Yale University

New Haven, CT
4-year | Private
Enrollment:

Academic years of attempt: 2020-21, 2022-23

Classification: unsuccessful cancellation attempt

Academic calendar

2020-21

Aliesa Bahri, Student Body President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”

Yale College Democrats: Yale Voting Climate Report, March 2021 (see page 2)

Student newspaper: Yale Dems release 2021 Voting Climate Report

2022-23

Student newspaper: Students weigh in on primary results and their hopes for midterm elections