This fall, there are eight courses being offered in Native American and Indigenous studies, spanning six departments and with 101 students currently enrolled.
Monday, Oct. 9 is not a particularly exciting day for most of the Yale population. But for an albeit small, but fun-loving subset, Oct. 9 is a day of great merriment, a day to reflect upon “the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.” There are no pilgrims, there is no Macy’s Day Parade, but Canadians across the nation still eat turkey and give thanks. I could not tell you why we have a national holiday that seems to just copy the American holiday but with no actual purpose. But ripped-off turkey is still turkey, so I can’t complain.
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Howard Lamar GRD ’51 former University president, Yale College dean and history professor was remembered for his study of the American west, community-oriented leadership philosophy and role as a loving father in a memorial service on Saturday.
Though most professors declined to comment on the University’s ongoing presidential search, those that did praised outgoing University President Peter Salovey while outlining the qualities they hope to see in his successor.