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International Affairs Archive
The Land That Knew Hell
by David Case
November/December 2003
For those who survived the massacres in East Timor, justice depends on historical
truth. Genocide researcher Ben Kiernan is helping them find it.
Freshman Address: Encountering
New Perspectives
by Richard C. Levin '74PhD
November/December 2003
. in which the president heeds his own advice: "Don't be tempted to
write papers on books you haven't read."
School Days in the
West Bank
by Elizabeth (Andrews) Sanders '94
and Marthame Sanders '92
November 2002
These days, teaching in a Palestinian village is an education
unto itself, as two recent alumni can attest.
A More Global Yale
by Mark Alden Branch
November 2001
Initiatives like the new Yale Center for the Study of Globalization are part
of an ongoing effort to make the Univeristy more international in scope.
Since September 11, that effort has become more complex -- and more essential.
China on my Mind
by Richard C. Levin
Summer 2001
In his 2001 Baccalaureate Address, President Richard Levin reflects on a
recent trip to China.
Sticking with China
by Melinda Tuhus
Summer 2001
Yale's ties to China go back nearly 150 years, and as President Levin's recent
trip there demonstrates, the link has held through wars, revolution, and
diplomatic upheavals like the recent one involving a U.S. spy plane.
Welcome to World Lit
by Mark Alden Branch
April 2000
Can one course introduce students to literature written in dozens of languages
over several millennia? Despite some skepticism, two comparative literature
professors -- and a battery of guest lecturers from throughout the university
-- are giving it a try.
Bringing Home Baby
by Mark Alden Branch
May 1999
Increasing numbers of Americans are finding international adoption to be
an attractive way to build a family. But the children brought home from Russia,
China, and some other parts of the world may have special medical needs unfamiliar
to American doctors. A new clinic led by a Yale pediatrician is helping ensure
that those needs are met.
A More Global
Yale?
by Mark Alden Branch
February 1999
At the most recent AYA Assembly, delegates contemplated bringing Yale to
the world and the world to Yale. While there were clashes over the issue
ofincreasing international representation, no one disputed that the university's
future lies beyond national borders.
A New Opening to China
by Bruce Fellman
October 1997
Although China is the world's oldest major culture, it remains perplexing
to many in the West. Next month, Yale University Press unveils the first
volume in a massive publishing venture that is intended to expand our understanding
of the Chinese -- and their understanding of us.
At Home Abroad
by Annie Murphy Paul
February 1997
An increased effort to bring more students to Yale from overseas is proving
that cultural diversity and cosmopolitanism come at a cost.
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