Category: Yale Talk: Conversations with President Peter Salovey

Secretary John Kerry on the Climate Crisis

Secretary John Kerry on the Climate Crisis

In one of his first interviews since stepping down as the inaugural Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Secretary John Kerry joins Yale President Peter Salovey for an Earth Day conversation about his environmental leadership and how to build political will for climate action.

Harnessing the Immune System to Detect and Eradicate Disease

Harnessing the Immune System to Detect and Eradicate Disease

Professor John Tsang and President Peter Salovey discuss the vast possibilities of the Yale-backed Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York and its ambition to engineer immune cells for early disease prevention, detection, and treatment.

Leading the Way in Legal Education for 200 years

Leading the Way in Legal Education for 200 years

To mark Yale Law School’s bicentennial, Dean Heather K. Gerken joins President Peter Salovey for a conversation about the impact the school has had on legal education over two centuries and what comes next. Dean Gerken discusses the Yale Law School’s focus on bolstering needs-based aid, increasing the number of veterans on campus, and preparing the next generation of lawyers and leaders to engage across divides in polarized times.

Links:
Yale Law School bicentennial website
Bicentennial video

Uncovering Yale’s History and Legacy of Slavery

Uncovering Yale’s History and Legacy of Slavery

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Yale and Slavery Working Group’s David Blight and Charles Warner, Jr. join President Salovey to discuss their work to study Yale’s history in the service of a stronger, more inclusive university for the future.

Veterans Day: Becoming a Leader in the Military and at Yale

Veterans Day: Becoming a Leader in the Military and at Yale

For this Veterans Day podcast, President Peter Salovey talks with U.S. Air Force veteran Bob Atkinson ’24—an undergraduate in the Eli Whitney Students Program, two-time Bronze Star recipient, and Truman Scholar—about his leadership experiences in the military, on campus, and in the effort to eliminate the domestic opioid epidemic.

Celebrating Yale School of Nursing’s Centennial

Celebrating Yale School of Nursing’s Centennial

In commemoration of the Yale School of Nursing’s centennial and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Nicole Seagriff joins President Peter Salovey for a conversation about YSN’s contributions to the field of nursing, the Community Health Center’s approach to promoting health equity, and The Pink Agenda’s work to raise resources and awareness for breast cancer research and care.