WTNH

Yale University to award posthumous degrees to two Black 19th-century students

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – The Yale Board of Trustees has voted to confer two posthumous degrees to two Black theology students who attended Yale University in the 19 th century, according to an ...
Yahoo

Yale University awards honorary degrees to five Black luminaries including Debbie Allen, Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., and Ronald Carter

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphic by TheGrio/Getty Images Yale University granted honorary degrees to “individuals whose achievements in their field have ...
Yale Environment 360

Yale awards eight honorary degrees

During its 324th graduation ceremony on Monday, Yale University awarded honorary degrees to eight individuals whose achievements in their fields have benefited the common good. This year’s honorary ...
New Haven Register

First known Black student at Yale gets his degree, nearly 200 years later

NEW HAVEN — After 186 years, a man who escaped slavery to seek education and became the first known Black person to study at Yale University is getting his degree. The university’s board of trustees ...
New Haven Register

Yale confers 4,396 degrees as scattering of students walk out and chant in support of Palestinians

NEW HAVEN — Yale University's Class of 2024 bid goodbye to Yale and New Haven in a tradition-filled 323rd commencement ceremony Monday, but mixed in with the 4,396 degrees Yale conferred — including 1 ...