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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.  |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Student Executive Committee Acts Boldly in Response to the PandemicPublished May 4, 2020 Student Executive Committee Acts Boldly in Response to the Pandemic |
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. |
So, You Want to Start a Non-Profit?Published October 21, 2019 A few words on the workshop facilitated by Executive Directer Crumlish |
Public Psychiatry Fellowship: A year in reviewPublished April 1, 2019 After successful first year, Public Psychiatry program changes name to Community Mental Health Fellowship |
Organization Profile: CodeSouth @ The Social Innovation LabPublished March 13, 2019 Social Innovation Lab helps foster CodeSouth, non-profit aimed to bring computer science awareness to low income communities in Mississippi |
A conversation with YUPP: Histories of Mental Health and Imprisonment DiscussionPublished March 8, 2019 Danielle Harris (BK ‘21) and Jordan Ashby (DC ‘22) reflect on a discussion panel about mass incareceration and mental health |
Article from the CourantPublished July 8, 2018 Paroled After Two Decades In Prison, James Jeter Will Attend Trinity College This Fall |
Fall 2017 Member Group ReviewPublished January 25, 2018 Take a look at the work done through Dwight Hall in the fall 2017 semester. |