also figures prominently in its plans for the next century."
Reprinted from the 7 November 2003 issue of The Yale Daily News.
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24 January 2002
Support for International Students
The University reaffirms its commitment to helping international
students obtain the visas they need, especially in the wake of stricter
U.S. policies following last September's terrorist attacks. Reprinted
from the 24 January 2002 issue of The Yale Daily News. Click here.
13 January 2002
Coming to America
Shanghai-born Yilu Zhao (Yale College '98) writes movingly
about the joys and pains of becoming a college student in the United States.
Reprinted from the 13 January 2002 issue of The New York Times.
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5 October 2001
Yale's 300th Anniversary
On 5 October 200, Yale officially observed its 300th anniversary
with a majestic Convocation ceremony on the Cross Campus, bringing to
a close its year-long Tercentennial celebrations. Click here
for links to speeches by President Levin, former U.S. President Bill Clinton,
the presidents of Harvard and Princeton, and others. Courtesy of the Yale
Office of Public Affairs.
20 May 2001
China on My Mind
In his 2001 Baccalaureate Address, Yale University President
Richard Levin bids farewell to Yale College's Tercentennial Class with
a speech entitled "China on My Mind," full of ideas inspired
by his recent visit to Hong Kong and China. Reprinted from the Yale
Weekly Bulletin & Calendar. Click here.
9 April 2001
SOM Moves Up
The Yale School of Management, barely 25 years old, is
ranked No. 3 in a list of American business schools compiled by the Wall
Street Journal. Click here.
6 April 2001
Weekend Excursion
The travel editor of The New York Times invites you on
a do-it-yourself walking tour of the Yale campus and nearby New Haven,
describing it as an "irresistible destination." Click here.
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