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Di-ver-si-ty, n.*
*Dene yourself at Yale.
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Weve designed this piece to make you think. Our
aim is not simply to provide our take on diversity,
but also to motivate you to consider the idea for
yourself. You may believe that you already know
what were going to say about diversity at Yale, and
you may bring thoughts of your own about diversity
to measure ours against. With this in mind, heres
a preliminary exercise that may be productive. Take
out a pen and, in the empty box below, write down
a few thoughts in response to these questions:
Not feeling 100% satised with what youve
written? Neither were we when we sent this piece
o to the printing press. Among other things,
a liberal education is a liberating education.
Your denitions are always going to be working
denitions, subject to continual dissatisfaction and
revision. Read on to see how far we got this time.
How is Yale going to dene diversity?
How would I dene it?
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At Yale, we think broadly about the word diversity,
and we see it manifest in countless ways here in
New Haven.
Diversity of thought powers our classrooms
and labs, where Yale students bring varied
academic interests and intellectual strengths to
bear on collaborative, world-class scholarship.
Socio-economic diversity means that we
draw these brilliant minds from every conceivable
background all over the world, providing ample
resources to ensure that a) Yale is a nancially
viable option for any admitted student and
b) no Yale student will be burdened by loans
upon graduation.
Diversity of culture and identity saturates
the Yale fabric, creating dialogue, art, music, dance,
delicious meals, and celebratory gatherings in
every nook and cranny of campus. Cultural houses,
Diversity.
We hear that word a lot
on campus, and we bet its
turning up everywhere in
your college search. But
what do people actually
mean when they talk about
diversity? Is diversity a
concept? A quality? A value?
And why is it so important
to so many communities?
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religious ministries, and campus resource centers
serve as spaces in which Yalies share and explore a
stunning array of faiths, traditions, and identities.
Diversity of perspective means that you will
learn as much outside of the classroom as you do
inside. It means that, on a campus replete with
resources and opportunities of a truly global scope,
you may wind up gaining your most signicant
knowledge about the world from the peers who
surround you on a daily basisin your dining hall,
on the intramural sports elds, or right at home
in your residential college suite.
Diversity of experience will eventually lead you
outside of that residential college to explore beyond
New Haven through travel fellowships, research and
internship opportunities abroad, or international
service and social justice projects. These experiences
will prepare you to become a leader in any eld,
anywhere in the world.
Finally, Yalies experience wildly diverse futures,
pursuing multiple careers and undertaking numerous
meaningful roles across society throughout their
lives after Yale. Our alumni span the globe, forging
a network that recent graduates can easily plug into
whether they are seeking jobs in business, medicine,
law, social justice, engineering, academia, education,
or any number of other sectors.
We hope youll continue reading to learn how these
various forms of diversity unfold on Yales campus.
Weve included some useful statistics along the way to
give you a concrete sense of our student body and the
opportunities available to them. We also approached
some members of the Yale faculty for their denitions
of diversity, and their thoughtful responses are woven
through this piece. We hope these faculty reections
will broaden your outlook and introduce you to some
of the voices here on campus. (As you might imagine,
even across this world-renowned group of professional
scholars, no two impressions of diversity are alike!)
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Academic excellence and diversity
are mutually constitutive. One cannot
fully realize one without the other. In
an age of increasing globalization and
cultural heterogeneity, leadership and
scholarly insight require awareness,
insight, and experience that are
often best gained in interactive and
diverse environments. Yales student,
faculty, and sta communities have
been particularly welcoming and
stimulating, and I believe that
many unexpected and productive
avenues start from within such often
interpersonal collaborations.
Ned Blackhawk Professor of History and
American Studies
The diversity of minds at Yale
is rivaled by the diversity of
academic opportunities available
to undergraduates. For starters,
there are 78 majors from which
to choose, and 15% of students
pursue a double major.
India, while another may be researching the eects
of the Occupy Wall Street movement on real estate
in Lower Manhattan. The possibilities are endless,
as are the opportunities to gain new insights from
your classmates.
In addition to Yales long list of majors, students
engage a host of disciplinary concentrations and
unique programs committed to fostering diversity
on campus. Several interdisciplinary majors
encourage students to approach their academic
work through a multicultural lens, including
Ethnicity, Race and Migration; African American
Studies; East Asian Studies; Latin American
Studies; and Global Aairs. Students in the
Womens, Gender, and Sexuality Studies major
frame their research with questions pertaining
to social identity and human relationships.
Diversity of Thought.
Students may also design their own course of
study through the Special Divisional Major.
But the breadth of scholarship goes beyond
our list of majors since no two students with
the same major have exactly the same focus.
For example, one economics major may study
the nancial culture of open-air markets in
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African American Studies
African Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Archaeological Studies
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Astronomy & Physics
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Chinese
Classical Civilization
Classics: Greek, Latin, or
Greek & Latin
Cognitive Science
Computer Science
Computer Science &
Mathematics
Computer Science &
Psychology
Computing and the Arts
East Asian Studies: China
or Japan
Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology
Economics
Economics & Mathematics
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering &
Computer Science
English
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Studies
Ethics, Politics, &
Economics
Ethnicity, Race, & Migration
Film Studies
French
Geology & Geophysics
Germanic Languages &
Literatures
German Studies
Global Affairs
Greek, Ancient and Modern
History
History of Art
History of Science,
History of Medicine
History of Science,
Medicine & Public Health
Humanities
Italian
Japanese
Judaic Studies
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Mathematics & Philosophy
Mathematics & Physics
Mechanical Engineering &
Materials Science
Modern Middle East Studies
Molecular Biophysics &
Biochemistry
Molecular, Cellular, &
Developmental Biology
Music
Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
Philosophy
Physics
Physics & Philosophy
Political Science
Portuguese
Psychology
Religious Studies
Russian
Russian & East European
Studies
Sociology
South Asian Studies*
Spanish
Special Divisional Major
Statistics
Theater Studies
Womens, Gender, &
Sexuality Studies
*May be taken only as a
second major.
The Science, Technology, and Research
Scholars (STARS) program supports women as
well as minority, economically underprivileged,
and other historically underrepresented students
in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics,
while the Mellon-Bouchet fellowship programs
aim to increase the number of minority
students, as well as students committed to
eliminating racial disparities, who pursue
careers in academia.
Finally, Yales renowned faculty inspires
diversity of thought. Our professors come
from around the world, bringing richly varied
experiences and expertise to our scholarly
community, and demonstrating uncommon
commitment to teaching and mentoring
undergraduates.
Yale Academic Departments and Programs
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Budgeting 120 million dollars per year for
nancial aid, Yale is one of the most aord-
able colleges in the countrysignicantly
less costly than attending a top public
university for many students, including
in-state residents. Because Yale meets 100%
of every admitted students demonstrated
nancial need (with an aid package that
does not require them to take out loans),
our undergraduate community assembles
the worlds most talented young minds
from every socio-economic background.
Socio-economic Diversity.
Our admissions committee
is need-blind and makes all
decisions without regard for
a students ability to pay. In
fact, in its eorts to maintain
such a high standard of
socio-economic diversity, the
University considers especially
carefully the applications of
students from low-income
backgrounds.
You can read about Yales
outstanding nancial aid
program in detail and use our
Net Price Calculator to estimate
your cost of attendance at
admissions.yale.edu/nancial-aid.
For now, here are some key
points:
Yale is committed to a
need-blind admissions policy
and meets 100% of demonstrated
need for all admitted students,
regardless of citizenship.
Yale Financial Aid Awards
do not include loans. Instead,
100% of a students nancial
need is met with a Yale grant
and opportunities for student
employment.
Families whose total gross
income is less than $65,000
annually are not expected to
make any nancial contribution
toward their childs Yale
education. One hundred percent
of the students total cost of
attendance will be nanced with
a Yale Financial Aid Award.
For me, the most intriguing part of
diversity at Yale isnt our dierencesits
the similarities. Yale students come from
such dierent parts of the world. I look
out into my lecture hall, and I realize
Im speaking to students with dierent
histories, with diverse values and experi-
ences. Yet all of the students I talk to are
deeply similar in one critical respect
Yalies share an incredible curiosity. And
that love of learning acts as a remarkable
equalizer. In my experience, Yale students
shared passions almost always allow
them to transcend even the most striking
of dierences. And that to me is the best
part of being in a diverse community here
at Yaleits the realization that what we
share very often overwhelms what makes
us dierent.
Laurie Santos Associate Professor, Department
of Psychology
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Annual Percentage Average Grant Average Number of
Income Who Qualied (From All Parental Families at Yale
Range For Aid sources*) Contribution (20112012)
$65,000 or less 100% $50,000 $0 790**
$65,000
100% $46,000 $3,100 567
$100,000
$100,000
99% $38,000 $11,300 745
$150,000
$150,000
99% $26,500 $22,500 505
$200,000
Who Goes to Yale?
Class of 2016
(Includes U.S. citizens and
permanent residents only,
expressed as a percentage
of the total incoming class.)
Total enrolled freshmen: 1,356
African American: 9.5%
Asian American: 21.1%
Hispanic: 10.5%
Native American: 2.8%
White: 57.1%
No response: 9.1%
Note: Categories do not add up to
100% because 14.1% of freshmen
indicated two or more ethnicities
and are therefore counted in more
than one category. A total of 41.7%
of freshmen are students of color.
The average need-based Yale
Scholarship grant for members of
the Class of 2016 is over $41,000
for the 20122013 school year.
Roughly 55% of Yale students
receive need-based nancial aid.
The total cost of attendance at
Yale in 20122013 is $58,600,
which includes tuition ($42,300),
room ($7,150), board ($5,850),
and books and personal expenses
($3,300). Total cost of attendance
(not just tuition) is used to
calculate a students need-based
nancial aid award.
Families earning between
$65,000 and $200,000 annually
(with typical assets) contribute
a percentage of their yearly
income toward their childs Yale
education on a sliding scale that
begins at 1% for incomes just
above $65,000 and moves toward
20% at the $200,000 level. In
many cases a travel allowance is
also provided.
There is no strict income cuto
for nancial aid awards. Many
families with over $200,000 in
annual income receive need-based
aid from Yale.
Who Qualifies for Financial Aid?
The majority of Yale students qualify for a need-based nancial aid award. The table
below shows average parental contributions for families with various levels of income.
Students also make a modest contribution from summer and term-time job earnings.
Read more about the Yale Financial Aid package at admissions.yale.edu/financial-aid.
*All Sources include Yales need-based scholarship and other need-based aid sources
such as Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and state grants.
** Due to either extraordinary assets or university policies related to the calculation of
incomes earned in currencies other than U.S. dollars, an additional 108 families who had
estimated incomes below $65,000 did not qualify for a $0 parental contribution. These
families unique circumstances resulted in signicantly varied parental contributions.
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Yale students represent a
vibrant and dense fabric of
personal identities and cultural
backgrounds, and there is a
vast network of opportunities
through which to express and
explore oneself on campus.
Identity, Culture,
and Community.
Four Cultural Housesthe Afro-American Cultural
Center, Native American Cultural Center, La Casa
Cultural, and Asian American Cultural Centerroot
the many branches of cultural life at Yale. Each House
sponsors student organizations and performance
groups, academic support and advising, peer liaisons,
leadership training, social outreach and service
opportunities, political forums, lectures, and alumni
gatherings. These are spaces in which students
explore who they are and where theyve come from,
make lasting friendships, and gain a tremendous
amount of support to help them thrive at Yale.
See the sidebar on the facing page for a selection
of student organizations aliated with Yales
Cultural Housesyoull quickly see that four Houses
generate dozens of homes for students on campus,
and that multiculturalism is a hallmark of the Yale
undergraduate experience.
In addition to Yales Cultural Houses, several resource
centers anchor a constellation of student groups and
events pertaining to identity and faith on campus.
The Oce of International Students and Scholars
oers numerous services and programs, as well as
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advisers, local host families, and peer mentors, to
Yales international student population. The Oce
of LGBTQ Resources and the LGBT Co-op sponsor
outreach and education on issues of sexual orienta-
tion and gender identity for the whole University
community, working with member organizations on
campus projects, discussions, and programming.
The Womens Center, which is open to students of all
genders, is a space committed to improving the lives of
all women, especially those at Yale and in New Haven.
Finally, the Chaplains Oce supports well over
30 diverse religious and spiritual traditions at Yale,
coordinating multiple daily services, faith centers,
aliated social and service clubs, publications, faith-
conscious kitchens, and a wide variety of events and
parties sponsored by various campus faith groups.
While Yale is proud of these home bases, we are
even more proud of the eagerness with which Yalies
make connections across many dierent communities
on campus. Recognizing that human beings are
multi-dimensional, Yales resource centers encourage
all students to engage, explore, and expand their range
of identities and cultural experiences while in college.
Alianza (pan-Latino group
celebrating and learning
about Latino culture)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
American Indian Science and
Engineering Society (AISES)
Asian American Students
Alliance
Association of Native
Americans at Yale
Ballet Folklrico Mexicano
Black Solidarity Conference
Black Student Alliance at Yale
Bridges: English Language
Lessons
De Colores: An LGBTQ
Organization for Queer
People of Color
Despierta Boricua
(Puerto Rican undergraduate
organization)
International Silat Federation
(martial arts and dance of
West Sumatra)
Journal for Indigenous
Lifeways
KONJO! (African Dance Troupe)
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
La Fuerza La Casa Magazine
Las Amigas (Yale Latinas
mentor Latina high schoolers)
Latin American Students
Organization
Latino Business Coalition
MAS Familias (supports
Latinos interested in math
and science)
Meor at Yale: Jewish
Students Organization
Minority Association of
Pre-Medical Students
Movimiento Estudiantil
Chicano de Aztln (MEChA)
Muslim Students Association
NAACP Yale Chapter
Yale Student Organizations
Oye! (Spoken Word)
Phoenix Dance Troupe
Por Colombia
Pre-Medical Students
Raga Society: Indian
Classical Music
Rhythmic Blue (Hip Hop
Dance Troupe)
Shades (A Cappella Group)
Steppin Out (Step Team)
Students of Mixed Heritage
and Culture
THINK (Korean American
group)
Taiwanese American Society
Tamil Sangam (practice
of spoken Tamil & raise
awareness of the culture
and literature)
Teatro!
The Black Church at Yale
The Cuban-American
Undergraduate Student
Association
The Dominican Student
Association
Unity Korean Cultural
Music Troupe
Vietnamese Students
Association
WORD! Spoken Performance
Troupe
WRICE (literary journal)
Wushu Club (martial arts)
Yale Christian Fellowship
Yale Gospel Choir
Yale Jashan Bhangra
(South Asian Dance Troupe)
Yale Medical Professions
Outreach
Yale Mexican Student
Organization
Yales Hispanic Scholars
Foundation Chapter
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Students come to Yale from
nearly 90 dierent countries
and all 50 states. Close to 40%
of undergraduates identify as
students of color, more than
10% are international, and about
13% will be the rst in their
family to graduate from a four-
year college. With such varied
backgrounds, Yale students bring
to New Haven wide-ranging
academic interestsfrom
chemical engineering to history
of art to African politicsand
an equal breadth of extracurricular
talents and passions.
Perhaps even more remarkable than the sheer
magnitude of people and perspectives represented
at Yale is the fact that undergraduates are continually
exposed to this diverse group of peers through
Yales residential college system. As an incoming
freshman, each Yale student is randomly assigned to
one of 12 residential college communities. Students
remain aliated with these communities for all
four years of study, and alumni maintain strong
college pride well beyond graduation. With just
over 5,000 undergraduates at Yale, each college
houses roughly 400500 students. The colleges are
specically designed to be microcosms of the larger
university so that undergraduates experience the
global scope of the entire university in a small,
supportive setting.
While all Yale College students take classes and
pursue extracurricular activities with one another,
they nd a home away from home in their
residential college. Each college has a dining hall,
Diversity of Perspective.
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a tness gym, art and music studios, game
rooms, a kitchen, a library, and all kinds of other
amenities built into its architecture. Further,
two dedicated members of the faculty or senior
administration head each college as Master and
Dean, working together on many aspects of
student life. The Master is responsible for the
colleges intellectual, social, athletic, and artistic
life, while the Dean is the adviser to students
in the college. Living with their families in the
college, the Master and Dean organize events
and host inuential speakers as well as gatherings
of students and faculty around meals and
conversation. Finally, each residential college
provides a network of advisers and mentors, so
good advice and support are always close at hand.
Most important, the residential college system
ensures that students do not miss out on Yales
diversity. Lengthy conversations with suitemates,
political debates with friends in the college
Two things strike me about diversity
in Yale College. First, the students
obviously and explicitly treasure the
stunning variety of backgrounds
and viewpoints represented here.
Second, they wrestle with how to
make the most of it. We are a work
in progress, which is what a diverse
place should be.
Jeff Brenzel Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
and Master of Timothy Dwight College
courtyard, dinners shared with your colleges
faculty Fellowsall of these experiences will
be as enriching a part of your Yale education as
your coursework.
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As much as one can learn from faculty
in the classroom and peers in Yales
residential colleges, it is crucial for
undergraduates to expand their world-view
beyond New Haven to gain the global
perspective necessary to be a leader in the
twenty-rst century. For this reason, the
University places an enormous emphasis
on international experience.
Diversity of Experience.
If Yale purports to shape the world leaders
of tomorrow, it is obliged to teach the full
complexity of that world to its students.
Having a steadfast commitment to a diverse
student body is but one way that Yale works
to satisfy that obligation. It is worth noting
that this is a commitment the University
both accepts and pursues.
Jonathan Holloway Master of Calhoun College and
Professor of History and African-American History
Seventy six percent of Yale students pursue study or projects
abroad before graduating, and over 6 million dollars in funding
is oered to undergraduates each year to support their work
in other countries. Many Yalies take a full semester to pursue
traditional study abroad, while hundreds of others choose to
do internships, eldwork, research, or community service over
the summer months. The number of Yale networking events
for current students and alumni held in cities around the world
is astonishingand even if you dont connect with Yalies at
planned gatherings, its likely that youll bump into another
Bulldog on the Great Wall of China, in Londons theater
district, or touring a pyramid in Cairo.

Check out these student proles to see where Yalies have been
and what theyve been doing in the most recent academic year:
Josh Ackerman
Class year 2014
Major Latin American Studies;
Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
Hometown New Rochelle, NY
I spent this past summer in Goyena,
Nicaragua, a rural community outside
of the city of Leon, working alongside
local sugarcane workers and school
teachers to gain a better understanding
of their daily lives. My experience was
almost entirely funded by a Yale Richter
Summer Fellowship for Independent
Study and Research. While working
in the sugarcane elds, I learned about
the Nicaraguan Chronic Renal Failure
epidemic and met with local leaders
who fought for public health justice in
developing communities like Goyena.
My project also aorded the opportunity
to live with a Nicaraguan family and
teach a series of nutrition workshops
in the local elementary school.
Young-Eun Hyun
Class year 2015
Major Biomedical Engineering
Hometown Macon, GA
Last spring I found a Yale-sponsored
medical research opportunity in
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Emily Hong
Class year 2014
Major Environmental
Engineering
Hometown Nashville, TN
I spent the summer after my
freshman year in Ghana, teaching
at the SOS Childrens Village in
Kumasi, and I just returned from
a spring semester abroad in Paris,
France. While in France, I tutored
in English, worked in a bakery,
and enrolled at the Sorbonne and
Universit Paris 8 Saint-Denis
where I studied nineteenth-
century French painting and
the geography of food.
Julius Mitchell
Class year 2013
Major Political Science
Hometown Chicago, IL
Last summer I interned with a
regional political organization
called the Council of Asian
Liberals and Democrats (CALD)
in Manila, Philippines. I worked
closely with a 2004 Yale World
Fellow who is currently the Presi-
dential Adviser on Environmental
Protection in the Philippines. I
also met one of the presidential
candidates in the most recent
Taiwan elections, and I visited
the ocial residence of Filipino
President Benigno Aquino III.
My twelve-week summer experi-
ence was fully funded by a Yale
fellowship called the International
Summer Award, available to any
Yalie receiving nancial aid.
Rushika Pattni
Class year 2015
Major History of Science,
Medicine, and Public Health
Hometown Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania.
During the summer of 2012,
I spent two months in Beijing
for the Princeton in Beijing
Language Program. I was
oered the Light Fellowship
to complete an Intensive
summer program for L3
and L4 Chinese. After the
summer program, I went to
a rural village in China called
Zaoyang where I spent two
weeks teaching English to
students in Grade 9, and
worked with local families
through a local health program
along with Building Bridges,
a Yale student group.
Michael Protacio
Class year 2014
Major English
Hometown Virginia Beach, VA
Ive had multiple opportunities
to see the world as an a cappella
Belgium at Erasmus Hospital,
and with funding from Yales
International Bulldogs Program,
Bulldogs in Brussels, I was
able to spend June and July
doing research in a pathology
lab at a French-speaking
hospital in the capital of the
European Union. I also traveled
to Amsterdam, London, and
Paris over the weekends with
some of my Yale friends who
were also spending their
summers abroad.
singing group member. Sing-
ing with the Yale Alley Cats,
and later with the famed Yale
Whienpoofs, I had unwittingly
transformed my Yale experience
into four years of global travel.
In my freshman year, I travelled
with the Alley Cats to spend
over two weeks in Japan.
Best of all, these a cappella
tours are unocial cultural
ambassadorships, and by my
junior year, I had travelled to well
over a dozen countries, rubbing
elbows with ambassadors, heads
of state, and even the Queen of
Sweden. Incredibly, even on
the other side of the planet,
we frequently run into Yale
classmates who happen to be
travelling or studying abroad.
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Yale alumni span the globe and change
the world. A Yale education aords our
graduates the critical thinking, problem
solving, and communication skills
necessary to thrive in any number of
careers throughout their lifetimes, and
this fundamental skillset also equips
students with the exibility to shift
careers in an increasingly changing
international landscape.
Diverse at Yale means you will denitely
go out dierent than you come inand in
good ways. You will have had your mind
changed several times over and engaged
with new ideas and novel ways of thinking
that will be with you in some form forever.
That is the best education anyone can ask.
Elizabeth Bradley Master of Branford College and
Professor, School of Public Health and School of Nursing
Diverse Futures.
Weve provided numbers below
that will answer some of your broad
questions about what Yalies do
when they graduate. How many
Yale graduates are accepted to
professional degree programs like
medical school or law school?
What kinds of jobs are available to
them? How many eventually go on
to pursue graduate degrees? But
these numbers wont necessarily
capture the true diversity of what
Yale alumni do after leaving New
Haven. To this end, weve also
included a representative list of
alumni whose careers have made
signicant and varied contributions
to society.
Yale Post-graduation Statistics
90% medical school admit rate for Yale
students and alumni (vs. 43% national
medical school admit rate)
89% law school admit rate for Yale
students and alumni (vs. 68% national
law school admit rate)
Top ve medical schools that Yalies attend:
Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale, University of
Pennsylvania, Stanford
Top ve law schools that Yalies attend:
Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, the
University of Chicago
More than 100 employers conduct over
2,600 interviews per year at Yales Ofce
of Undergraduate Career Services
Frequent employers for Yale students after
graduation: Google, Boston Consulting Group,
Green Corps, McKinsey & Company, CIA and
FBI, PepsiCo, Morgan Stanley, The Nielsen
Company, Council on Foreign Relations,
Goldman Sachs, Teach for America
Nearly 50% of Yale graduates intend to
pursue a graduate degree in the two or three
years immediately following graduation
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Benjamin Ben Carson 73
World renowned Director
of Pediatric Neurosurgery at
Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Tom Saenz 87, JD 91
Mexican American Legal Defense
and Education Fund (MALDEF)
President and General Counsel.
Satya Bhabha, 06
Hollywood actor; major lm
credits include Scott Pilgrim
vs. the World and Midnights
Children.
Henry Louis Skip Gates, Jr.
73 Alphonse Fletcher University
Professor at Harvard University,
as well as director of the W.E.B.
Du Bois Institute for African and
African American Research.
Anderson Cooper 89
Journalist, author, and primary
anchor of the CNN news show,
Anderson Cooper 360.
Ben Silbermann 03
Co-founder and CEO of Pinterest.
The Honorable Amalia Meza
75 Judge for the Superior Court
of San Diego County.
Anna Maria Chvez 90
Chief Executive Ocer of
Girl Scouts of the USA.
Tracy Campbell 96
Law Partner for Schi Hardin
LLP; one of Chicago Lawyer
magazines and Chicago Daily
Law Bulletins 2011 40 Illinois
Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.
The Honorable Carlos Moreno
70 Former Associate Justice of
the California Supreme Court.
Akhil Amar 80, JD 84
American legal scholar, expert on
constitutional law and criminal
procedure, and Sterling Professor
of Law at Yale Law School.
Quiara Hudes 99
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
of Water by the Spoonful (2012
Pulitzer Prize for Drama) and the
book for the Tony Award-winning
musical In the Heights.
Brian Goldman, 05
Law clerk for Supreme Court
Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Maya Lin 81, M. Arch 86
Designer of the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial.
Francisco G. Cigarroa 79
Chancellor of the University
of Texas system and nationally
renowned pediatric and
transplant surgeon.
Kirsten Lodal, 01
Co-Founder and CEO of
LIFT, a national organization
committed to ghting poverty.
Amira Valliani 10
Special Assistant at U.S.
Department of State.
Philip Sam Deloria
(Standing Rock Sioux) 64
Director of the American
Indian Graduate Center and
founder and rst Secretary-
General of the World Council
of Indigenous Peoples.
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Changing your mind is essential to a liberal
education. Its surprisingly hard for most of us to
let go of one idea in order to embrace another that
requires a very dierent perspective. However, in
a place as diverse as Yale, it is virtually impossible
not to change your mind about the world and your
role in it. This is why Yale is such a thrilling place
to get an education.
So, were you right or wrong about what you
imagined wed say about diversity? And did
anything change in your own perspective as you
paged through the reections and information
here? We invite you to record these thoughts
below and revisit your working denition of
diversity going forward. Theres much more
to explore, of course, and we hope youll consider
furthering your explorations here at Yale.
Diversity is...
In addition to the broad
characteristics of race
and ethnicity, diversity
is the substance of all
the various ways we
present ourselves, our
thoughts, and our
beliefs. In practice, its
the manner in which we
seek to understand our
world and learn from
others not like us.
W. Marichal Gentry Senior Associate Dean of
Yale College and Dean of Student Aairs
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A tribute to diversity on campus, this
mural covers the external wall of La Casa
Cultural, Yales Latino cultural center.
The mural was painted by two Yale
seniors in honor of the Universitys rst
annual Chicano cultural awareness week.
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