From the Yale Daily News: In recent years, Yale admitted two graduate students to its medieval studies program, but this admission cycle, the program will only be allowed to accept only one, according to Director of Graduate Studies Emily Thornbury. The reduction is a part of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ three-year plan to decrease enrollment, which includes reducing the total students in humanities and social sciences programs by around 13 percent and those in STEM programs by 5 percent, University spokesperson Karen Peart wrote to the News.
The cuts come as a part of recent budget tightening as the University anticipates a hike in the tax to its endowment investment income set to begin in July. While three directors of graduate student programs told the News that this reduction did not come as a surprise to them in consideration of the University’s financial constraints, they said it could have several negative effects it could have on graduate and undergraduate student experiences...
Full story at https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2026/01/14/yale-to-admit-fewer-graduate-students-amid-budget-tightening/.
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