Yale World Fellows Program
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| Formation | 2002 |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Headquarters | Betts House |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Director
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Emma Sky |
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Parent organization
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Yale University |
| Website | worldfellows.yale.edu |
Yale World Fellows is an international fellowship program at Yale University for mid-career emerging leaders who have distinguished themselves in their profession, discipline, or geographic region. Each year, between fifteen and twenty participants, known as World Fellows, reside at Yale for the fall academic term.
World Fellows are selected from a wide range of fields and disciplines including government, business, nongovernmental organizations, religion, military, media, and the arts. While at Yale, World Fellows participate in a global affairs seminar, leadership workshops, and Yale courses.
The program's main facilities are located in Betts House, a university-owned mansion in the Prospect Hill Historic District of New Haven, Connecticut.
In November 2000, University President Rick Levin announced several internationalization initiatives, including the World Fellows program, in conjunction with the university's tercentenary. Journalist and White House aide Brooke Shearer was appointed its founding director, and Dan Esty its first program director. The program moved into Betts House, restored in 2001 to house new international initiatives. The first class of fellows was admitted in 2002.
Since the program's establishment, 257 World Fellows have been selected for the program, representing 83 countries.
The center of the Yale World Fellows Program is a 15-week global affairs seminar taught by distinguished Yale faculty. Each class of World Fellows is exposed to both classical philosophical texts and current academic research.
The program provides its fellows with a structured opportunities for self-assessment, reflection, and peer feedback. Sessions facilitated by Yale School of Management faculty expose them to negotiation, entrepreneurship, and innovation. They also receive individualized coaching in public speaking and media training, building confidence and enhancing personal presence.
In an off-the-record conversation series, Fellows hear the personal side of professional trajectories and have the opportunity to ask questions of global practitioners. The program has hosted leaders like United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former heads of state Ernesto Zedillo and Tony Blair, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and writers David Brooks and Elizabeth Alexander.
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