In the News

August 30, 2013
In a message to faculty in the arts and sciences, Provost Ben Polak announced the appointment of Tamar Gendler, the Vincent J. Scully Professor and former chair of philosophy...
June 27, 2013
In a message to Yale faculty, Provost Ben Polak and Vice President for Human Resources & Administration Mike Peel announced the opening of Yale’s sixth affiliated...
May 2, 2013
In a memo to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, President-elect Peter Salovey and Provost Ben Polak announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to look at faculty input in...
March 7, 2013
In a memo to Yale faculty, Provost Ben Polak provided details on the impact to Yale of federal spending reductions affecting the Department of Education, National Institutes...
March 6, 2013
President-Elect Peter Salovey and Provost Ben Polak wrote to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to outline the processes and policies related to visiting teaching appointments...
January 24, 2013
Provost Ben Polak wrote to Yale faculty and staff to describe the University’s budget-planning process for fiscal year 2014.  To read the full announcement, please...
January 14, 2013
University President Richard C. Levin and President-Elect Peter Salovey announced the appointment of Ben Polak—the William C. Brainard Professor and chair of the Department...