story | David Chappell photo | Yale-NUS Public Affairs Yale-NUS College held its inaugural graduation ceremony for the class of 2017, on May 29, 2017. The 119 students of the graduating class, down from the 157 admitted, received their certificates from Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore. The ceremony featured […]
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story | Justin Ong, Managing Editor photo | David Zhang As the founding President of Yale-NUS College, Pericles Lewis has been in office since July 1, 2012. Since then, the College has evolved from a mere idea of a liberal arts institution to an entity housing its first batch of students in Residential College 4 […]
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story | Kan Ren Jie, Staff Writer photo | Aditya Karkera Coming from a school where students never had much of a stake in its management, I found last week’s Town Hall an extraordinary experience. I cherish the opportunity to be part a student body that is deeply concerned about our College, and willing to […]
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story | Pericles Lewis, Guest Contributor I am writing out of concern about a couple of recent pieces in the Octant in which students expressed frustration with the way the College is run. The College staff, faculty, and I all accept the role of students in expressing their views on matters of concern to the […]
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Story | Yasunari Watanabe, Contributing Reporter Image | David Zhang Panel discussions with the Yale-NUS College Governing Board held on Aug. 14 as part of their ongoing search for President Pericles Lewis’s replacement, gave students an opportunity to give their input for the next president, but recorded poor turnout. Brian McAdoo, Professor of Science and […]
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