Esma Okutan
Staff Reporter
Esma Okutan is the graduate schools reporter for the News. Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, she is a sophomore in Jonathan Edwards studying economics.
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Students organize die-in protest in front of Schwarzman Center

On Nov. 9, student protestors laid on the ground in Beinecke Plaza to represent Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.

Yale expands free online courses offerings

This year’s student enrollment in Yale’s online programs has increased with an estimated 15.6 percent jump from 2022.

Graduate and professional school communities reflect on Israel-Hamas war

Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, several of Yale’s graduate and professional school communities organized events to address and reflect on the situation.

Presidential Search Student Advisory Council releases survey to inform report for Yale Corporation

The responses will also be shared with the University’s next leader, and the SAC plans on hosting listening sessions in the following weeks.

YTV: Weekly Roundup Week of 10/23 – 10/27

Producers: Olivia Cevasco Editors: Olivia Cevasco and Bronwen Pailthorpe Camera: Eli Berliner Sound: Olivia Cevasco and Linda Zhou 

Private equity investor talks China at SOM

Students at the School of Management had the opportunity to learn about investors’ views of China and how they will influence the country's economy in the coming years.

Graduate and professional students to weigh in on presidential search

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the Graduate Student Assembly have both nominated four professional and four graduate students, respectively, to the student council that will advise the Yale Corporation in its search for the University’s 24th president.

On the ground in the West Bank: Yalies4Palestine organizes fundraiser for workers

The fundraiser aims to support hundreds of Palestinians who were in Israel or the West Bank when war broke out between Israel and Hamas.

Joint faculty statement calls for end to ‘ethic of collective punishment’ in Israel-Hamas war

At least 70 faculty members from across the University have signed onto a collective statement calling for all parties “to respect the lives and basic human rights of civilians.”

Amid student fundraising efforts, former Finance Minister discusses Ukraine’s future

On Friday, Ukraine House organized a talk with Former Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, amid student fundraising efforts to support military efforts in the ongoing war.

Baltic Studies program expanding to match region’s growing geopolitical influence

The expansion, funded by three alumni donors, includes new initiatives and events planned for the upcoming year.