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University braces for $300 million annual impact from the higher federal endowment tax, which includes the introduction of retirement incentives and more cost-saving measures. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Raleigh AdamsOriginal Reporting Editor, The Buckley BeaconLast week, Yale University Provost Scott Strobel announced a series of new financial measures, including a one-time retirement incentive, in response to the increased federal tax on university endowment income from 1.4 to 8 percent, effective July 1, 2026. Strobel estimates the higher tax will cost the university roughly $300 million annually.The late September announcement fol...

Father Luis Eduardo Zavala de Alvas urged a more humane approach to immigration at Yale’s St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel on Sunday. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Father Luis Eduardo Zavala de Alvas speaks at Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center on September 28. (Credit: YouTube Screenshot, Emily Akbar) Emily AkbarStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn Sunday evening, Yale University’s Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel (STM) hosted Father Luis Eduardo Zavala de Alvas to mark the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Zavala is the founder of the migrant shelter Casa Monarca in Monterrey, Mexico. Through his shelter, Zavala has provided housing, food, schooling, and ...

Just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, an unidentified individual was assaulted and robbed on the same block as Yale’s Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray colleges. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Yale’s undergraduate residential college, Benjamin Franklin College, which is located on Prospect Street. (Credit: Emma Ventresca) Michelle ZhengStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn Tuesday, Yale University students, faculty, and staff members were alerted by email of an assault and robbery that had occurred at approximately 9:43 a.m., directly adjacent to Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray colleges, two of Yale’s fourteen undergraduate residential colleges. The victim...

In a Buckley Program firing line debate, Hal Brands and Michael Brenes discussed how the U.S. should—or can—have primacy on the global stage. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Hal Brands (left) and Michael Brenes (right) participate in a firing line debate hosted by the Buckley Program on September 25. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Joshua BlakeStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconLast Thursday afternoon, the William F. Buckley, Jr. Program held its first firing line debate of the semester on the topic, “Global Order Needs U.S. Power.” Hal Brands, who is Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Glob...

The Davenport College first year was removed from Lanman-Wright Hall on Old Campus last week. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Schwarzman Center at Yale University. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Owen TilmanEditor-in-Chief, The Buckley BeaconOne week ago, Yale University rescinded the admission of a freshman in Davenport College after it was discovered that they had “misrepresented themselves” in their undergraduate application. It is unclear whether the student falsified their name, age, home state, or other identifying information. “Yale receives thousands of admissions applications each year and the process relies on the hon...

The $10,000 is given to a Yale educator nominated by students for fostering “intellectual diversity for students in and out of the classroom.” ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Daniel Schillinger addresses the crowd at the Lux Et Veritas Faculty Prize ceremony on September 18. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Michelle ZhengStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn Thursday, Daniel Schillinger, lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Directed Studies program, was awarded the “Lux et Veritas” prize at the Buckley Institute’s Faculty Prize and Reception. The $10,000 award, presented by the Buckley institute, recognizes a faculty member who outstandingly fosters open discussion and debate in the classroom. Those eligible t...

Despite improved free speech policies, Yale still earns a “D-” overall from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Jack OlsonManaging Editor, The Buckley BeaconOn September 9, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released its sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings. This year, Yale surged 97 places, from number 155 of 251 last year to 58 of 257.FIRE was founded in 1999 by Alan Charles Kors, a University of Pennsylvania professor, and Harvey Silverglate, a civil rights attorney, to promote free speech and due process on American campuses. In addition to their work with universi...

The event followed the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk last Wednesday.  The vigil hosted on September 12, 2025. (Credit: Jason Cao) Jason CaoStaff Writer, The Buckley BeaconOn Friday evening, a group of around 50 to 60 students gathered on cross campus in front of Sterling Memorial Library for a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of political violence. The vigil followed the assassination of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot last Wednesday while speaking to a crowd of college students at Utah Valley University. Kirk had gained national attention in recent years for his viral debates wit...

Elias Theodore and Norah Laughter will go head to head today following Rhea McTiernan-Huge’s dropping out over the weekend.  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Norah Laughter (‘26), Rhea McTiernan-Huge (‘27), and Elias Theodore (‘27) participate in a town hall in Dwight Hall on September 1. (Photo credit: Yale Democracy Project) Raleigh AdamsOriginal Reporting Editor, The Buckley BeaconElias Theodore (YC ‘27) and Norah Laughter (YC ‘26) will face off today in the Democratic primary to be Ward 1’s representative on New Haven’s Board of Alders—the city’s 30-person municipal legislative body—for the two-year term beginning next year. On Saturday evening, Rhea McTiernan-Huge (YC ‘27), who had be...

The former Fox and NBC journalist discussed the state of American journalism and politics at an event with the Buckley Institute this past Wednesday. Raleigh AdamsAssociate Editor of Campus Life & Administration, The Buckley BeaconThis past Wednesday, Megyn Kelly, former Fox and NBC news anchor and current host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” on SiriusXM, spoke at an event with the Buckley Institute at Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall. Kelly’s speech came just several weeks after a Buckley event was vandalized by student protesters in Yale’s William H. Harkness Hall. The event’s posters, advertising a firing line debate on the topic of biological sex and its legal recognition, were ripped and crumpled, with protesters also p...