Voices and Stories Archive
Yale Daily News: Dwight Hall Peace Intiative Teach-in on Rohingya Genocide in MyanmarPublished October 28, 2020 On Saturday, the Dwight Hall Peace Initiaitive gathered over Zoom to call the Yale community’s attention to the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar. |
Yale Daily News: Beyond the Ballot panelists bring attention to local politics at NACC eventPublished October 23, 2020 On Thursday, October 22nd, the Native American Cultural Center, led by NACC Director Matthew Makomenaw, hosted the panelists in a workshop over Zoom. The event’s panelists were Every Vote Counts at Yale Co-President Clara Lew-Smith ’22, Ward 1 Alder Eli S |
Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences Senate Passes YPEI ResolutionPublished October 22, 2020 Yale senators passed a resolution to provide material support to the Yale Prison Education Initiative |
Thank you, Marquita!Published October 7, 2020 We thank Dr. Marquita Taylor for her three years with Dwight Hall at Yale |
YPEI Innovates Creative Writing Workshop for Incarcerated StudentsPublished September 25, 2020 Featured in the YaleNews: "Workshop inspired creative expression in cellblocks" |
Join the Yale Prison Education Initiative and partners for “Dignity, Education, and Economic Mobility for Minnesotans Behind Bars”Published June 24, 2020 DIGNITY, EDUCATION & ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR MINNESOTANS BEHIND BARS: An opportunity for faith community engagement |
Student Executive Committee Urges Action Against Police Brutality and Systemic RacismPublished May 31, 2020 Dwight Hall's Student Executive Committee (ExComm) is devastated and outraged by the recent killings of Black people in this country. |
Dwight Hall Students Win Graduation Awards and Continue ServicePublished May 29, 2020 Many graduation award recipients from the Class of 2020 have served with Dwight Hall. |
2020 Summer Fellows Announced!Published May 18, 2020 Meet Dwight Hall's newest group of summer changemakers |
Increasing Educational Access in New HavenPublished May 4, 2020 Imagine a fifth grader in downtown New Haven, Fair Haven, or Newhallville who has no access to the technological tools to advance her learning during COVID-19... |
50th Anniversary of May Day WeekendPublished May 4, 2020 Fifty years ago, tens of thousands of Yale students, civil rights activists, professors, Black Panther party leaders, and community members gathered on the New Haven Green. |
Student Executive Committee Acts Boldly in Response to the PandemicPublished May 4, 2020 Student Executive Committee Acts Boldly in Response to the Pandemic |
Hear Your Song Goes Virtual, expands patient base (from Yale Daily News)Published March 31, 2020 Hear Your Song goes virtual during COVID-19 |
COVID-19 Impact on Summer FellowshipsPublished March 27, 2020 Read Dwight Hall’s criteria update and deadline changes at this announcement. |
Update on Student Employment During COVID-19Published March 20, 2020 Updates on Student Employment |
Dwight Hall Response to COVID-19Published March 11, 2020 Read Dwight Hall's actions in response to COVID-19 |
Letter to Dwight Hall Student Volunteers 11 March 2020Published March 11, 2020 A Message to Dwight Hall Volunteers Regarding COVID-19 |
2019 Year in ReviewPublished February 21, 2020 We offer you this Year in Review to give you a glimpse into the ways Dwight Hall shapes people who serve all sectors of society and a sense of the exciting and powerful work of the Hall in the larger community. |
Dr. Yusef Salaam Urges Students, Community Leaders, Organizers, and Neighbors to be Purposeful in Building More Socially Just CommunitiesPublished December 17, 2019 On November 19, 2019, Dr. Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” spoke with a sold-out crowd in Battell Chapel and joined a reception in the Dwight Hall Common Room. Hundreds came together to hear Dr. Salaam’s profound message... |
Dwight Hall Students Win Prestigious Honors for Leadership and Service—Rhodes Scholarships and Yale-Jefferson AwardPublished December 17, 2019 Christina Pao ’20, Marwan Safar Jalani ’20, and Liana Wang ’20 just won coveted Rhodes Scholarships. Keerthana Annamaneni ’20 has received the 2019 Yale-Jefferson Award. |