Voices and Stories Archive
After-school programs bring big benefits to familiesPublished July 28, 2017 With budget cuts looming, we need to re-evaluate our commitment to the opportunities that we provide our youth between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m.  |
Yale’s Dwight Hall program taps students to help meet needs in New HavenPublished July 22, 2017 “We’re very grateful to Dwight Hall,” Cancelmo said. “It’s a great program. … It’s a really lovely way for a nonprofit to be connected to Yale.” |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Christina Pao '20, Co Lead Youth Summer School Instructor at International Rescue CommitteePublished July 19, 2017 I feel that I have learned more this summer than I have the past five years of my life. Seriously. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Lorna Chitty '20, Communications and Legislation Intern at Connecticut Veterans Legal CenterPublished July 19, 2017 I wanted to be involved in this work because I find that the work of the CVLC is at a fascinating intersection of three fields I'm passionate about: politics, human rights, and non-profit work. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Pamela Torola '18, Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Intern at City of New Haven Department of EngineeringPublished July 19, 2017 What excites me is how New Haven is truly a leader in Connecticut for taking steps in climate change mitigation... |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Karina Xie '19, Volunteer Teaching Assistant at IRISPublished July 19, 2017 I would definitely encourage anyone to work with ESL or learning programs for refugees! I would tell them this kind of work is important now more than ever. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Arabelle Schoenberg ’19, Nature Preserves Intern at New Haven Land TrustPublished July 18, 2017 I would recommend to every Yale student that they stay in the city (to work, not to take classes) for at least one summer during college. You have the time and mental space to see the city in a whole different way... |
What College Campuses Can Do for After-School ProgramsPublished July 12, 2017 "Twelve years and four cohorts later, we’ve successfully navigated our way through the inevitable growing pains of implementing an afterschool program and have forged strong partnerships with our schools and funder."  |
The Politics of People: A Docuseries by Briana Burroughs '17Published July 10, 2017 "The Politics of People" is a five part political docuseries about four voters and two local elected officials in New Haven. |
Help Us Reach Our Annual Campaign Goal by June 30th!Published June 28, 2017 Your contributions equip Yale students with the tools and resources they need to engage, grow, and innovate while tackling society’s most pressing challenges... |
Continuing the Legacy: Reflecting on Dwight Hall Alumni Reunion Reception 2017Published June 27, 2017 To be frank, I began to question whether my generation has had to deal with such intense circumstances while at Yale. One alumnae explicitly posed the question, and I watched as my peers struggled to answer it... |
Lessons Beyond the Classroom: What I Have Learned Through Finding my Home in Students for Autism Awareness at YalePublished June 25, 2017 My experience at Wilbur Cross wholly exemplifies exactly why service is so important to me. It’s a symbiotic relationship in which I truly gain just as much as I give...  |
Connecticut nearer the presumption of innocence, but not there yetPublished June 12, 2017 "As organizers with the Connecticut Bail Fund, we see the human costs of the bail system every day..." |
The Meaning of MentorshipPublished June 9, 2017 "Three years after joining J-Z AMP, I am thankful. Thankful for the lessons that these students have imparted on me. Thankful for the struggles. Thankful for the smiles..." |
Washington DC Gathering: A Bridge Between Past and PresentPublished May 25, 2017 "Dwight Hall has created a community of compassion for me and thousands of students even long after they depart from Yale..."  |
Yale Hunger Heroes DESK Blog Posts: 1. Beyond Charity: In Search of Justice 2. Separate Plates, Same TablePublished May 19, 2017 "For four years, this has been by far the most significant and meaningful aspect of my time here..." |
Dwight Hall at Yale's Annual Public Service Awards May 2017Published May 19, 2017 The Dwight Hall community has been forever transformed by the value the following award recipients have provided and we are honored to acknowledge the integral role they have played in our growth. |
Mandatory minimum sentences are cruel and ineffective. Sessions wants them back.Published May 15, 2017 As a federal prosecutor and judge, we saw that these policies do not work. |
Evaluation of the Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program (J-Z AMP)Published May 3, 2017 "At the time, I didn’t realize how idealistic it was to place these expectations on young adolescents as an outsider who wasn’t yet entirely familiar with the school and the New Haven community..." |
YPEI plans inmate teaching programPublished April 27, 2017 "Incarcerated people in Connecticut may soon be able to take Yale College courses for academic credit as part of the Yale Prison Education Initiative." |