Yale College Teaching and Learning Committee

Prizes for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching

Teaching Awards in Yale College Administered by other Groups and Committees

Other committees determine the award of further prizes for teaching in Yale College. Based on the nominations from undergraduate students and faculty, Prize Teaching Fellowships for graduate students in good standing in Ph. D. programs who have served as Teaching Fellows or Part-Time Acting Instructors are awarded jointly through the offices of the Dean of the Graduate School and the Dean of Yale College. Each April, selection is made by a committee made up of Directors of Undergraduate Studies and Directors of Graduate Studies from each of the three divisions (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences), the Director of the Teaching Fellow Program, and an Associate Dean of Yale College. Nominations may be made by e-mail or by letter to the Prize Fellowship Committee, c/o Yale College Dean's Office, 110 SSS. Nominations should be as detailed and specific as possible and include the full name of the graduate student being nominated, the title and number of the course the graduate student taught, the semester in which the course was taught, and the full name of the person making the nomination.

A special committee named by the Dean of Yale College determines the winner of the Sarai Ribicoff '79 Prize for the Encouragement of Teaching in Yale College. This prize is to be awarded annually to a non-tenured member of the Yale College faculty in the humanities division "whose instruction and character reflect the qualities of independence, innovation, and originality" that were exemplified by the life and thought of this distinguished alumna.

Each January, those members of the senior class who have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa select the winner of the William Clyde DeVane medal for excellence in undergraduate teaching. A second DeVane medal is awarded to an emeritus member of the faculty by the vote of the faculty members of the chapter. The medals are presented at the Phi Beta Kappa banquet in early March.