yale university

YaleUniversity

YaleUniversitycompristhreemajoracademiccomponents:YaleCollege(the

undergraduateprogram),theGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences,andthe

tion,Yaleencompassawidearrayofcentersand

programs,libraries,muums,imately

11,250studentsattendYale.

YouareinvitedtoviewanillustratedtimelineofYale’shistoryinadditionto

readingthebriefoverviewonthispage

Yale’srootscanbetracedbacktothe1640s,whencolonialclergymenledan

efforttoestablishacollegeinNewHaventoprervethetraditionofEuropeanliberal

sionwasfulfilledin1701,whenthecharterwas

grantedforaschool“whereinYouthmaybeinstructedintheArtsandSciences[and]

throughtheblessingofAlmightyGodmaybefittedforPublickemploymentbothin

ChurchandCivilState.”In1718theschoolwasrenamed“YaleCollege”ingratitudeto

theWelshmerchantElihuYale,whohaddonatedtheproceedsfromthesaleofnine

balesofgoodstogetherwith417booksandaportraitofKingGeorgeI.

YaleCollegesurvivedtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar(1775–1783)intactand,

bytheendofitsfirsthundredyears,eteenthandtwentieth

centuriesbroughttheestablishmentofthegraduateandprofessionalschoolsthat

eSchoolofMedicinewascharteredin1810,

followedbytheDivinitySchoolin1822,theLawSchoolin1824,andtheGraduate

SchoolofArtsandSciencesin1847(which,in1861,

UnitedStates),followedbytheschoolsofArtin1869,Musicin1894,Forestry&

EnvironmentalStudiesin1900,Nursingin1923,Dramain1955,Architecturein1972,

andManagementin1974.

InternationalstudentshavemadetheirwaytoYalesincethe1830s,whenthe

stChinecitizentoearnadegreeata

,internationalstudents

makeupnearly9percentoftheundergraduatestudentbody,and16percentofall

’sdistinguishedfacultyincludesmanywhohavebeen

trainedoreducatedabroadandmanywhofieldsofrearchhaveaglobalemphasis;

andinternationalstudiesandexchangesplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinthe

versitybeganadmittingwomenstudentsatthe

graduatelevelin1869,andasundergraduatesin1969.

YaleCollegewastransformed,beginningintheearly1930s,bytheestablishment

medievalEnglishuniversitiessuchasOxfordand

Cambridgeasitsmodel,thisdistinctivesystemdividestheundergraduatepopulation

intotwelveparatecommunitiesofapproximately450memberach,thereby

enablingYaletoofferitsstudentsboththeintimacyofasmallcollegeenvironment

llegesurroundsa

courtyardandoccupiesuptoafullcityblock,providingacongenialcommunitywhere

residentslive,eat,socialize,andpursueavarietyofacademicandextracurricular

llegehasamasteranddean,aswellasanumberofresidentfaculty

membersknownasfellows,andeachhasitsowndininghall,library,minarrooms,

recreationlounges,andotherfacilities.

Today,Yalehasmaturedintooneoftheworld’11,000

3,200-memberfacultyisarichlydivergroupofmenandwomenwhoareleadersin

tralcampusnowcovers310acres(125hectares)

stretchingfromtheSchoolofNursingindowntownNewHaventotree-shaded

’s260buildingsinclude

corange

fromNewEnglandColonialtoHighVictorianGothic,fromMoorishRevivalto

’sbuildings,towers,lawns,courtyards,walkways,gates,and

archescompriwhatonearchitecturecritichascalled“themostbeautifulurban

campusinAmerica.”TheUniversityalsomaintainsover600acres(243hectares)of

athleticfieldsandnaturalprervesjustashortbusridefromthecenteroftown.

Yale’scharterof1701wasamendedbytheConnecticutLegislaturein1792to

providethatthePresidentandFellowsofYaleCollegewouldbeknownas“The

Corporation”and“shallhavethegovernment,careandmanagementofthecollege.”

TodaytheCorporationismadeupofnineteenmembers:thePresidentofthe

University,tenSuccessorTrustees,sixAlumniFellows,andtwomemberxofficio.

tion,anofficer-levelpositionof

VicePresidentforWestCampusPlanningandProgramDevelopmentwastablished

onOctober1,2008,iesandresponsibilitiesofthe

FellowsandOfficersaretforthintheYaleCorporationBy-Laws.

Since1701withtheadoptionbytheConnecticutLegislatureoftheCharter“to

erectaCollegiateSchool,”YaleUniversityhasbeenguidedbytheCharter,including

subquentamendments,theBy-LawsoftheCorporationfirstpromulgatedin1795,

andtheMiscellaneousRegulationswhichcodifiedariesofpoliciesandprocedures

suchastheAlumniFellowelectionprocess,protectionoftheYalename,andpatent

-LawsandMiscellaneousRegulationsmaybeamendedfromtimeto

tion,throughoutYale’shistorythe

Presidenthasappointedcommitteestoexploreimportanttopics,andthe

recommendationsofthocommitteesshapedandinfluencedYale’sgovernanceand

istoricdocumentsandreferencematerialsmaybeaccesdat

thelinksprovided.

ThissiteisintendedtoprovidelinkstomanyUniversity-widepoliciesgrouped

tingoflinksonthissiteprovides

accesstomanyavailablepoliciesbutshouldnotberelieduponasacomprehensive

listingofalloftheUniversity’ca,additionalinformationaboutthe

existenceorapplicabilityofpoliciesmaybeobtainedfromtheWebsitesoftheschools

anddivisionsoftheUniversity;linkstotheWebsitesofalloftheschoolsandcertain

notethatallpoliciesremain

subjecttorevision.

TheUniversity’sannualoperatingbudgetofalmost$2billionisoverenbythe

OfficeofFinance&e

owmentprovidesa

significantpercentageoftheUniversity’soperatingincome.