Promoting understanding of the world and in the world.
Each year, the MacMillan Center supports the scholarly work of hundreds Yale faculty members and students. As Yale’s international hub, we enhance the vibrancy and vitality of our campus through myriad events throughout the year as well as by bringing to campus dynamic and creative thinkers from around the world.
How We Work
Created in the 1960s as the Concilium on International and Area Studies and renamed as The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale in 2006, the MacMillan Center is a resource for all members of the Yale academic community. The strength of the Center relies on strong leadership and administrative support, with the majority of our activities realized through our regional councils and global programs.
Regional Councils
Covering the areas of Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America and Iberia, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, the councils connect students and faculty across disciplines who share common research interests, cultural knowledge, and a focus on specific geographic regions.
Global Programs
From the Baltic Studies Program to Yale Research Initiative on Innovation & Scale, our global programs promote scholarship and exchanges across a range of thematic areas, adopting interdisciplinary, transnational lenses to generate new insights on topics of global importance.
Five undergraduate majors.
Three master’s degree programs.
Two undergraduate certificates.
Six graduate certificates.
Beyond its eight degree programs and other academic contributions, the MacMillan Center has numerous interdisciplinary faculty councils, initiatives, and programs. These provide opportunities for scholarly research and intellectual innovation and encourage faculty and student interchange for undergraduates as well as graduate and professional students.
Programs and Events
Each year, the MacMillan Center hosts more than 500 events that bring global voices and ideas to Yale. These programs feature internationally renowned figures, from celebrated authors such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie '08 to globally-recognized chefs and cultural leaders from around the world.
Through lectures, panels, performances, films and more, the Yale MacMillan Center convenes prominent scholars and public figures to engage with the world’s most urgent questions. Many events are open to the wider community, inviting audiences beyond campus to take part in dynamic global dialogue.
The center was a big part of what brought me to Yale, and I have never ceased to be amazed by the breadth and depth of excellent scholarship that it nourishes. I look forward to working with the center’s outstanding staff and faculty to carry forward its mission of being a hub for international scholarship serving all of Yale, infusing global perspectives into everything we do on campus and out in the world.