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The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International & Area Studies at Yale

Pursuing excellence in research, teaching, and capacity-building across societies to bring about a more informed, inclusive, and flourishing world

Engaging global voices to better understand ourselves and others.

Scholarship and intervention to promote respect and human rights

Exploring and advancing effective and inclusive leadership.

Balancing the needs of people and the planet

Exploring the complexities of global warming through international and regional lenses

A view of Luce Hall, which houses the Yale MacMillan Center
Southeast Asia Spring festival 2024
"Spellbound" Conference participants view ancient Middle Eastern manuscripts at the Beinecke Library

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The Yale MacMillan Center and Freedom of Expression

In all of our activities, we follow Yale’s policies and support free expression and free inquiry.

In support of our goal of encouraging a wide range of opinions within our community, the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies does not take its own institutional positions on issues of the day.

Read the full MacMillan Center Freedom of Expression Statement.

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Hellenic Studies Program

The Program for Hellenic Studies at The MacMillan Center supports and coordinates the study of post-Antiquity Hellenic culture and civilization. Established in July 2001 with the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and from 2007 onwards funded by the Stavros Niarchos Center for Hellenic Studies at Yale, the Program organizes lectures, symposia, conferences and supports faculty and student scholarly activities, as well as cultural events.

Sweeping view of the Parthenon and surrounding area of Athens at sunset Credit: Adobe Stock