Attracting, inspiring, and supporting staff from all backgrounds remains an important priority for the university. Staff perform essential work that supports Yale’s mission and aspirations; providing staff opportunities to develop professionally and personally helps to create a university environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
Support for Staff
Highlighting Progress
Emerge at Yale
This eight-month course supports the development of staff members and prepares them for leadership positions across campus. The program fosters skills among staff with high potential who will bring excellence and diversity to the ranks of senior leadership.
Emerge at Yale
Belonging at Yale action plans
Each school and administrative unit created a five-year action plan to support and enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through actions appropriate to their specific cultures and needs.
Belonging at Yale action plans
New Haven Hiring Initiative
This hiring program supports the university’s commitment to New Haven’s economic growth in all neighborhoods of the city and connects qualified New Haven residents with open positions at Yale.
New Haven Hiring Initiative
Enhanced benefits
Managerial and professional staff receive comprehensive benefits that include parental leave policies, an annual childcare subsidy, expanded mental health and well-being support, industry-leading YURAP investment options, and equitable, inclusive family-building benefits that feature improved fertility benefits and coverage for surrogacy. Hourly staff have access to extraordinary benefits that recognize the unique needs of our hourly workforce and union partners, including new medical plan options, retirement choice, and one-time retirement incentives; the university also enhanced fertility coverage through Yale Health, strengthened mental health benefits, and improved support for childcare and eldercare needs.
Staff benefits