General Public

Join us for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Harmony Classic football game on Saturday, October 1, where the Yale Bulldogs take on the Howard Bison at the Yale Bowl.

For over ten years, the Connecticut NAACP State Conference has been hosting this event, which includes marching band performances and more, to inspire peace, fellowship, and harmony on campus. Yale joins the NAACP in its commitment to harmony and belonging.

Join College Bound Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) Students Alliance (CBBSA) for a virtual scholarship information session to learn more about their offerings and information on college scholarships. These sessions will be led by Tristan G. Ward, Co-Founder and President of CBBSA, and Jonas C. Ward, Co-Founder and Vice President of CBBSA.

Join College Bound Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) Students Alliance (CBBSA) for a virtual scholarship information session to learn more about their offerings and information on college scholarships. These sessions will be led by Tristan G. Ward, Co-Founder and President of CBBSA, and Jonas C. Ward, Co-Founder and Vice President of CBBSA.

Join College Bound Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) Students Alliance (CBBSA) for a virtual scholarship information session to learn more about their offerings and information on college scholarships. These sessions will be led by Tristan G. Ward, Co-Founder and President of CBBSA, and Jonas C. Ward, Co-Founder and Vice President of CBBSA.

Join College Bound Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) Students Alliance (CBBSA) for a virtual scholarship information session to learn more about their offerings and information on college scholarships. These sessions will be led by Tristan G. Ward, Co-Founder and President of CBBSA, and Jonas C. Ward, Co-Founder and Vice President of CBBSA.

Join College Bound Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) Students Alliance (CBBSA) for a virtual scholarship information session to learn more about their offerings and information on college scholarships. These sessions will be led by Tristan G. Ward, Co-Founder and President of CBBSA, and Jonas C. Ward, Co-Founder and Vice President of CBBSA.

After receiving the Windham-Campbell Prize for drama, Kia Corthron published two novels; Abbie Spallen is currently working on her first book. Professor of English, Theater, and Performance Studies, and American Studies, Marc Robinson talks with both writers about leaving their comfort zone to tell stories in a different form.

Tsisti Dangarembga’s three novels have had an enormous impact on women’s writing in Africa and around the world. She’ll discuss all three works in a career-spanning conversation with Courtney J. Martin, the Paul Mellon director of the Yale Center for British Art.
The event will also be livestreamed on the Yale Center for British Art YouTube channel.

Yale University President Peter Salovey presents the 2022 awards in drama, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and former United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey delivers the annual Windham-Campbell Lecture “Why I Write.”
Trethewey will be introduced by Meghan O’Rourke, editor of The Yale Review.
The lecture will also be livestreamed on the Windham-Campbell YouTube channel

Start your festival day with free coffee and treats, book and tote bag giveaways, and a short reading by playwright Aleshea Harris.