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Yale offers advanced degrees through its Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and 13 professional schools. Browse the organizations below for information on programs of study, academic requirements, and faculty research.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Yale’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences offers programs leading to M.A., M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in 73 departments and programs.

School of Architecture

The Yale School of Architecture’s mandate is for each student to understand architecture as a creative, productive, innovative, and responsible practice.

School of Art

The Yale School of Art has a long and distinguished history of training artists of the highest caliber.

Divinity School

Yale Divinity School educates the scholars, ministers, and spiritual leaders of the future.

David Geffen School of Drama

The David Geffen School of Drama graduates have raised the standards of professional practice around the world in every theatrical discipline, creating bold art that engages the mind and delights the senses.

School of Engineering & Applied Science

The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science is at the cutting edge of research to develop technologies that address global societal problems.

School of the Environment

The School of the Environment is dedicated to sustaining and restoring the long-term health of the biosphere and the well-being of its people.

Jackson School of Global Affairs

The Jackson School of Global Affairs trains and equips a new generation of leaders to devise thoughtful, evidence-based solutions for challenging global problems.

Yale Law School hones the world’s finest legal minds in an environment that features world-renowned faculty, small classes, and countless opportunities for clinical training and public service.

School of Management

School of Management students, faculty, and alumni are committed to understanding the complex forces transforming global markets and building organizations that contribute lasting value to society.

School of Medicine

Yale School of Medicine graduates go on to become leaders in academic medicine and health care, and innovators in clinical practice, biotechnology, and public policy.

School of Music

The Yale School of Music is an international leader in educating the creative musicians and cultural leaders of tomorrow.

School of Nursing

The Yale School of Nursing community is deeply committed to the idea that access to high quality patient‐centered health care is a social right, not a privilege.

School of Public Health

The School of Public Health supports research and innovative programs that protect and improve the health of people around the globe.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is composed of the departments and academic programs that provide instruction in Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Centers & Institutes

A number of our centers and institutes offer additional opportunities for graduate and professional study.

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Application Timeline & Process

The timetable outlined below is a guide to assist students who plan to apply for academic Master’s degree and Ph.D programs. Because of the range of programs and requirements, the information below is a general framework. The process typically begins in the first semester of junior year, or two years prior to application. Students should plan on submitting application materials by the end of first semester senior year, or approximately eight months prior to matriculation.

The graduate school application process, also outlined below, is similar to the process you used when applying to undergraduate colleges; there are materials to gather and deadlines to meet. Many students find it helpful to compile a spreadsheet to help them stay organized and avoid missing important deadlines. Early decisions and rolling admissions policies are common, even if not explicitly stated. There are additional featured articles at the bottom of this page that can help you with some of these components.

Application Timeline

Junior year or one year prior to matriculating, september – december.

• Schedule an appointment with a Office of Career Strategy advisor.
• Meet with faculty and your Director of Undergraduate Studies to discuss potential programs and letters of recommendation.
• Begin to prepare for the GRE.
• Research and develop list of target programs.

January – May

• Refine list of target programs.
• Register and sit for the GRE .
• Ask for letters of recommendation.

June – August

• Draft personal statements.
• Finalize list of target programs, noting application deadlines (most will begin in November).

Senior Year or One Year Prior to Matriculating

• Request letters of recommendation from faculty.
• Finalize your personal statements and have them edited by a writing tutor and other readers.
• Contact the Office of the Registrar to request transcripts be sent to target programs.
• Begin submitting applications. Confirm with programs that your application file is complete, including letters of recommendation.
• Begin exploring sources of financial aid (federal, institutional and private) and obtain and file applications as soon as possible.
• Obtain a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and file well before the deadline.
• Have your fall semester transcripts sent to target programs.

February – April

• Evaluate Letters of acceptance and offers of financial aid.

Application Process

Standardized tests.

Standardized tests are used in combination with your other application materials to gauge your preparation for graduate-level work. Tests may be general or subject specific depending on the subject and program requirements. Determine which, if any, standardized tests you need to take and gather information on how often the test is offered, testing locations, and cost. For GRE details and registration information, please visit the Educational Testing Service (ETS) website .

Additional considerations for Students with Disabilities who are thinking about applying to graduate or professional schools include identifying which exams are needed, how far in advance exam accommodations must be requested, and which documentations regarding your disability will likely be needed for exam accommodations.

Personal Statements

Preparing a well-written and effective personal statement (sometimes referred to as statements of purpose or personal essays) that clearly articulates your preparation, goals, and motivation for pursuing that specific graduate degree is critically important. You will need to spend a considerable amount of time and effort crafting these statements. For individual assistance with writing your personal statement, consult with the writing tutor in your residential college  or the Writing Center within the Yale Center for Teaching and Learning .

Letters of Recommendation

Graduate programs will commonly require 2-3 letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation allow an admissions committee to understand your strengths, weaknesses, and potential from another person’s perspective. You can find more information in our Soliciting Letters of Recommendation Blog .

Application Forms

Program application forms are typically available on the program web site; you can also call the program to request application materials. Pay special attention to any directions given and complete application forms exactly as instructed. Do not simply refer the recipient to your resume; answer all questions completely and thoroughly.

Transcripts:  Graduate schools usually require that you submit official transcripts from all institutions of higher education as part of your application. You can request your Yale College transcript online through the Student Information System (SIS) or by contacting the Office of the Registrar . If you completed courses at another college or university or studied abroad, you will need to contact those schools directly to request official transcripts. For courses taken abroad, you may be required to get a translation of your transcripts if it is in another language.  

Resumes and CVs:  Graduate programs often require applicants to provide a resume or CV (curriculum vitae). The OCS website provides resume samples and a CV worksheet  that you can use as a guide when developing your document. Before submitting your resume or CV, you should have it reviewed by a OCS Career Advisor or Graduate Peer Advisor to assure it is free of errors and is effectively conveying your skills, background, and experiences.

Writing Samples and Creative Portfolios:  Depending on your discipline, you may also need to submit writing samples appropriate to your intended area of specialization, such as poetry, fiction, or journalism. For those pursuing advanced degrees in performing or visual arts, you may also need to submit a portfolio of your work or audition tapes. Review the specific requirements for the programs you’re considering and speak with your faculty advisor or OCS Career Advisor, Derek Webster , to discuss your needs.

Interviewing:  A graduate school interview should be approached in the same manner as a job interview. Preparation and practice are essential. Be ready to discuss your academic preparation and motivations for seeking a graduate degree, your specific areas of interest within the field of study, and your goals following your degree completion. Also, be prepared to discuss any internships, fieldwork, research, or clinical experiences and the impact they had on you. After the interview, don’t forget to send thank you notes.

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• Doctoral Programs

Application for admission to the Doctoral Program in Management is made through the Yale Graduate School. The application deadline is December 15 of the year in which admission is sought.

Applications

Applications are considered only once per year, and all new students begin their doctoral studies in the fall term. Classes are not offered on evenings or weekends, nor is it possible to be a student in the program while holding a full-time job. Applicants are required to take either the GRE or GMAT test. You will find a full description of the application process on the Graduate Admissions Web Page.

Financial aid

All students admitted to the program are given full financial aid for five years as long as they continue to satisfy the program's academic requirements. The aid consists of a tuition waiver and a stipend that is comparable to stipends offered by other leading schools of management.

Visit the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for more information.

Additional information

Before submitting your query, please consult the    Doctoral Program Admissions Frequently Asked Questions .

If you have a question about the TOEFL please refer to the  Doctoral Program FAQ page  to see the School of Management’s policy  before you email your question.

For further information about the Doctoral Program in Management contact:

Professor Matthew Spiegel Director of Graduate Studies Doctoral Program in Management Yale School of Management Box 208200 New Haven, CT 06520-8200 Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Offices Hall of Graduate Studies 320 York Street PO Box 208236 New Haven, CT 06520-8236

Department of Physics

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The Yale Department of Physics welcomes applications to our matriculating graduate class of 2025 beginning around August 15th, 2024. The General GRE and Physics GRE scores are Optional for applications received by the December 15, 2024, submission deadline.

We recognize the continuing disruption caused by COVID-19 and that the hardship of taking GREs falls unequally on individual students. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all; therefore, we do not require these standardized tests for admission to our program. All applications are reviewed holistically, and preference will not be given to students who do or do not submit GRE scores.

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Department of Political Science

Graduate Program

Yale’s Ph.D. program has a strong historical record of producing leading scholars in the field of Political Science. (Please note: The department does not offer a stand-alone MA in Political Science. Information about the Jackson Institute MPP in Global Affairs .) Many Yale graduates have also had successful careers in government, politics, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. This historical strength is matched by a strong faculty deeply engaged in training current graduate students to succeed in contemporary Political Science.

One of the Department’s strengths is substantive and methodological pluralism—there is no single “Yale way,” and our students and faculty are motivated by a range of questions in and across the subfields of Political Science. At the same time as we acknowledge this diversity of interests, the Department’s curriculum is designed to ensure students have adequate opportunities to master the core tools of contemporary social science research, including a four-course sequence in quantitative methodology and research design (statistics), a two course sequence in formal theory, courses on experimental design, implementation, and analysis, and a training program in qualitative and archival methodology.

The Department also offers training in five substantive subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, and Political Theory. In each of these subfields, faculty regularly teach courses that expose students to both the foundational work in these areas and current active research topics. In many subfields, this training takes the form of formal or informal “sequences,” for example Comparative Politics I and II are taught each year. These classes are supplemented by topical seminars on selected and advanced topics.

In addition to regular courses, the Department and affiliated institutions (in particular, the MacMillan Center and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies) host a variety of (near-)weekly workshops in which outside speakers and Yale affiliates present and discuss work. These workshops provide a unique opportunity for students to observe the work of leading scholars, as well as to develop their own research in conjunction with faculty and student review. Information about these workshops is available here.

Students will also take two courses as a cohort. The first, Introduction to Politics, is for all Ph.D. students in their first semester. The second, Research and Writing, spans the second year and is centered on students producing a publishable quality research paper prior to embarking on the dissertation. Students in Research and Writing present their final paper in the Department’s mini-APSA conference in April.

About eighteen students enter the Ph.D. program each year. The total number of students in residence at any one time, including students working on their dissertations, is approximately 100, of whom about 40 are taking courses.

The Director of Graduate Studies for the Political Science Department is Hélène Landemore . Professor Landemore’s DGS office is located in Room 234  in Rosenkranz Hall, 115 Prospect Street. To contact Professor Landemore or sign up for DGS office hours, email her at dgs.polisci@yale.edu .

The Graduate program registrar is Colleen Amaro.  Her office is located in Room 230 in Rosenkranz Hall, 115 Prospect Street. She can be contacted by email at colleen.amaro@yale.edu .

Computer Science

Yale computer science phd program admissions faq.

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Admissions to the Computer Science Department

What is the deadline for applying?

Graduate students are admitted starting in the fall term. The deadline for admission in the fall term, 2024, is January 2, 2024 for master’s student applicants. The deadline for applicants to the doctoral program is December 15, 2023.

There is no way to apply during a spring term, although once admitted a student may delay admission for a year or possibly less, with final permission from the Dean of the Graduate School. Admitted students must send a request to the Computer Science Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for approval first.

Can I get the application fee waived?

In many cases, yes. Membership in a variety of professional organizations qualify you for a fee wavier. For example:

• National Society of Black Engineers ( NSBE)
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
• Society of Women Engineers ( SWE)
• Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science ( SACNAS)
• The complete list is here

Past attendance at many conferences also qualify you. For example:

• Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC)
• Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference (Tapia)

Finally, if you have ever received a US Federal Pell Grant, you qualify for a waiver. More information, including the waiver request form, is available here .

What is the department’s policy on GRE Scores? 

The GRE score is not accepted for doctoral applicants.

What about grades?

It is good to have high grades, but we actually look at transcripts. If a student has a low grade-point average, we check to see if perhaps he or she did badly early in college, possibly through lack of motivation, then did better as intellectual curiosity grew. Or perhaps someone’s grades are low because he or she focused entirely on computer science and received bad grades in everything else. (Is that good? It’s impossible to answer without looking at the students’ entire record.)

How important are TOEFL scores to foreign students?

Very important, but only because we have nothing better. Your goal before admission should be to learn English, not to pass the TOEFL.

Yale University attaches a great deal of importance to the process by which graduate students learn to become teachers. Every student is required to TA two terms, and may TA more terms if desired. Being an instructor or assisting one requires interactions with undergraduate students. Yale administers its own test to students after they get here to be sure they know English well enough to talk to undergraduates. Failure to pass this test causes administrative problems for faculty and graduate students. The test is waived for students with a 4-year degree from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction; and for students who score 26 or higher on the spoken portion of the iBT test.

I didn’t major in Computer Science as an undergraduate. Can I still get in?

Yes. It helps to have a serious, specific interest in some aspect of the science of computing, over and above experience in programming computers. If you are unacquainted with complexity and decidability, or have only cursory knowledge of data structures, or don’t know the difference between an algorithm and a program, then you should consider taking (and doing well in!) undergraduate courses that address these matters before you apply to a graduate program.

Can you tell me in advance what my chances are of being admitted?

No. Many students ask us to do this, and if we acceded to all such requests, we would in essence be rehearsing the admissions process on the group that asked for advance notice. Not only would this be a lot of work, but the results wouldn’t mean anything, since the outcome when we see all the candidates would likely be different.

What financial support is available for me?

The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is committed to supporting Ph.D. students for five years, including summers, by combinations of grants, university fellowships, and teaching Assistantships.

Do a student’s research interests affect his or her chance of being admitted?

Yes, a little. We expect every student to be open to many facets of Computer Science when they arrive, and encourage them to feel free to change their area of concentration after they get here. Our main criterion for admission is the applicant’s intelligence, curiosity, and ability to explore without detailed supervision. That said, if a faculty member in a research area is looking for students, the admissions committee tries to accommodate him or her by focusing a bit more than usual on applicants in that area. Of course, the applicants don’t know which areas fall in that category, so they shouldn’t worry about it.

Individual faculty members get many inquiries asking if they will be accepting new students during the next admissions season. As you should be able to infer from the previous paragraph, these inquiries are misguided; students are admitted to the department, not to the research group of a particular faculty member.

Do applicants apply directly to the Ph.D. program, or are they expected to apply to the MS program, and from there be admitted to the Ph.D. program?

Apply directly to the Ph.D. program. The two programs are completely separate, and it is unusual for a Master’s student to go on to the Ph.D. program. If they choose to do so, they must reapply to the Graduate School.

Can I be a part-time student?

Ph.D. students must be full-time students.

Where can I find out how to apply?

Remember that you must apply to the Graduate School of Arts & Science. You do not apply directly to the Department of Computer Science nor do you send any forms to this department. Information on applying for admission to the Yale University Graduate School can be found by going to the web page

http://yale.edu/graduateschool/admissions/

Information regarding how and when to apply is available at that web site.

What if I have a question that is not on this list?

If your question is about the Yale admissions process, check the Graduate School FAQ .

Ph.D. Program

The ph.d. in law degree.

The Ph.D. in Law degree program is designed to prepare J.D. graduates for careers as legal scholars and teachers through a doctoral program aimed at the production of a substantial body of academic research and writing under the close supervision of a three-member faculty dissertation committee. Unlike programs designed for students who wish to learn about law from the disciplinary perspectives of the social sciences or the humanities, the Ph.D. in Law is directed at students who wish to pursue advanced studies in law from the perspective of the law. This program offers emerging scholars an opportunity to contribute to the development of law as an academic field, and it provides an alternate pathway into law teaching alongside existing routes such as fellowships, advanced degrees in cognate fields, legal practice, and clerkships.

Because our entering Ph.D. students will have already completed their J.D. degrees, the anticipated course of study toward the Ph.D. in Law degree is three academic years and two summers in residence. In their first two semesters, Ph.D. students will enroll in courses designed to help them acquire the background and research skills needed to complete a dissertation in their field of interest and to prepare them for qualifying examinations that test the depth and breadth of the literacies and skills they have acquired. During their second year, students will prepare a dissertation prospectus and begin work on a dissertation. The dissertation may take the form of either three law review articles or a book-length manuscript and will make up a portfolio of writing that will be essential for success in the job market. Ph.D. students will also gain experience in the classroom, and receive the full support of Yale Law School’s Law Teaching Program , which has had remarkable success in placing graduates in tenure-track positions at leading law schools.

Ph.D. students receive a full-tuition waiver, a health award for health insurance coverage, and a stipend to cover their year-round living expenses, as well as support for participation in national and international conferences.

Applications for admission to the Ph.D. in Law program are available starting on August 15. The deadline for submission of all materials is December 15. Applicants to the Ph.D. in Law program must complete a J.D. degree at a U.S. law school before they matriculate and begin the Ph.D. program. Any questions about the program may be directed to Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, at [email protected] .

Watch Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, describe the Ph.D. program at Yale Law School.

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Students are admitted to graduate study (only in the fall) by the Graduate School on the recommendation of the Department. Entering classes average five to ten students. Students must apply either to the six-year PhD program or the one-year Master of Arts program, although applicants who are accepted to the PhD may elect to complete a three- or three-and-a-half-year MPhil degree instead. (For further details on this alternative, please consult the Yale University Graduate School Programs and Policies . )

Special Admissions Requirements for English

Application should be accompanied by a statement of academic purpose, and a writing sample of up to twenty double-spaced pages. Selection is based on the applicant’s undergraduate record; evidence of motivation supplied in the personal statement; evidence of ability to do advanced work as expressed in the writing sample and supported by three letters of recommendation; and preparation in languages sufficient to satisfy the language requirement. We do not require or accept GRE scores. The committee would like to see a sample of your best writing in a literary critical mode. If that sample is more than a few pages longer than the suggested 20-page limit (excluding works cited), you can submit an excerpt, with a brief explanation of how it fits into the larger paper at the top.

The application deadline is December 1. Note: The deadline for those applying for a combined program (e.g., African American Studies) is always the  earlier deadline of the two individual programs. The application is available online through the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Admissions page . All application materials, supporting credentials and recommendations, and application fee must be received by the deadline to be considered by Yale for admission. Admissions decisions are announced by early March.

Combined Programs

The Department of English offers combined PhD with  African American Studies , Early Modern Studies ,  Film and Media Studies ,  History of Art , and   Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies .

General New Student Information, Questions, and Referrals

The Office for Graduate Student Development and Diversity  is committed to building and maintaining a nurturing and caring community of scholars where students from diverse backgrounds and experiences are supported in their professional and intellectual goals and pursuits.

The McDougal Center serves as “information central” for incoming students. The Center can address new student questions about families, childcare, parking, travel, schedules, or other areas of life at Yale and in New Haven.

Living in New Haven  is a Yale-wide web page for all prospective & current students, faculty & staff. Pictures, video testimonials, neighborhood profiles and information links on community, housing culture, shopping, transit and services in New Haven are posted on the site.

The  Yale Visitor Center  offers tours, exhibits, attractions, lodging, directions, and more.

Gateway for New Students  provides information on Orientation and the New Student Checklist.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Programs and Policies . “The Blue Book,” listing policies, programs and courses, is available online in August each academic year.

Our Graduate Housing office begins to accept applications for on-campus dormitories and apartments on April 22, and Off-Campus and  Yale University properties begin leasing apartments now for summer. Apply promptly, as space is limited.

• Graduate Application FAQs

The Department of Economics offers a full-time Ph.D. program. Part-time study is not available. There is no MA program. The Economic Growth Center offers a one-year MA program in International and Development Economics. For more information on this program see  Economic Growth Center Program page .

Applicants to the program should submit the Yale Graduate School Application, three (3) letters of recommendation, personal statement, transcripts, GRE score. The TOEFL is required of all applicants whose native language is not English.  This requirement is waived for applicants who have received a baccalaureate degree, or its foreign equivalent, prior to matriculation at Yale, from a college or university where English is the primary language of instruction. If you do not qualify for a waiver but have taken the TOEFL within the last two years you will need to have your TOEFL scores released to us (code 3987). If your scores can no longer be released, you will need to take the test.  The test should be taken as early as possible to ensure that your scores are received in time to be incorporated in your file. Normally TOEFL scores will not be released if they are older than two years. If you took the TOEFL before and ETS will release those scores then you should not have to retake the examination.

We do not calculate or track average or minimum scores for admission.

The minimum TOEFL score necessary for admission is 250 depending on whether you take the computerized or written test. In addition, a minimum of 60 or 25 is required on the oral comprehensive section. For the TOEFL Internet Based Test (IBT) the minimum total score is 100; 26 on each section except writing which has a minimum of 22. More information about  TOEFL and IELTS tests  can be found on the Yale Graduate School website.

The average time of completion is five years, although some students finish in four years. Students are allowed 6 years of registration.

We do not make use of interviews for admission.

All applicants offered admission to the program are provided with a stipend that is adequate to live on in New Haven. They are also provided with six years tuition and health coverage fellowships

Our target size for the entering class is approximately 19-23 per year.

The Yale Graduate School does not accept transfer students. The presumption is that students who receive a Yale doctoral degree do their studies at Yale. Students currently enrolled in a Master’s or doctoral program elsewhere who wish to apply to a Yale doctoral program may do so through the normal admissions procedure. They must meet all the application requirements including the deadline for submission. Students may, after one year of course work at Yale, petition the Economics Department and the Graduate School to waive up to one year of course work at Yale in view of prior graduate-level course work completed elsewhere. All other requirements, including the comprehensive examination, the economic history requirement, oral examinations, and the econometrics paper, must be completed at Yale.

Applications are due December 1. Decisions are made and letters of acceptance mailed by early March. Applicants must make admission decisions by mid-April. See the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  dates and deadlines page  for addtional information.

a) Adequate preparation in mathematics. Applicants should have multivariate calculus. Linear algebra, real analysis and probability theory and/or statistics also looks good.

b) A good grade record. This is not precise as standards vary widely among schools.

c) Informative letters of recommendation. It is helpful if these show the applicant is creative and enterprising.

d) Of the GRE scores we focus mainly on the quantitative score in percentage terms. Anything over 90% is fine; below 85% raises questions.

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The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results are not required, but an applicant may submit them. A GRE Subject Test is encouraged.

Additionally, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all international applicants whose native language is not English. This requirement is waived for applicants who will have received a baccalaureate degree (or foreign equivalent) prior to matriculation at Yale from a college or university where English is the primary language of instruction.  Students who do not demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English may be retested and/or asked to take courses in English. Proficiency in English is required in order for the students to serve as teaching fellows and fulfill the teaching requirement.

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The Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Department aims to understand and improve health equity, both domestically and globally. SBS provides instruction in the theory and methods of the social and behavioral sciences that emphasize individual, interpersonal, community, and structural influences on health, illness, and recovery. The primary emphases are focused on (1) understanding the psychosocial, behavioral, community, and societal influences on health in the general population, with a focus on those who are disadvantaged; and (2) creating multilevel interventions that eliminate barriers to health, from infancy to old age. The SBS curriculum takes an interdisciplinary approach and focuses on integrating methods from epidemiology and the social sciences, training scientists with a broad skill set that allows them to answer a host of complex research questions. The department has numerous research strengths including in HIV/AIDS, aging health, community engaged health research, maternal child health, mental health, health equity and disparities, and stigma prevention and health.

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John Cahill, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been selected to be director of the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program.

Cahill was selected after a very competitive search process headed by a committee that considered input from inside and outside the department and Yale School of Medicine.

Cahill is well known within the Yale Department of Psychiatry as an accomplished and respected clinician, educator, and scientist. He completed his undergraduate and medical training at the University of Nottingham before earning a PhD in translational research methods in psychiatry at the University of Huddersfield.

After completing his psychiatry residency at Yale, he served as chief resident for education and completed research fellowships in psychopharmacology and in early intervention and public psychiatry.

Cahill is board certified in psychiatry, clinical informatics, and in addiction medicine. He joined the department faculty in 2015. Since joining the faculty, he has served as medical director of the Specialized Treatment for Early Psychosis (STEP) program, medical director of the Acute Services Division, and deputy medical director for informatics of the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

Cahill replaces Richard Belitsky, MD, who has served as interim program director.

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From 2018-2021, Matthew was the Associate Director at the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM). At RITM, among other things, he helped create the Graduate Fellows program and managed a $4M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in collaboration with similar academic centers at Brown, the University of Chicago, and Stanford. Prior to his work at RITM, he was a Project Specialist in both the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School Deans’ offices. 

Matthew received his PhD in Spanish and Renaissance Studies from Yale University and a BA in Spanish and Italian from New York University, where he graduated summa cum laude. In addition to his administrative roles, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at New York University and Yale, focusing on early modern literature and material culture. His scholarly work has been published in Cervantes , Cuadernos hispanoamericanos, and The Literary Encyclopedia. 

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YAA Public Service Awards honor three Yalies for their impact on their communities

The Yale Alumni Association Public Service Awards , formerly know as the Yale-Jefferson Awards for Public Service, are presented annually, recognizing sustained public service that is individual, innovative, impactful, and inspiring. The recipients are three Yalies – a Yale College student, a graduate or professional school student, and a member of the alumni body – all of whom have demonstrated service that draws on the Yale community and benefits the world beyond Yale.

This year the Yale Alumni Association honors three deserving candidates, Yalies who have given back and paid it forward, for their commitment to public service, and passion for helping others.

The 2024 YAA Public Service Award recipients are Titilayo Omotade ’17 MPhil, ’20 PhD, Houngan Collin Edouard ’23 MA, ’27 PhD, and Olivia Ang-Olson ’24. The winners will be honored on September 19, 2024, at a ceremony hosted at Rose Alumni House.

Titilayo Omotade ’17 MPhil, ’20 PhD

Yale is honoring Dr. Titilayo Omotade for pioneering historical systemic change to advance educational equity and DEI in STEMM. The original model she created has been heralded as the “first of its kind” - and the movement she catalyzed and spearheaded “advanced DEI by decades,” according to senior leadership members at Yale University. Titi spent five years creating and developing an original DEI model, strategy, and institutional organization to revolutionize the DEI landscape at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) called the Yale BBS Diversity and Inclusion Collective (YBDIC). As the Founding Director she achieved deep systemic change and made unprecedented initiatives to humanize the PhD training experience for students, especially students from marginalized groups. She originated and pioneered an ambitious two-pronged system that was designed to tackle the impact of racialized systems in STEMM at the systems level and the student level – in tandem. 

Dr. Titilayo Omotade has been nationally recognized for her significant contributions towards advancing equity in STEMM and as an accomplished microbiologist. She has initiated and directed programs to increase the representation of minority groups in STEMM for over 13 years. Before she joined the Ph.D. program at Yale, she had already established a strong and impactful track record of fighting for the next generation of scientists. She was awarded a competitive fellowship – four years in a row – by The Department of the Army. In her senior leadership roles, she spearheaded new STEMM initiatives and programs to provide access, training, and holistic support to over a thousand minority students and students from low-income households from D.C. 

Before she created her model and launched YBDIC, DEI efforts were largely siloed, decentralized, and under-resourced. Students from marginalized groups were experiencing the effects of racial battle fatigue, painful isolation, and disempowerment. Thus, negatively affecting their performance, persistence, mental health, and well-being. The institution was not equipped to address broader systemic issues that were perpetuating inequities, and she knew that deep reform and innovation were required to achieve sustainable systemic change and deliver long-delayed justice to students from marginalized groups. She knew that solutions and strategies would be insufficient – rather a sustainable system was needed to uproot the deeply entrenched barriers to institutional reform and student belonging. Her ‘Collective Model’ was designed to unite everyone and ultimately shift the academic landscape for all students. 

She took her model – and solely authored an original grant to secure funding, created a new student leadership model and fellowships, conceived over 25 original initiatives, earned buy-in from senior leadership at YSM, recruited and led a team of 14 student leaders and eventually secured a historical amount of funding from The School of Medicine. Due to her exceptional ability to formally unite all departments under her original DEI model, the historical positive impact she had towards student recruitment, retention, professional development, and outreach - Yale BBS adopted it as their primary DEI platform. In recognition of her impact and legacy she is the first alumna in recent YSM History to be endowed with a permanent named lecture series for achieving unprecedented and historical DEI reform at Yale University and beyond. 

Her impact has gone beyond Yale – at the national level she serves as a trusted advisor to leading organizations, at the institutional level her model has already been replicated by other institutions and she has inspired students – especially minority students to achieve systemic change to advance DEI and feel empowered to pioneer new paths to justice. She recently was invited as the guest of honor by senior leadership at The Center for the Advancement of Science Leadership and Culture at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In their words, Dr. Omotade “exemplifies the type of leadership that [they] strive for and she has been recognized for pioneering new paradigms and embodying the future of scientific leadership. She continues to serve as a national leading expert and partner with institutions to achieve deep systemic change. In recognition of her institutional and national contributions towards advancing DEI in STEM she was recently awarded the “Titan Award” from Vanderbilt School of Medicine. 

She is currently a Senior Project Director and Principal Investigator at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 

Houngan Collin Edouard ’23 MA, ’27 PhD

Yale is honoring Houngan Collin Edouard (Li/He), for his activism and his work uplifting marginalized people. His journey, rooted in Haitian Vodou, led him to champion anti-racist and decolonized practices within and beyond higher learning institutions and K-12 settings. He is a beacon of inspiration, foregrounding the voices and bodies of Indigenous people and uplifting marginalized communities and their sacred practices. He is a junior Kosanba board member, Phi Beta Kappa New York board member, former co-chair of the Grant Hagan Society (2023-24), and a proud child of Sosyete Nago.

Collin travels to Mardin, Turkey, to help teach music to children going through the refugee crisis. His work goes beyond teaching music—he encourages the children to utilize their musical skills as a form of cultural identity and resistance against oppressive forces. Sahba Aminikia, TED Fellow, Composer, and Founder of the Flying Carpet Festival in Mardin, Turkey, reflects on Collin’s interactions with the children in Turkey.  “What inspires me the most about Collin is his dedication to social justice and his sense of empathy for marginalized communities that he does not seemingly belong to. From another perspective, activists like him belong to a larger global community of artists that fights for justice and for decolonization and democratization of arts, of which many indigenous communities have been deprived due to economic or social status.” 

Collin believes that all students should have equal access to study music. After learning about the limited resources in Mosul, Iraq, he started a music book drive called "Music for Mosul" in 2022 to deliver music books to students and help rebuild their music library. Saif Al-Taie, a music teacher at the Institute of Fine Arts in Mosul, Iraq, said, “I met my friend Collin after the war in my city with ISIS. I told Collin how ISIS destroyed my city and burned all the music books at the institute. Since then, I have been teaching my students without music books. Collin was very moved by this and immediately started a donation campaign for books in the USA and collected many, many wonderful music books for me, and sent them to me via FedEx to Mosul. Then I invited Collin to Iraq, and he accepted my invitation to see life in Iraq and the historical monuments in my city. Thank you, Collin, for helping my students.” To encourage more positive content about Iraq, Collin created a mini-documentary titled Across Mountains, surveying the music experienced in the region he visited. 

Collin organizes several Yale University events to foster inclusive participation from underrepresented voices. His efforts contribute significantly to Yale's ongoing commitment to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the university and its local neighborhoods. Through his co-sponsorships with Yale’s Schwarzman Center, the Department of Music, the School of Music, Davenport College, The Program in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration (ER&M), Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity & Transnational Migration (RITM), Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale, Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), Yale's Comparative Literature department, and Yale’s Oral History of American Music (OHAM), he invites attendees from within and beyond Yale to learn about, interact with, and connect as a diverse community led by the invitees.

Olivia Ang-Olson ’24

Yale is honoring Olivia Ang-Olson for her commitment to improving health access in the New Haven community. She currently serves as the Executive Director of HAVEN Free Clinic, a student-run primary care clinic that provides free healthcare to hundreds of uninsured and most vulnerable patients in the New Haven region.

Olivia’s dedication to the health of New Haven has remained a foundation since 2020, when she joined the Yale community as an undergraduate. As the Yale Policy Institute’s Public Health Center Director, Olivia worked with New Haven residents to understand and quantitatively analyze how vaccination information and resources have reached community members unevenly, even within Connecticut, a state with generally high vaccination rates. 

Olivia also volunteered for three years with Hypertension Awareness Prevention Program at Yale (HAPPY), serving as its Co-President in 2023, through which she oversaw hundreds of volunteer shifts to provide free and regular hypertension screenings for New Haven’s homeless population. In this context, she has obtained a vivid understanding of the receding health supports for the un-housed, disabled, and undocumented in the city.

In turn, through HAVEN Free Clinic, Olivia has worked to address these same social determinants and multifaceted aspects of healthcare for New Haven’s most vulnerable. In 2022, she served as HAVEN’s Social Services Director, personally conducting appointments with patients regarding financial, rent, and food insecurity. She also secured a $25,000 grant to support the HAVEN Social Services Department, which enabled the Department to provide emergency financial assistance to patients in critical, health-threatening situations. 

In January 2024, Olivia began her term as an Executive Director of HAVEN Free Clinic, overseeing 55 department directors across 21 departments and 400 volunteers. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to serve the New Haven community. What moves me, day in and day out, is seeing how the steps we each take — together — directly impact health in so many ways. I find this quite meaningful, that in the pursuit of high-quality healthcare access for all, we can have a personal hand in building that critical bridge.”

Olivia graduated from Yale College in May 2024, with a B.A. in Political Science, and will be continuing her studies at the Yale School of Public Health pursuing her M.P.H. in Health Policy & Management.

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