“Old Harvard was annoying. That’s why they founded Yale in the first place.”

How Yale Got Spared

From Harvard to UVA to Columbia, elite colleges are reeling from Trump’s crackdowns. So why has the New Haven Ivy—considered a bastion of liberalism for the past decade—felt none of his wrath?

By Clara Molot

It’s 2015 and Yale’s campus is divided over Halloween.

“It is not about creating an intellectual space.... It’s about creating a home here,” a student screams at her headmaster, Nicholas Christakis. A crowd of classmates snap in approval. “You’re disgusting,” the student yells.