The legendary dancer and performer Debbie Allen, the host of “Finding Your Roots,” Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., and the iconic jazz musician and composer Ronald Carter are among the latest to become ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – The Yale Board of Trustees has voted to confer two posthumous degrees to two Black theology students who attended Yale University in the 19 th century, according to an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yale University is giving an honorary degree to the first known Black person to study at the institution, the New Haven Register ...

During its 323rd graduation ceremony on Monday, Yale conferred honorary degrees on nine individuals who have achieved distinction in their fields. This year’s honorary degree recipients included the ...

NEW HAVEN — Yale University's Class of 2024 bid goodbye to Yale and New Haven in a tradition-filled 323rd commencement ceremony Monday, but mixed in with the 4,396 degrees Yale conferred — including 1 ...

SUFFIELD, Conn. — Marcus Harvin has two identification cards. One shows he is a fellow at Yale College, which is helping him on a track toward law school. The other shows he is a parolee, just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphic by TheGrio/Getty Images Yale University granted honorary degrees to “individuals whose achievements in their field have ...

Yale University will honor two Black men who attended the university nearly 200 years ago with posthumous degrees. Rev. James W.C. Pennington was born enslaved and escaped from Maryland in 1828. He ...

Yale University granted honorary degrees to “individuals whose achievements in their field have benefited the common good.” The legendary dancer and performer Debbie Allen, the host of “Finding Your ...