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Chief Anthony Campbell’s tenure includes overseeing the Yale Police Department’s response to pro-Palestine protests in spring 2024. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Chief Anthony Campbell, who first joined the Yale Police Department in 2019. (Credit: Harold Shapiro) Raleigh AdamsOriginal Reporting Editor, The Buckley BeaconChief Anthony Campbell (YC ‘95, DIV ‘09), who has led the Yale Police Department (YPD) since 2022, is departing to join the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) in early January. The development was first announced on Thursday in a schoolwide email to Yale University students by Duane Lovello, Head of Public Safety. A similar announcement ...

The Buckley Institute’s fifteenth annual conference will host several high-profile political figures, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and CNN commentator Scott Jennings. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The Omni Hotel in New Haven, the location of the Buckley Institute’s annual conference. (Credit: Owen Tilman) Lucas MillerStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconRegistrations for the Buckley Institute’s fifteenth annual conference on Friday, November 14, have ballooned to over 400 registrants this year, up from last year’s 310 registrations, The Buckley Beacon has learned. In spring 2025, the Buckley Institute recorded 820 student fellows, or around 12 percent of the Yale College student bo...

The British neoconservative author and commentator emphasized the need to combat “anti-westernism” in his inaugural visit to Buckley.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Douglas Murray speaks to an audience at Yale University on November 5. (Credit: Buckley Institute/Bill Morgan Media) Will CoenStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn Wednesday, the Buckley Institute hosted Douglas Murray for a conversation titled, “Why We Must Save the West.” Murray is a well-known British conservative political commentator, New York Times bestselling author, and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a right-leaning think tank. He is the author of The War on the West: How to Pr...

Harvard’s Danielle Allen debated members of the Yale Political Union on the resolution, “Resolved: Reform the University.” ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Dr. Danielle Allen speaking at the Library of Congress in 2021. (Credit: Shawn Miller / Wikimedia Commons) Josh BlakeStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn Tuesday evening, Dr. Danielle Allen, who is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and the director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, was hosted by the Yale Political Union (YPU) for a debate on university reform. In her speech, Allen discussed admissi...

The Eastern European leader emphasized the importance of NATO in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expansionism. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Estonian President Alar Karis in February 2025. (Credit: Lauri Heikkinen / Wikimedia Commons) Michelle ZhengStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn October 22, President of Estonia Alar Karis visited Yale University to deliver a lecture titled, “Hack the Miracle: Estonia’s Spirit of Freedom and Democracy.” The event was hosted by Yale’s MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies and organized with support from Bradley Woodworth, program manager for Yale’s Baltic Studies Program and Professor at the University of New Haven. Karis’ lectur...

No students, faculty, or Yale affiliates were harmed in the shooting, which occurred at the intersection of Church and Center streets. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The York Street entrance to Old Campus. (Credit: Owen Tilman) Jack OlsonManaging Editor, The Buckley BeaconAt approximately 2:30 a.m. on the morning of November 1, the New Haven Police Department (NHPD) responded to gunfire at the intersection of Church Street and Center Street in downtown New Haven. The intersection is just a few blocks from Old Campus, which houses many Yale College freshmen.Four people were struck by bullets, and an 18-year-old female was killed. Two othe...

Among the 517 undergraduates surveyed, 71 percent of self-identified Democrats and 78 percent of Republicans expressed concern over crime. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Jack OlsonManaging Editor, The Buckley BeaconA new poll commissioned by the Buckley Institute in September found that 74 percent of Yale undergraduates either “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree” with the statement, “Crime in New Haven is a serious issue.”The poll was conducted by College Pulse, a company which measures on-campus opinion by directly polling students, in coordination with the Buckley ...