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‘Every inch full of intention’: Living Village raises the bar for environmental stewardship

The Living Village student-housing complex at Yale Divinity School (YDS) was built to foster community that exists in harmony with nature. Its bright, spacious hallways encourage residents to get to know their neighbors. It features a variety of common spaces — kitchens, lounges, terraces — where they can share meals, relax, and enjoy each other’s…

Office Hours with … Ryan Darr

“Our species is one of millions that have evolved on this planet. To treat the rich and diverse lives of other species as if they are just an expendable resource is to live unjustly – in relation to other species but also, in many cases, in relation to other humans as well.”…

Living Village stewards water with theologically driven care, commitment

By Kim Lawton Willie James Jennings often tells his students that “if you don’t value water, then you can’t say you value life.” Jennings, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies, believes that life and water are morally and spiritually bound together. He says the Living Village project currently under construction on…

Communing with creation

Published by Yale Alumni Magazine. Author By Mark Alden Branch ’86 Excerpt: Last summer, the divinity school broke ground for a new building just north of the iconic Sterling Divinity Quadrangle. The site: the school’s main parking lot. Workers got busy clearing the asphalt and preparing for the construction of a new 51-bed residence hall,…

Ryan Darr appointed to YDS faculty position in environmental ethics

March 27, 2024 YDS Dean Greg Sterling made the following announcement today. —— I am happy to announce that Ryan Darr ’19 Ph.D. has been appointed to the YDS faculty position in environmental ethics. Dr. Darr will join our faculty next year as Assistant Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Environment. Ryan Darr is currently a…

YDS dedicates new entrance hall

On April 25, YDS dedicated its newly remodeled entrance hall and celebrated the donors whose support made it possible: Sam Croll ’75 M.A.R. and his wife, Ann Croll. A new plaque marks the opening of the hall, bearing the inscription “Croll Family Entrance Hall: Gift of Samuel W. Croll III ’75 M.A.R. and Ann G….

The architectural revelation taking shape on a New Haven hilltop

A reflection on the Divinity School’s Living Village By David Sokol David Sokol ’01 B.A. is a New York–based writer and editor whose work focuses on the contemporary built environment. He is a frequent contributor to Architectural Digest and Dwell magazines, and his recent books include Hudson Modern and Hamptons Modern, both of which were published…

Yale breaks ground on historic Living Village project

Groundbreaking ceremony with 13 people in hard hats shoveling.

Yale Divinity School on Wednesday broke ground on an ambitious residence hall that is expected to give back more to the environment than it takes. Read the full article at the Yale University site: https://news.yale.edu/2023/10/12/yale-breaks-ground-historic-living-village-project…