North Korean defector Seohyun Lee visited Yale to tell the story of how she came to America and of how she advocates for increased awareness of human rights violations in her home country.
Oh Se-hoon, the mayor of the Republic of Korea’s capital city of Seoul, visited Yale on Thursday. He met with Yale President Peter Salovey, toured the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and delivered a lecture on Seoul’s approach to inclusive growth at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. While the visit was Oh’s first as mayor, he attended Yale Law
President Peter Salovey and a delegation of staff members traveled to the country over spring break and met with officials from local universities, as well as alumni in the region, to discuss research and educational partnerships in South Korea and East Asia.