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El Yale-NUS College fue una institución de artes liberales que funcionó en Singapur desde abril de 2011 hasta junio de 2025. Fue fundado en 2011 por la Universidad Nacional de Singapur (NUS) y la Universidad de Yale . Yale-NUS fue la primera institución de artes liberales de Singapur y una de las primeras de Asia [ 6 ] . Tras una decisión unilateral de la NUS en 2021 de cerrar el Yale-NUS College y establecer el NUS College en su lugar, no se aceptaron más admisiones después de 2021, y la institución cerró definitivamente en 2025.

Historia

Descripción general

Yale-NUS era una institución de pregrado de cuatro años con residencia universitaria completa. La primera promoción, la de 2017, estaba compuesta por 157 estudiantes que ingresaron en 2013. A plena capacidad, la universidad tenía 250 estudiantes por promoción. [ 7 ] Los estudiantes elegían sus especializaciones [ 8 ] al final de su segundo año, después de dos años del plan de estudios común de Yale-NUS. Los estudiantes se graduaban con una licenciatura en Artes con honores o una licenciatura en Ciencias con honores.

En agosto de 2021, se anunció que el Yale–NUS College se fusionaría con el Programa de Becarios Universitarios de la NUS para formar un nuevo colegio de honores interdisciplinario, siendo la Clase de 2025 la última cohorte de estudiantes de Yale–NUS. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Según Pericles Lewis , esta decisión formaba parte del plan de la NUS para una "reestructuración más amplia de la oferta educativa de Singapur, que se había concebido en 2018". [ 11 ] El nuevo colegio no incluirá asignaturas de artes liberales en su plan de estudios básico. [ 12 ] En enero de 2022, se anunció que el llamado provisionalmente "Nuevo Colegio" se llamaría "NUS College". [ 13 ]

La promoción de 2025 de Yale-NUS fue la última cohorte de estudiantes de Yale-NUS. La universidad cerró oficialmente sus puertas el 30 de junio de 2025. [ 14 ]

Lanzamiento

Bajo la presidencia de Richard Levin , Yale comenzó a desarrollar una estrategia de "internacionalización" que incluía la ampliación de los recursos financieros para estudiantes internacionales y programas de estudios en el extranjero, la fundación de Yale World Fellows y el Centro para el Estudio de la Globalización , y la adhesión a la Alianza Internacional de Universidades de Investigación . [ 15 ] Los administradores de Yale comenzaron a considerar la expansión internacional del campus en 2006, [ 16 ] y en un principio se acercaron a los Emiratos Árabes Unidos para establecer un instituto de artes en la isla Saadiyat de Abu Dabi , desarrollado en colaboración con las escuelas profesionales de artes de la universidad. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Después de que Yale indicara que no estaba dispuesta a ofrecer programas de grado de Yale en el instituto propuesto, el proyecto fue descartado. [ 20 ] [ 21 ]

Universidad Nacional de Singapur

Levin y el presidente de la Universidad Nacional de Singapur, Tan Chorh Chuan, discutieron el concepto de una facultad conjunta de artes liberales en el Foro Económico Mundial de 2009 en Davos, Suiza, [ 22 ] y dieciocho meses después, Levin y el rector de Yale, Peter Salovey, distribuyeron entre el profesorado de Yale un prospecto para una facultad de artes liberales en Singapur. Entre las razones dadas para la iniciativa estaban "desarrollar un currículo novedoso que abarcara las culturas occidental y asiática" y preparar mejor a los estudiantes para "un entorno global interconectado e interdependiente". [ 23 ] [ 24 ]

El Yale–NUS College se lanzó oficialmente en abril de 2011. En julio de 2012, el colegio celebró su ceremonia de colocación de la primera piedra; [ 25 ] matriculó a su primera clase de estudiantes en 2013. [ 26 ] Yale–NUS inauguró su campus el 12 de octubre de 2015. Al evento asistieron el primer ministro de Singapur, Lee Hsien Loong, el ministro de educación interino (educación superior), Ong Ye Kung, y los presidentes de Yale y la Universidad Nacional de Singapur. [ 27 ] El colegio celebró su ceremonia inaugural de graduación el 29 de mayo de 2017. Los certificados fueron entregados por Tony Tan , presidente de Singapur , y Richard Levin, expresidente de Yale y director ejecutivo de Coursera, fue el orador invitado. [ 28 ]

En 2012, Yale–NUS publicó su política sobre libertad académica y no discriminación, que establece que “la universidad defiende los principios de libertad académica e investigación abierta, valores fundamentales en la educación superior del más alto nivel. El profesorado y el alumnado de la universidad tendrán libertad para realizar estudios e investigaciones y publicar los resultados, así como para impartir clases y expresarse en el campus, teniendo en cuenta la necesidad de actuar de acuerdo con los estándares académicos y profesionales aceptados y las normas de la universidad”. La universidad también está “comprometida a basar los juicios sobre la admisión, la educación y el empleo de las personas en sus cualificaciones y aptitudes”. [ 29 ]

Cierre

El cierre del Yale–NUS College fue iniciado por el presidente de la NUS, Tan Eng Chye, quien se dirigió al presidente de Yale, Peter Salovey, en julio de 2021 con la decisión, sorprendiendo a los administradores de Yale que "confiaban en que Yale–NUS estaba cumpliendo sus ambiciones". [ 11 ] [ 30 ] A pesar de las garantías previas de que Yale–NUS no se vería afectado por el lanzamiento de la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la NUS, [ 31 ] la NUS anunció posteriormente en agosto de 2021 que la facultad cerraría, fusionándose con el Programa de Becarios Universitarios para formar una facultad interdisciplinaria denominada provisionalmente como la "Nueva Facultad". [ 2 ] El cierre se realizó sin ninguna consulta con el profesorado, la mayoría de los altos directivos y los estudiantes debido a las sensibilidades entre ambas universidades. [ 32 ] [ 11 ]

Según Yale Daily News , la "decisión unilateral de la Universidad Nacional de Singapur de expulsar a Yale del colegio conjunto de las universidades sorprendió a los administradores de Yale, quienes posteriormente se vieron obligados a aceptar el cambio". [ 11 ] La Universidad de Yale también declaró que cualquiera de las partes puede retirarse del colegio a partir de 2025. [ 32 ] La decisión fue tomada por la NUS sin la participación de muchas figuras importantes de la Universidad de Yale, la NUS y Yale-NUS. [ 33 ] El presidente de Yale-NUS, Tan Tai Yong, describió la decisión de cerrar el colegio como un "hecho consumado" . [ 34 ]

Se redactó una petición titulada "#NoMoreTopDown" que exige la revocación de la decisión. Recibió más de 13.000 firmas. [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

The Class of 2025, admitted in 2021, would be the last cohort to receive a Yale–NUS degree.[2] In Peter Salovey's statement on the shutdown, he expressed a wish for Yale–NUS to continue, stating that Yale–NUS was "a unique and remarkable living and learning experience in Singapore."[30] By the end of its operations, the institution will have produced approximately 1,500 graduates and employed 90 faculty and staff members.[36]

2025 book and DVD destruction incident

On 20 May 2025, 60 to 70 bags of books from the former Yale–NUS library were discarded by NUS, leading to widespread condemnation among the Yale–NUS alumni community, citing concerns over the destruction of knowledge.[37][38] The incident was described as an "operational lapse" by NUS officials, with university librarian Natalie Pang describing the 9,000 books earmarked for disposal comprised approximately 20% of the Yale–NUS Library.[39] NUS provost Aaron Thean issued a recorded apology.[40][41]

Member of Parliament-elect of Singapore Jamus Lim criticised the destruction of the books, adding “You may say that books are just books; without reading them, they are just ink printed on dead trees. Yet there is something magical about a simple tome.”[42] Students were also directed by NUS officials to destroy DVDs of classic films.[43]

Leadership and faculty

Leadership

Presidents

  • Yale–NUS College's founding president from 2012 to 2017 was Pericles Lewis, Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Yale University. Pericles Lewis is the current dean of Yale College, Yale University.
  • Tan Tai Yong served as the second president of Yale–NUS from 2017 to 2022. Prior to this, he was the executive vice president (academic affairs) from 2014 to 2017. Tan Tai Yong is the current president of the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
  • Joanne Roberts, professor of social sciences (economics) at Yale–NUS was appointed the third and final president of Yale–NUS in 2022. She was the Executive Vice President (Academic Affairs) from 2018 to 2022, and previously on the faculty of the University of Calgary. She also served as Vice President (Humanities and Social Sciences Research)-Designate at National University of Singapore from 1 January to 30 June 2025, during which time she continued to serve as President of Yale–NUS College.[44] On 1 July 2025, she joined Bates College as its vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.[45]

Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents

  • Mrs Doris Sohmen-Pao, currently Chief Executive Officer of the Human Capital Leadership Institute, was Executive Vice President (Administration) from 2012 to 2015. She was Executive Vice President (Institutional Affairs) from 2015 to 2016.
  • Kristen Lynas, formerly the director of executive programmes at INSEAD, was the Executive Vice President (Administration) from 2015 to 2023.
  • National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Professor Lai Choy Heng was executive vice president (academic affairs) from 2012 to 2014.
  • Steven Bernasek, professor of chemistry, emeritus at Princeton University, was Executive Vice President (Academic Affairs) from 2017 to 2018.
  • David M. Post, Visiting Wong Ngit Liong Professor at Yale–NUS and professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, was Dean of Faculty from 2021 - 2024 and Vice President (Academic Affairs) from 2022 to 2024.
  • Dave Stanfield, currently the vice president and dean of students at Sarah Lawrence College, was Dean of Students from 2020 to 2023 and Vice President (Student Affairs) from 2022 to 2023.
  • Trisha Craig, currently the executive director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, was vice president (engagement) from 2019 to 2024.

Faculty

As of February 2024, Yale–NUS lists over 120 faculty members from leading colleges and universities around the world.[46]

Governing board

The governing board was composed of trustees half-appointed by Yale and half-appointed by NUS.[47] The board was chaired by Mdm. Kay Kuok Oon Kwong.[48]

Admissions

The western facade of Yale–NUS College

Admission to Yale–NUS was based on each student's prior achievement and promise for success at the college. Yale–NUS had a need-blind financial aid programme for domestic students and, until 2020, for international students,[49] which offered substantial support for students from a variety of backgrounds. Fees were cohort-based and individual circumstances will be considered in the financial aid application process.[50] The admission timeline was similar to that of colleges and universities in the US.[51] Yale–NUS targeted a class size of around 250 students;[50] this threshold was met with the Class of 2022.[52] Application deadlines were typically in January and March.[53] At full capacity, the total expected student population will be 1,000 students.[52]

The college employed a holistic approach in evaluating applicants: while academic achievement as reflected in examinations grades was a primary consideration, interviews, recommendations, essays and extracurricular accomplishments were also given significant weight in the process.[50]

Admissions at Yale-NUS were highly selective: Yale-NUS had an average acceptance rate of 5% from over 10,000 application per year[54]. Dean of Yale College and Yale–NUS's first president, Pericles Lewis, reported that the college “exceeded expectations” in terms of attracting talented students and faculty.[34]

The Yale–NUS class of 2025 was the final round of admissions offered by the institution.[55]

Academics

The Yale–NUS College Library

The founding instruction committee decided to implement a common curriculum, a set of interlinked courses for all students. Similar to the core curricula at Columbia University and University of Chicago, students get to choose from a number of set courses in their first year of study. The common curriculum was reviewed every four years. Following its inaugural review, the common curriculum was reduced to 10 courses, with the removal of a science course.[56]

The Yale–NUS common curriculum was a set of interconnected courses designed to provide all students with a shared, intensive exploration of themes and topics ranging across all the academic disciplines, from science to the humanities.[57] In his book, titled "In Defense of a Liberal Education," Fareed Zakaria describes the Yale–NUS Curriculum Report as the 21st century version of the Yale Report of 1828, which set the agenda for the classical curriculum of the 19th century, and the Harvard Red Book of 1945, which set a similar agenda for the 20th.[58]

Majors

Students choose their majors at the end of their second year. Currently, there are 14 major fields of study. 31% of the courses are part of the common curriculum, 34% are required by the major, and 35% are electives and prerequisites for the major.[59]

Minors

Students could declare their minors after the end of their second year. Currently, there are 13 minor fields of study. The fields correspond to Yale–NUS's existing majors, with the exception of Philosophy, Politics and Economics and the Double Degree Programme with Law. The college also offers three independent minors: Global Antiquity, Chinese Studies, and Innovation and Design.[59]

Alumni

The college's first graduating class (Class of 2017 – excluding those still completing their concurrent degree programmes, amongst others) comprises 119 students. 103 students graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and 16 with a Bachelor of Science with Honours. The largest five majors among the students were Arts and Humanities; Philosophy, Politics and Economics; Environmental Studies; Psychology; and Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences. Across the College’s 2017 – 2023 cohorts, an average of 9 in 10 graduates find employment within six months of completing their final examinations. Yale–NUS graduates were employed in diverse industries, which include Financial and Insurance, Business and Management Consultancy, Information & Communication, Scientific Research & Development, and Education.[60]

Joint and associated programmes

Yale–NUS and Faculty of Law, NUS offered a joint Double Degree programme in Law and Liberal Arts for those seeking a broad liberal arts education in addition to their professional training in the law.[61]

Yale–NUS and the Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore's first US-style graduate-entry medical school, jointly offered the Liberal Arts and Medicine pathway, giving select Yale–NUS students a conditional admission offer from Duke-NUS to proceed to the MD programme directly after the Yale–NUS bachelors programme.[62] Duke-NUS had also expressed interest in admitting Yale–NUS graduates for their PhD and MD/PhD degree programmes.[63]

Yale–NUS offered four Special and Concurrent Degree Programmes:

  • Special Programme with Yale School of the Environment: A six-year programme designed for students who want to pursue careers in an environmental field.[64]
  • Concurrent Degree Programme with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: A five-year programme designed for students who want a broad liberal arts education followed by careers in the field of public policy.[65]
  • Concurrent Degree Programme with Yale School of Public Health: A five-year programme designed for students who want a broad liberal arts education and a career in the field of public health.[66]
  • Concurrent Degree Programme with NUS School of Computing: A five-year programme designed for students who want to combine a broad liberal arts education with a strong theoretical and practical foundation in computing.[67]

Experiential learning

West Core as seen from the Centre for International and Professional Experience (CIPE)

The Yale–NUS Centre for International and Professional Experience integrates traditionally separate and often silo-ed components of experience based learning (such as study abroad, summer sessions, internships, career services, leadership and service programming, research attachments) under one roof.[68]

The Week 7 program takes place in the seventh week of the first semester of the first year – a time when all freshers are enrolled in the same common curriculum courses. During Week 7, all first-year students participate in a faculty-generated initiative that brings student learning out into the world and connects to both faculty interests and themes of the common curriculum.[69]

At Yale–NUS, a term-time study abroad experience was the norm. Some 75 to 80 per cent of students spend a semester elsewhere.[70]

Campus life

Residential colleges

Elm College, one of three residential colleges at Yale–NUS

Yale–NUS's student life was modelled on the residential colleges of Yale. There are three residential colleges named Saga, Elm and Cendana. Each has its own dining hall, courtyard, student suites, sky-gardens, faculty residences, study-spaces, intramural teams, and butteries, informal student-run eateries that are a Yale tradition. Students live in suites of six single rooms that share common space and a bathroom. These small-scale communities are arranged vertically in residential towers, which contain both student suites and faculty apartments. Floors are grouped into neighbourhoods, every alternate floor equipped with its own skygarden, a landscaped outdoor space for high-rise buildings that was pioneered in Singapore.

The residential community includes a rector (equivalent to the position of a college master at Yale), a vice rector, faculty fellows, advisors, rector's aides, and distinguished visiting fellows. Students will expand their social and leadership skills while enjoying the support of "nested academic communities."

Kyle Farley, formerly dean of Jonathan Edwards College at Yale, served as the first dean of students of the college. Brian McAdoo, a geologist and expert in environment studies, formerly of Vassar College, served as the inaugural rector and was rector of Elm college, while Eduardo Lage-Otero, formerly of Trinity College, was named inaugural vice-rector and later served as vice-rector of Saga College. Yale–NUS faculty members Derek Heng, a historian; Neil Clarke, a biochemist; Steven Bernasek, a chemist and former Executive Vice President (Academic Affairs); Khoo Hoon Eng, a toxicologist, Amber Carpenter, a philosophy professor; and Lynette Chua, a law professor, served as subsequent rectors of the residential colleges.

The Performance Hall Foyer, a popular spot for public events

As the first-years transitioned into the collegiate living experience, they were originally aided by Dean's Fellows,[71] a group of recent college graduates picked from various higher educational backgrounds, including Amherst, Carleton, Princeton, Reed, Mt. Holyoke, Yale, and NUS. As of 2017, the Dean's Fellow role changed, with Residential College Advisors providing pastoral care and programmatic organising for smaller groups of first-years and Dean's Fellows providing this for the rest of the student body alongside other institutional work. In 2020, Residential Life Officers (RLOs) were appointed in place of Dean's Fellows. The RLOs work full-time on student care, community building and other responsibilities in their assigned Residential College.

Student organisations

Yale–NUS had over 50 student organisations for students to build on their interests or pursue new passions.[72]

The college had a number of student newspapers, magazines and journals. Publications include The Octant, Yale–NUS's most established publication, The Mocktant, its satirical counterpart, Tònes, a multilingual magazine, and the Yale–NUS Society for Academic Research, which published academic journals.

Campus

The courtyard and Elm College

The Yale–NUS campus was adjacent to NUS University Town[73] and the college moved to this permanent campus in July 2015.[74] It consists of a central campus green flanked by academic and administrative buildings. The campus was designed by architectural firms Pelli Clarke Pelli and Forum Architects (a Singaporean architecture studio), who state that "its architectural style blends the collegiate traditions of Yale with the Southeast Asian cultures through its modernist style ornamented by metalwork patterns inspired by southeast Asian textiles." Unlike the neighbouring University Town, Yale–NUS's campus was built on a grid system.[75]

The campus was designed to achieve the highest rating under the Building and Construction Authority's Green Mark, Singapore's benchmark for sustainable design. In addition to visible sustainable design strategies such as the biofiltration pond and the frequent use of natural ventilation, the campus integrates advanced building systems for energy efficiency.[76] Yale–NUS's campus was awarded the Green Mark Platinum Award from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in 2013 (recertified in 2018 and 2021), the Landscape Excellence Assessment Framework certificate in 2014 (recertified in 2017 and 2020), the International Architecture Award in 2016., the ASEAN Energy Awards for Energy Efficient Building in 2019 and the Building Performance Awards for Facilities Management (CIBSE) in 2020.[77] In 2022, the college was ISO 45001 (Safety) and ISO 14001 (Environment) certified, and garnered a recertification for ISO 41001 (Facilities management).[78]

The campus now houses NUS College, and in 2026 will be shared with NUS Law.

Alumni

Al graduarse, los exalumnos de Yale-NUS tendrán acceso a los beneficios para exalumnos que ofrecen Yale-NUS College, la Universidad de Yale y la Universidad Nacional de Singapur. [ 79 ] Los graduados recibirán la membresía de exalumnos de la Universidad Nacional de Singapur y serán afiliados internacionales de la Asociación de Exalumnos de Yale (AYA). Como afiliados de Yale, los exalumnos de Yale-NUS no son elegibles para ser miembros del Club Yale de Singapur. [ 80 ] Sin embargo, son elegibles para ser miembros del Club Yale de Nueva York . [ 81 ] Yale-NUS tiene su propio Consejo de Asuntos de Exalumnos y está trabajando para establecer un Club Yale-NUS de Singapur.

Desde que se graduó su primera promoción en junio de 2017, los exalumnos de Yale-NUS han ganado varios premios de posgrado, entre ellos tres becarios Rhodes , dos becarios Fulbright , seis becarios Schwarzman , cuatro becarios Yenching , dos becarios Knight-Henessy , un becario Quad y un becario de posgrado Ertegun en Humanidades. [ 82 ]

A partir de 2025, más de 1700 estudiantes de las nueve cohortes de la universidad se han graduado y viven y trabajan en cinco continentes en ciudades tan diversas como Boston, Dublín, Lagos, Londres, Melbourne, Nueva York, Seattle y Seúl, además de Singapur. [ 83 ] Según la Encuesta Conjunta de Empleo de Graduados de 2024, aproximadamente 9 de cada 10 recién graduados de la promoción de 2024 de Yale–NUS College en la fuerza laboral estaban empleados dentro de los seis meses posteriores a la finalización de sus exámenes finales. El salario mensual bruto medio de los graduados de Yale–NUS fue de S$4786. [ 84 ]

Entre las promociones de graduados de la facultad desde 2017 hasta 2024, aproximadamente el 11 por ciento continuó sus estudios de maestría y doctorado en las mejores instituciones del mundo, como la Universidad Johns Hopkins, la London School of Economics, el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts, la Universidad Nacional de Singapur (NUS), la Universidad de Stanford, la Universidad de Tsinghua, la Universidad de Cambridge, la Universidad de Oxford y la Universidad de Yale. [ 85 ]

Mascota

Yale–NUS presentó su mascota universitaria en 2017. La mascota, «Halcyon», surgió como una representación del martín pescador de orejas azules, una especie poco común en Singapur. La mascota, de color naranja y azul, los colores de Yale–NUS, tuvo una rápida acogida, ya que también encapsula la identidad central de una joven institución académica en rápido y seguro ascenso, lista para conquistar el mundo. [ 86 ]

La mascota fue ratificada por el alumnado el 7 de abril de 2016, tras tres rondas de votación. Desde su ratificación, el Gobierno Estudiantil de Yale-NUS organizó grupos de discusión para recabar opiniones sobre el diseño y el nombre de la mascota. El nombre Halcyon surgió de uno de estos grupos de discusión estudiantiles. [ 87 ]

Reacciones

Observadores de The New York Times y The Chronicle of Higher Education ven la iniciativa de Yale como parte de un movimiento más amplio de globalización de la educación superior. [ 88 ] [ 9 ] Yale fue criticada por su participación en Singapur debido a las restricciones del gobierno a la libertad de reunión y la prohibición de la actividad homosexual. [ 89 ] Fareed Zakaria , presentador de CNN y miembro de la Corporación Yale en ese momento, apoyó la iniciativa, diciendo que "Singapur tiene mucho que aprender de Estados Unidos, y la NUS tiene mucho que aprender de Yale". [ 90 ] Tommy Koh , exembajador de Singapur ante las Naciones Unidas , la calificó como una "iniciativa oportuna y visionaria". [ 91 ]

El profesorado se expresó en las páginas del Yale Daily News . Seyla Benhabib , filósofa política de Yale, calificándolo de "ingenuo sentimiento misionero", preguntó: "¿Necesitamos ir a Singapur para promover la interdisciplinariedad y un resurgimiento de las artes liberales?" [ 92 ] Los presidentes del comité de búsqueda de profesorado respondieron: "El nuevo colegio exigirá al profesorado que reconsidere sus supuestos pedagógicos y que tenga en cuenta innovaciones como enfoques integrados e interactivos de la ciencia; la escritura en todas las disciplinas; la computación, las simulaciones por ordenador y la interpretación de grandes conjuntos de datos; y el perfeccionamiento de habilidades cuantitativas, de comunicación y otras". [ 93 ] Howard Bloch , profesor Sterling de francés , dijo que "Como nexo entre India, China y Occidente, la ubicación de Singapur favorece una importante realineación conceptual de las humanidades que tardará mucho en llegar al campus principal de New Haven; es decir, una síntesis de las formas en que las ideas y las obras creativas de Oriente y Occidente se cruzan histórica y conceptualmente entre sí". [ 94 ]

A group of professors critical of the project characterise the endeavour of "globalizing" a "specious one," saying that the graduates "will have to be conformist, dissent-averse managers and executives who serve the global profit motive."[95] Marvin Chun, the master of Berkeley College and educated in South Korea, disagreed, asking "Will Yale–NUS be denied to numerous students around the world like me who lack the hyper-talent or mega-resources needed to study abroad at a place like Yale?"[96]

In response to concerns that Yale–NUS would dilute the Yale name, computer science professor Michael Fischer argued that since Yale–NUS will not be granting Yale degrees, the value of a degree from Yale will not be diminished, and that the joint governing board does not "make Yale–NUS a part of Yale any more than does [Yale President Richard] Levin's service on the board of directors for American Express make American Express a part of Yale."[97]Haun Saussy stated says that "It’s in the spirit of the motto "Lux et veritas" — my light is not diminished when my neighbour lights his candle at mine, and a truth becomes more powerful, not less, when it is shared."[98]

In spring 2012, the Yale College faculty passed a resolution stating, "We urge Yale–NUS to respect, protect and further principles of non-discrimination for all, including sexual minorities and migrant workers; and to uphold civil liberty and political freedom on campus and in the broader society".[99] In the summer, prompted by a Wall Street Journal report that students would not be allowed to stage protests or form political parties, Human Rights Watch stated that it disapproved such restrictions.[100][101]John Riady, an associate professor of law at the Pelita Harapan University in Indonesia, defended the venture, stating that "Singapore and Asia are in the middle of great transitions, and Yale has an opportunity to shape that process and put its stamp on a rising continent. In fact, Yale would be doing the cause of liberty a disservice by dropping the project."[102] Since its founding Yale–NUS has hosted a number of controversial events on its campus, including screening banned documentaries and hosting conversations with activists.[103]

En 2015, Yale-NUS se convirtió en la primera institución de educación superior en Singapur en ofrecer alojamiento neutral en cuanto al género a sus estudiantes. Esta medida fue una respuesta a la iniciativa del primer Gobierno Estudiantil de Yale-NUS. [ 104 ] El proyecto, ejecutado por los representantes del gobierno David Chappell, Jay Lusk y Ami Firdaus Bin Mohamed Ali, utilizó una combinación de datos de encuestas, testimonios de estudiantes y declaraciones de organizaciones estudiantiles para promover el cambio de política. La medida fue bien recibida por los estudiantes entrevistados por la prensa [ 105 ] [ 106 ] y en las páginas de The Octant, una de las publicaciones estudiantiles en línea de la universidad. [ 107 ]

La universidad recibió un mayor escrutinio mediático en respuesta a los llamados estudiantiles para la renuncia de Chan Heng Chee , miembro de la junta directiva de Yale-NUS y embajadora plenipotenciaria de Singapur. Chan defendió la Sección 377A del Código Penal de Singapur, una ley que prohíbe la sodomía, en el Examen Periódico Universal del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra en enero de 2016. [ 108 ] En febrero, The Octant publicó un artículo de opinión de Nik Carverhill que pedía a Chan que tomara una postura en contra de la Sección 377A o renunciara a su puesto en la junta directiva. [ 109 ] En respuesta, Chan asistió a un diálogo a puerta cerrada en marzo, organizado por el Gobierno Estudiantil de Yale-NUS y The G Spot, una alianza de género y sexualidad en el campus, para discutir el enfoque de Singapur sobre los derechos humanos. [ 110 ] El 87% de los estudiantes encuestados por The Octant dijeron que no creían que Chan debiera renunciar, aunque el 62% de los encuestados apoyó el diálogo. [ 111 ] Chan sigue siendo miembro de la junta directiva de Yale-NUS. [ 112 ]

Reports in the Chronicle of Higher Education,[113]Times Higher Education,[114]Barron's Magazine[115] and Harvard Magazine[116] on the new college, which started classes in August 2013, noted that lively discussions take place on campus. Barron's Magazine's article “Yale goes to Asia” highlighted how education experts such as Ben Nelson, CEO of the Minerva Project, particularly likes Yale–NUS’ emphasis on seminars and its requirement that all students in their first two years take pretty much the same core curriculum, including philosophy and political thought, literature and humanities, and modern social thought. In an article for The Atlantic, Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University and author of Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters write about how he was impressed by Yale–NUS’ decision to decline to institutionalise faculty within departments representing the academic disciplines. This has led to a reconceptualisation of majors as complements to a core curriculum, and, in turn, to the welcoming of faculty with diverse skill sets over those tethered to divisive academic specialisations.[117]

The closure of Yale–NUS, announced in 2021, has generated discussions on the future of transnational higher education, with Kevin Kinser, head of education-policy studies at Pennsylvania State University, being among analysts who expressed surprise at the dissolution of the collaboration.[9]

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