Jackson School opening and dedication planned for October
The Jackson School of Global Affairs, which officially opened its doors on July 1, will mark the milestone with a dedication ceremony and opening celebration on October 15. The new professional school—Yale’s first in more than four decades—trains and equips a new generation of leaders to devise thoughtful, evidence-based solutions for challenging global problems. It offers two graduate degrees in global affairs, including a master’s in public policy and a master of advanced studies, plus joint degrees with other Yale professional schools. It also offers an undergraduate major in global affairs. Jackson alumni work in a broad array of fields related to global affairs, including positions in the public, private, nonprofit, and intergovernmental sectors.
Earlier this year, the university unveiled a new shield for the school and announced it would expand into two additional historic buildings on Hillhouse Avenue, where it is currently housed. Prior to becoming a stand-alone professional school, Jackson was known as the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. The institute was built on what was the International Affairs Council at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies in 2009, after a transformative gift from John W. ’67 and Susan G. Jackson.
Four new senior faculty hired
The Jackson School recently brought on four new senior faculty members, all of whom hold joint appointments with other Yale professional schools and FAS departments. This eminent group of scholars includes political scientist and expert on authoritarian regimes Jennifer Gandhi; development economists Amit Khandelwal ’07PhD and Jennifer Bergquist; and applied microeconomist Christopher Neilson ’14PhD, whose work focuses on education markets. The recent hires are part of a push to build out the new school’s permanent faculty.
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