Join the Yale Affinity Groups for an interactive workshop to explore the dynamics of consent in relation to healthy relationships, personal boundaries, and sexual misconduct. In addition, the history and application of Title IX laws and policies for K-12 and college students will be provided. Our presenter will be Freda Grant, a SHARE Advocate and Coordinator of Conduct Awareness Training and Prevention Education.
Join Yale’s Affinity Groups, Kelly Powell, Ph.D, and Kashala Smith-Tavaris, CCC-SLP, for a discussion on the signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives and socializes with others, causing social interaction and communication problems. The disorder also includes limited and repetitive patterns of behavior. The term “spectrum” in autism spectrum disorder refers to the wide range of symptoms and severity.
The Yale MacMillan Center Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Fox International Fellowship Program, and Program on Peace and Development are delighted to announce the 2022 Latin American Policy Leader Series. From January to May 2022, the Yale community will have the opportunity to hear from and discuss with high-level Latin American experts and policymakers about how we can work together towards a more equal and just world.
Talk by Maria-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director of UN Women for Latin America and the Caribbean, entitled “Diversity, Equality, and Gender”
On behalf of the Working Women’s Network (WWN), we would like to invite you to join us for a celebration of our 2022 Recognition Award recipients on Thursday, March 31 at 12-1 pm via Zoom.
The 6th Annual WWN Recognition Award Ceremony will recognize six women who have been exemplary members of the Yale community: Limor Peer (Trailblazer), Melanie Elliot (Heroine), Sara Azam (Visionary), Nikki Mills (Worklife Champion), GoEun Lee (Innovator/Creator), and Joanna Carmona (Community Catalyst).
In February 1945, the Allied Forces were winning WWII and liberating the concentration camps. But the U.S. troops and their families weren’t getting their mail. Enter the only all-black Women’s Army Corps battalion to serve in Europe during WWII, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion or Six Triple Eight. Despite facing racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops, the women served with honor, clearing 17 million backlogged letters. They were never fully recognized…until now.
With an innovative perspective on the story of Black women in popular music―and who should rightly tell it―Liner Notes for the Revolution pioneers a long-overdue recognition and celebration of Black women musicians as radical intellectuals. Daphne A. Brooks William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Music, will be discussing the subject from her book “Liner Notes for the Revolution: How Black Women Geniuses Changed the Face of Popular Music Culture.”
Join the Working Women’s Network for a Women’s History Month discussion on women, feminism, and American medicine. Our guest speaker will be Naomi Rogers, Ph.D., who will discuss the feminist women’s health movement, and how it empowered women’s knowledge, regarding their health and battle against paternalistic and oppressive practices within healthcare systems.
Director of Cultural Affairs Adriane Jefferson and her team will discuss their current efforts to undo longstanding racial and cultural inequities in the arts and life. The Cultural Affairs team will also discuss how the Cultural Equity Plan maps out how to go about doing that.
Join the Future Leaders of Yale, Yale African American Affinity Group, Yale Latino Networking Group, and Working Women’s Network for the next Building Wealth Generator Series event entitled “The First Growing Season: Saving and Investment Strategies for Young Adult Years”. We will discuss step by step building emergency fund, maximizing 401(k) contributions, and step by step building investments.
Guest speakers will include Stephen R. Vaughan and Eric Judge, CFP. This event will be moderated by Elvin Turner, JD, MBA.
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Working Women’s Network for a conversation with Tomiko Brown-Nagin about her new book Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality. This event will be moderated by James Forman Jr., J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Register by Friday, February 25th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!
