For many Yalies, a journey of reflection and growth includes Yale’s religious organizations, dedicated resource centers, and Cultural Centers. Students engagement give voice to diverse communities and give new meaning to essential elements of their identities.
“Yale College measures it excellence by its diversity of ideas, viewpoints, and walks of life. A diverse Yale is an excellent Yale.”
Pericles Lewis, Dean of Yale College
Founded in 1969, The House is committed to preserving and promoting the historical, cultural, intellectual and social movement traditions of the African Diaspora.
The AACC honors the vibrant and complex cultures, histories, and experiences of the Asian and Asian American community at Yale.
La Casa Cultural de Julia de Burgos, the Latino Cultural Center at Yale, a rich variety of social, academic, and cultural resources in a vibrant and welcoming environment.
The first of its kind among the Ivy League, MENA celebrates the rich diversity, histories, and cultures of the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region.
The NACC supports a prominent and thriving Indigenous cultural presence by fostering a sense of community for through encouragement, mentoring, and service.
The Chaplain’s Office offers spiritual and religious care and resources supports more than a dozen religious communities.
The LGBTQ Center offers a rich variety of programs and resources in an environment rooted in hospitality and joy.
OISS supports the international students and scholars from more than 125 countries who call Yale their home away from home.
Upper-level students affiliated with each of these cultural and resource centers serve as dedicated mentors for first-years students helping them find a sense of belonging on-campus.
Every undergraduate is randomly assigned to one of fourteen residential colleges, smaller living communities that form the heart of student life.
Yale’s cultural, religious, and resource centers invite everyone to engage, explore, and expand their understanding of themselves and others.
Students engage their extracurricular projects and organizations with as much energy as their academic endeavors.
Yale is a place full of tradition and innovation just waiting for each class of students to continue to shape it with their unique voices and experiences.
