Voices and Stories Archive
Mail-in Workshops, a $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant, and a Pandemic: How the Yale Prison Education Initiative has Adapted, Improvised, and Grown since March 2020Published August 24, 2021 Since the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI) was officially founded at Dwight Hall in 2016, the program has only grown to better serve its incarcerated students. |
A Photo Journey through 135 Years of Public ServicePublished August 23, 2021 “This year...Yale can look back on a year, if not of normality, at least of recovery; recovery of delayed ambitions, postponed goals, cherished traditions.” |
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Liam Elkind ’21+1 on the Founding of Invisible Hands and his Personal Public Service JourneyPublished August 23, 2021 In March 2020, Liam Elkind ’21+1, Simone Policano ‘16, and Healy Chait founded Invisible Hands, a nonprofit that organized volunteers to deliver groceries and medicine to New York residents most at-risk if they contracted COVID-19. |
Won Jung ’20 and His Public Service Journey to RwandaPublished July 16, 2021 In 2020, Dwight Hall alumnus Won Jung started the time-honored tradition for second-semester college seniors: he began looking for a job. |
Illuminating Newhallville and Project Lighten Up’s Journey to Make it HappenPublished July 16, 2021 In April 2021, Dwight Hall and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale co-sponsored the New Haven Civic Innovation Prize, awarding $7,000 of the $10,500 prize total to Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) for their Project Lighten Up program. |
Honoring Johnny Scafidi ’01 and His Twenty Years with the HallPublished July 16, 2021 For nearly twenty-five years, Johnny Scafidi ’01 has been a regular and beloved fixture at Dwight Hall. |
Launching the 2021 Summer Fellows ProgramPublished June 18, 2021 Since 1968, the Dwight Hall Summer Fellows program has offered unique opportunities for students to dedicate themselves to creating social change.  |
Introducing Lydia Burleson ’21, Dwight Hall’s Communications and Alumni Engagement AssociatePublished June 18, 2021 Lydia Burleson has joined the Dwight Hall team as its communications & alumni engagement associate.  |
Marrakech, Inc. Recognizes Dwight Hall with Its Founders’ AwardPublished June 18, 2021 In 1971, Dwight Hall housed the beginnings of what would become a thriving organization—Marrakech, founded by undergraduates Susan Waisbren ’71 and Frances Brody ’72.  |
Change Happens Here with Your ParticipationPublished June 18, 2021 The Annual Campaign helps the Hall make social justice advocacy and creative programming a reality. |
Dwight Hall at Yale On-Boards 2021 Student Executive Committee LeadershipPublished April 7, 2021 Dwight Hall at Yale Transitions to 2021 Student Executive Committee Leadership |
Dwight Hall Launches Virtual Volunteer Platform!Published April 7, 2021 Dwight Hall Launches Virtual Volunteer Platform! |
Muslim Leadership Lab at Dwight Hall at Yale Celebrates Black History Month ProgramingPublished April 7, 2021 Muslim Leadership Lab at Dwight Hall at Yale Celebrates Black History Month Programing |
Yale Daily News: Annual Lecture Honors Three Black Muslim Women LeadersPublished February 24, 2021 Annual Lecture Honors Three Black Muslim Women Leaders |
2021 Summer Fellowship Applications Released!Published January 21, 2021 Dwight Hall at Yale has released the application for its signature summer programming. |
Yale Daily News: Dwight Hall and NHPS Launch Homework HelplinePublished December 3, 2020 New Haven Public Schools and Dwight Hall at Yale have partnered to provide a homework helpline for district students, staffed by Yale College Students.  |
Conversations on Repair and Restoration with the Dwight Hall Civic Allyship InitiativePublished November 25, 2020 Conversations on Repair and Restoration with the Dwight Hall Civic Allyship Initiative |
Navigating Community Building, Allyship, and Voice with Dwight Hall’s Institutional Service Coordinator, José Garcia ’22.Published November 24, 2020 Navigating Community Building, Allyship, and Voice with Dwight Hall’s Institutional Service Coordinator, José Garcia ’22 |
Giving Back: Family Support Fellows and Community Response Fellows at Dwight HallPublished November 24, 2020 Giving Back: Family Support Fellows and Community Response Fellows at Dwight Hall |
Dwight Hall Students Win Rhodes ScholarshipsPublished November 24, 2020 Dwight Hall Students Win Rhodes Scholarships |