FAS books honored in New York Times
Four books by FAS faculty members were named New York Times Notable Books of 2021: Winter Recipes from the Collective by Louise Glück, Frederick Iseman Professor in the Practice of Poetry; A Whole World: Letters from James Merrill, coedited by Langdon Hammer, Niel Gray Jr. Professor of English; America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton, associate professor of history and African American studies; and Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive by Carl Zimmer, professor adjunct of molecular biophysics and biochemistry. These celebrated books reflect the breadth and wide-ranging impact of FAS research and creativity.
FAS dean launches new faculty leadership programs
A new set of training programs will enable members of the FAS faculty to advance their work as leaders in their academic fields and beyond. The FAS Dean’s Leadership Fellows program will provide leadership coaching to select faculty members, while workshops in the FAS Leadership Series will provide hands-on training. Both programs aim to extend the impact of FAS faculty work at Yale and beyond.
ASL program expands
The FAS Department of Linguistics is home to a flourishing program in American Sign Language (ASL). The department has offered ASL courses since 2018, and student demand has increased each year. Four levels of ASL courses are now available to Yale students, and in Fall 2021, the FAS welcomed two new instructional faculty members—Julia Silvestri and Frances Conlin—who will teach ASL in the years to come. The reasons students study ASL are diverse: some are members of the Deaf community; some plan to use the language in future careers in teaching and communication; some are passionate about learning language. The FAS is proud to be a leader in this growing field of study.
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