Training teachers for city schools
Next year, the university will begin offering a master of arts degree in urban education studies for aspiring teachers. Applicants must agree to work in the New Haven public schools for three years upon graduation. Open both to recent college graduates and career changers, the Yale Urban Teaching Initiative will offer certification to teach grades 7 through 12 in Connecticut.
The blade on the Beinecke floor
A librarian's find led to theft charges against a map dealer, who police say cut rare maps out of books in the Beinecke.
For the elderly, TV is harmful to mental health
Becca Levy, a social psychologist in the department of epidemiology and public health at the School of Medicine, has found that the more time older people have spent in front of the tube, the worse are their images of aging.
The "heart of the university" turns 75
Designed by James Gamble Rogers '89, Sterling Memorial Library is constructed of granite and Indiana limestone in varying hues and is dominated by a 15-story book tower. Its entrance is a great cathedral-like nave with vaulted aisles, clerestoried lighting, and stained glass windows.
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