As elite universities face federal funding threats and congressional grilling over antisemitism, Yale has avoided direct targeting through concessions, careful messaging and a growing presence in Washington.
On the 2025 commencement musical’s opening night, spelling took center stage as the actors — joined by Pericles Lewis and other audience volunteers — manifested what they sang: “Unlike idiots, we ideate.”
Frozen funds and proposed cuts to federal research spending are threatening Yale’s research infrastructure, faculty careers and the training of future scientists.
While other football programs’ players have been lured to the transfer portal, Yale has only had three players transfer before graduating in the past four years.