Yale Office of New Haven Affairs

🌉 Celebrating the bridge-builders! Nine remarkable individuals and organizations were honored with the 2025 Seton Elm-Ivy Awards for strengthening the bond between Yale and New Haven. From advancing mental health care to enriching Black history and fostering biotech innovation, these awardees exemplify community partnership at its finest.​

📖 Read more: https://news.yale.edu/2025/04/09/bridge-builders-awards-celebrate-those-who-strengthen-bond-between-yale-and-new-haven

Bridge builders: Meet the 2025 Seton Elm-Ivy Award winners — nine individuals and organizations honored for their efforts to enhance the lives of local residents and the partnership between Yale and New Haven. ▪️ Elm Award: Carolyn Baker and Diane Petaway, Vlad Coric, Jessica Haxhi (📷 2-4) ▪️ Ivy Award: Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Anjelica Gonzalez, Jordan Peccia (📷 5-7) ▪️ Undergraduate Ivy Award: Kaylen Yun (📷 8) ▪️ Graduate Student Ivy Award: Ryan Sutherland (📷 9) 🔗 Tap the link our bio to learn more about each of this year’s winners. Congrats! #Yale

To celebrate the Inauguration of President Maurie McInnis, Yale University is hosting a weekend full of events— free and open to all!

Join us for a weekend of celebration featuring community volunteer opportunities, academic symposia, and open houses! 🎉 Some tours and events require registration, so be sure to check out the full schedule in advance: 🔗inauguration.yale.edu

This is a chance to come together, explore, and celebrate as a community. We can’t wait to see you there! 💙

Join us for the April Yale Community Breakfast! 🥞☕

We’re diving into an important public health conversation: "Becoming Flu-ent in Avian Flu." 🦠💉

Want to learn about the avian flu and how it impacts us? Come enjoy a warm breakfast, connect with the community, and bring your questions for an engaging discussion with Yale School of Medicine students!

📅 Thursday, April 3, 2025
⏰ 8:00 - 9:00 AM
📍 DYCLC, 101 Ashmun Street
💻 Also on Zoom!

Join us virtually or in person! Register now at the link in bio.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and chat with experts!

Ready to explore life’s biggest questions? The Citizens Thinkers Writers program at Yale is a unique opportunity for rising juniors and seniors from New Haven public schools.

Apply for a two-week summer intensive, dive into philosophical conversations dating back to ancient Greece, and continue engaging throughout the year with fellow thinkers and professors. 🌟

Applications close TOMORROW, March 20th! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible program :

It’s not too late to apply! CTW will continue to accept applications until March 20th. Apply online with this link: https://citizensthinkerswriters.yale.edu/apply

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for the Yale University March Community Breakfast last Thursday at the Yale Schwarzman Center! We loved coming together to share great food and conversation. A special shoutout to our amazing speakers, Jennifer Harrison Newman and Rachel Fine, for highlighting the unexpected connections between the Yale and New Haven communities at the Schwarzman Center.

Grateful for the and staff for making this event possible!

Photo credit: Barsbold Enkhbold ’27 📸

Join us for February’s Yale University Community Breakfast!

🗓️ When: Thursday, February 6th
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
📍 Where: 101 Ashmun Street, Dixwell-Yale Community Learning Center (or join us on Zoom!)

This month’s conversation, “Music and the Brain,” will feature José García-León, the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music at the Yale School of Music .music

Don’t miss this exciting discussion about the connection between music and the mind! 🧠🎵

📲 Register now at bit.ly/RegisterFebCB or scan the QR code in the flyer.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Join us for the 2025 Yale University Martin Luther King Commemoration featuring Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. “More than a Sermon: Martin’s Last Message to Us Now”

The Yale University and Greater New Haven communities are invited to attend this year’s MLK Commemoration that honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Let’s come together to reflect and engage!

🗓️ Monday, January 27, 2025 | 🕠 Doors open at 5:15 P.M. | 📍 Battell Chapel, 400 College Street

This event is free and open to the public, and it will also be live-streamed.
📲 Registration required at bit.ly/YaleMLK or via the QR code in the image.

Investing in a strong Yale-New Haven partnership means investing in our community’s future! Hear from Yale’s Associate VP for New Haven Affairs & University Properties on how we’re working hand-in-hand with local leaders to support and invest in small businesses, job creation, and vibrant community spaces for the city we all call home. Together, we’re building a more inclusive Yale-New Haven relationship for the benefit of both university and city. 🏙️💙

Join us TOMORROW @ 8 AM for a community breakfast with Christine Gentry as she discusses “The Yale Teaching Fellowship: Serving and Strengthening New Haven Public Schools.” Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this transformative program and its impact on our schools!

Free and open to the public, join through Zoom, or in person!

📅 Register now at bit.ly/Yalecb-register
📚 Read more about the program at bit.ly/yaleteachingfellowship

📚 Teachers Matter Most 🌟 Yale is excited to announce the launch of the Yale Teaching Fellowship, in partnership with and ! Applications are now open, and we’re looking for passionate individuals who are enthusiastic about teaching and making a difference in New Haven classrooms.

This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to inspire and empower the next generation of educators while strengthening our community.

Exciting news for the Dixwell neighborhood! A $200 million revitalization project is in the works to bring affordable housing, retail spaces, and community resources to this historic area. This initiative will not only preserve Dixwell’s rich history but also create new opportunities for residents. Stay tuned for more updates on New Haven projects and happenings!