story | Alysha Chandra photo | Yale-NUS Public Affairs Some members of the Class of 2018 have expressed dissatisfaction after finding out that several details of their graduation ceremony, such as choice of graduation speaker, have been decided without student input. The Graduation Committee which plans Graduation 2018, has no student representative, and only […]
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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 | Pham Le Vi, Justin Ong photo | Yale-NUS College Website On 14 March 2017, the Governing Board of Yale-NUS College named Tan Tai Yong, Yale-NUS’s current Executive Vice-President (Academic Affairs), as the new President of Yale-NUS College. Madam Kay Kuok, Chair of the Governing Board, announced this news to the roaring applause of […]
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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 | Nicholas Lua, Features Editor photo | Public Affairs Richard Charles Levin will be the commencement speaker at Yale-NUS College’s inaugural graduation ceremony. In choosing a commencement speaker, Pericles Lewis, President of Yale-NUS College, said he wanted someone associated with the college who had “a message relevant to our graduates.” Mr. Levin currently sits […]
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