Alumna named director of Afro-American Cultural Center
Timeica E. Bethel ’11 was named in July as the new director of the Afro-American Cultural Center—the House—and assistant dean in Yale College. As an undergraduate, she was heavily involved in many of the House’s student organizations, and as an alumna she volunteered to lead the planning of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Afro-American Cultural Center as an alumni cochair. The celebration brought together over 500 members of the Yale community. Bethel previously served as program director at LINK Unlimited Scholars, an education nonprofit for Black middle- and high-school students in the Chicago area. She also brings experience as a previous Teach for America (TFA) corps member on the west side of Chicago, as a TFA regional coach to teachers, and as a member of TFA’s recruitment team, where she led on-campus recruitment efforts at Yale. She began in her new role in August.
Five Yalies named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Five alumni are among 70 students from around the world who have been named Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University. Jean Wang ’22 will pursue a PhD in physics at Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences; Lydia Burleson ’21 will pursue a PhD in English; David H. Jiang ’19 is studying toward a JD at Stanford Law School; Araba Koomson ’17 is working toward an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business; and Henry Zhang is also pursuing a JD at Stanford Law School. The 2022 Knight-Hennessy Scholars have been selected based on demonstration of their independent thought, purposeful leadership, and civic-mindedness. They participate in the King Global Leadership Program and receive up to three years of financial support to pursue a graduate degree program in any of Stanford’s seven graduate schools.
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