Julia Brown
Staff Reporter
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Julia Brown served as University Editor on the Managing Board of 2023. Previously, she covered the University's graduate and professional schools as a staff reporter. She graduated cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in Economics & Mathematics.
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JULIA BROWN & AMELIA DAVIDSON
Yale Law School cancels in-person reunion, no virtual replacement announced

Keeping with the University’s pattern of large event cancelations, Law School alumni whose class years end in 0s, 1s, 5s and 6s will have to wait to reunite together in New Haven.

September 14, 2021

JULIA BROWN
School of Nursing receives largest-ever donation

Linda Rodman ’73 GRD ’75 gifted $6 million to the School of Nursing, establishing a new faculty position in gerontology.

September 9, 2021

Students walk and sit in front of the School of Nursing
JULIA BROWN
Divinity students advocate for removal of board fee

Citing equity issues, Yale Divinity School students are speaking out against the mandatory $1,250 board fee.

September 7, 2021

The courtyard of YDS
JULIA BROWN
YLS group releases second climate scorecard, gives 36 of the 100 rated firms ‘F’ score

Law Students for Climate Accountability graded the top 100 law firms in the country and gave 36 of them a failing score in the climate crisis.

September 6, 2021

JULIA BROWN & MADISON HAHAMY
Unsealed arrest warrant provides additional details on the murder of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22

The unsealed warrant reveals Qinxuan Pan was likely involved with other New Haven shootings and reveals new information about the night of Jiang’s murder.

June 13, 2021

A headshot of Pan
JULIA BROWN & ROSE HOROWITCH
Kymberly Pinder appointed Dean of the Yale School of Art

Pinder, a scholar of race, representation and murals, will assume the position on July 1.

June 5, 2021

Pinder smiles in a headshot
JULIA BROWN & ROSE HOROWITCH
Yale confers 3,395 degrees at 320th Commencement

Yale College graduates marched onto Old Campus to receive their degrees, while family and friends watched the ceremony online. In a separate address, Salovey spoke to the gifts teachers give and to how the graduates could repay their educators.

May 24, 2021

Yale College grads gather on Old Campus
JULIA BROWN & MADISON HAHAMY
Qinxuan Pan arrested for murder of Kevin Jiang

Qinxuan Pan, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was arrested in Alabama Friday morning for the murder of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22.

May 14, 2021

A headshot of Pan
JULIA BROWN
YLS program helps New Haven residents become lawyers

Twenty New Haven-area residents just completed the Access to Law School Program and received guided advice and mentorship as they navigate the law school admissions process.

May 7, 2021

An interior stairwell at YLS
JULIA BROWN
YLS veterans clinic finalizes court victory

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic received federal court approval last week for their settlement securing discharge status reviews for post-9/11 veterans.

May 4, 2021

JULIA BROWN & ADAM LEVINE
Petition demands removal of Yale-NUS Governing Board chair over ties to Myanmar army

Thousands of people have called for Kay Kuok Oon Kwong to be removed because of her business ties to the Myanmar army, which has killed hundreds and injured thousands since taking power in the country in a February coup.

April 29, 2021