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Yale University was originally established as the Collegiate School in 1701, making it the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Answer: True
Explanation: The Collegiate School was founded on October 9, 1701, and is recognized as the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
The Collegiate School was initially founded to provide a broad liberal arts education, with a strong emphasis on modern languages and sciences.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Collegiate School was initially established by Congregationalist clergy to train ministers in theology and sacred languages, not primarily for a broad liberal arts education with modern languages and sciences.
Elihu Yale, a former student of the Collegiate School, donated a significant sum, leading to the renaming of the institution in his honor.
Answer: False
Explanation: Elihu Yale was a Boston-born businessman who donated goods to the college, but he was not a former student of the Collegiate School.
Yale College officially reorganized as Yale University in 1887, at which point the name 'Yale College' was specifically applied to its graduate programs.
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale College officially reorganized as Yale University in 1887, and the name 'Yale College' was then specifically applied to the undergraduate program, not its graduate programs.
The 'Founders' of the Collegiate School were a group of ten Congregational ministers, all Harvard alumni, led by Increase Mather.
Answer: False
Explanation: The 'Founders' of the Collegiate School were a group of ten Congregational ministers, all Harvard alumni, but they were led by James Pierpont, not Increase Mather.
The Collegiate School initially opened in Saybrook, then moved to Killingworth, and finally settled in New Haven.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Collegiate School initially opened in Killingworth, then moved to Saybrook, and finally settled in New Haven.
Increase Mather championed the Collegiate School because he believed Harvard was becoming too liberal and hoped the new school would uphold Puritan religious orthodoxy.
Answer: True
Explanation: Increase Mather supported the Collegiate School due to his belief that Harvard was becoming too liberal, and he hoped the new institution would maintain Puritan religious orthodoxy.
Yale College was saved from being destroyed during the British occupation of New Haven in 1779 by the intervention of a British general who admired the institution.
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale College was saved during the British occupation of New Haven in 1779 by the intervention of Yale graduate Edmund Fanning, who served as secretary to the British general, not the general himself.
What type of institution is Yale University and where is it primarily located?
Answer: A private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
Explanation: Yale University is a private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut.
When was Yale University originally founded and under what name?
Answer: 1701, as the Collegiate School.
Explanation: Yale University was founded on October 9, 1701, and was originally known as the Collegiate School.
What was the initial purpose of the Collegiate School upon its establishment?
Answer: To train ministers in theology and sacred languages.
Explanation: The Collegiate School was initially established by Congregationalist clergy to train ministers in theology and sacred languages.
How did the Collegiate School come to be named 'Yale College'?
Answer: Cotton Mather suggested renaming it after Elihu Yale, who donated nine bales of goods.
Explanation: In 1718, Cotton Mather suggested renaming the school 'Yale College' after Elihu Yale, who donated nine bales of goods.
When did Yale College officially reorganize as Yale University?
Answer: 1887
Explanation: Yale College officially reorganized as Yale University in 1887.
Who were the 'Founders' of the Collegiate School?
Answer: A group of ten Congregational ministers, all Harvard alumni, led by James Pierpont.
Explanation: The 'Founders' of the Collegiate School were a group of ten Congregational ministers, all Harvard alumni, led by James Pierpont.
What was the final location where the Collegiate School settled?
Answer: New Haven
Explanation: The Collegiate School finally settled in New Haven in 1716.
What role did Increase Mather play in the early history of the Collegiate School?
Answer: He championed the school due to a rift at Harvard, hoping it would uphold Puritan orthodoxy.
Explanation: Increase Mather championed the Collegiate School because he believed Harvard was becoming too liberal and hoped the new school would uphold Puritan orthodoxy.
How was Yale College saved during the British occupation of New Haven in 1779?
Answer: A Yale graduate, Edmund Fanning, serving as secretary to the British general, intervened.
Explanation: Yale College was saved during the British occupation of New Haven in 1779 by the intervention of Yale graduate Edmund Fanning.
Yale University was the first institution in the United States to award a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, achieving this milestone in 1861.
Answer: True
Explanation: In 1861, Yale became the first institution in the United States to award a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
The 1714 shipment of 500 books to Yale primarily consisted of ancient Greek and Latin texts, reinforcing the classical curriculum.
Answer: False
Explanation: The 1714 shipment of 500 books introduced modern English literature, science, philosophy, and theology to Yale, not primarily ancient Greek and Latin texts.
President Ezra Stiles required all freshmen to study Latin, believing it essential for studying ancient Biblical texts.
Answer: False
Explanation: President Ezra Stiles required all freshmen to study Hebrew, not Latin, believing it essential for studying ancient Biblical texts.
The Yale Report of 1828 advocated for a curriculum that prioritized modern language, math, and science courses over traditional Latin and Greek studies.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Yale Report of 1828 strongly defended the traditional Latin and Greek curriculum against calls for more modern language, math, and science courses.
William Graham Sumner challenged traditional education at Yale by teaching emerging disciplines like economics and sociology and using a textbook that espoused agnostic materialism.
Answer: True
Explanation: William Graham Sumner challenged President Noah Porter's preference for classical education by teaching emerging disciplines and using a textbook that espoused agnostic materialism.
Noah Porter, president from 1871 to 1886, was a strong advocate for Yale's expansion into a research university model.
Answer: False
Explanation: Noah Porter resisted the rise of the new research university model, believing it would corrupt undergraduate education.
The 'Yale System' of teaching at the Yale School of Medicine, established by Milton Winternitz, emphasized numerous lectures and frequent exams.
Answer: False
Explanation: The 'Yale System' of teaching at the Yale School of Medicine, established by Milton Winternitz, featured few lectures and fewer exams.
What significant academic milestone did Yale achieve in 1861?
Answer: It became the first institution in the United States to award a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
Explanation: In 1861, Yale became the first institution in the United States to award a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
What significant intellectual impact did the 1714 shipment of 500 books have on Yale?
Answer: It introduced modern English literature, science, philosophy, and theology, influencing figures like Jonathan Edwards.
Explanation: The 1714 shipment of 500 books introduced modern English literature, science, philosophy, and theology to Yale, profoundly influencing intellectual development.
Which two presidents were instrumental in developing Yale's scientific curriculum and one required freshmen to study Hebrew?
Answer: Thomas Clap and Ezra Stiles.
Explanation: Presidents Thomas Clap and Ezra Stiles were instrumental in developing Yale's scientific curriculum, and Ezra Stiles required freshmen to study Hebrew.
What was the primary stance of the Yale Report of 1828?
Answer: It strongly defended the traditional Latin and Greek curriculum.
Explanation: The Yale Report of 1828 strongly defended the traditional Latin and Greek curriculum against calls for more modern language, math, and science courses.
Who challenged President Noah Porter's preference for classical education by teaching economics and sociology and using a textbook espousing agnostic materialism?
Answer: William Graham Sumner
Explanation: William Graham Sumner challenged President Noah Porter's preference for classical education by teaching emerging disciplines and using a textbook espousing agnostic materialism.
Which of the following professional schools was NOT established by Yale University?
Answer: Yale School of Engineering (1750)
Explanation: The Yale School of Engineering (1750) is not listed among the professional schools established by Yale University in the provided information.
What was President Noah Porter's stance on the rise of the new research university model?
Answer: He resisted it, believing it would corrupt undergraduate education.
Explanation: President Noah Porter resisted the rise of the new research university model, believing it would corrupt undergraduate education.
What was a key feature of the 'Yale System' of teaching implemented by Milton Winternitz at the Yale School of Medicine?
Answer: Few lectures and fewer exams, alongside a focus on 'social medicine'.
Explanation: The 'Yale System' of teaching, implemented by Milton Winternitz, featured few lectures and fewer exams, alongside a focus on 'social medicine'.
Yale College undergraduates follow a liberal arts curriculum with departmental majors and are organized into a social system of residential colleges.
Answer: True
Explanation: Yale College undergraduates follow a liberal arts curriculum with departmental majors and are organized into a social system of residential colleges, designed to foster community.
In the early 19th century, Yale's tutor corps was known for its stability and long-serving faculty, in contrast to Harvard's youth and zeal.
Answer: False
Explanation: In the early 19th century, Yale's tutor corps was characterized by youth and zeal, in contrast to Harvard's stability.
The earliest private student societies at Yale, such as Crotonia, Linonia, and Brothers in Unity, were primarily focused on athletic competitions.
Answer: False
Explanation: The earliest private student societies at Yale, such as Crotonia, Linonia, and Brothers in Unity, were debating societies focused on scholarship, literature, and politics, not primarily athletic competitions.
The 'Yale ideal' in the early 19th century was embodied by the Revolutionary War soldier Nathan Hale, emphasizing academic and athletic prowess, and patriotism.
Answer: True
Explanation: The archetype of the 'Yale ideal' in the early 19th century was the Revolutionary War soldier Nathan Hale, embodying a manly, aristocratic scholar, knowledgeable in academics and sports, and a patriot.
Before World War II, Yale's faculty, like those of other elite universities, had a diverse representation of Jews, blacks, and women.
Answer: False
Explanation: Before World War II, elite university faculties, including Yale's, had very few Jews, blacks, women, or other minorities.
Women first began studying at Yale in 1892, specifically in graduate-level programs, with the first PhDs awarded to women in 1894.
Answer: True
Explanation: Women began studying at Yale in 1892 in graduate-level programs, and the first seven women to earn PhDs received their degrees in 1894.
Yale successfully merged with Vassar College in 1969 to introduce undergraduate coeducation.
Answer: False
Explanation: Vassar College declined Yale's merger proposal in 1966, and both schools independently introduced coeducation in 1969.
Yale eliminated policies favoring white Protestants from notable families in its student body starting with the class of 1970.
Answer: True
Explanation: Yale eliminated policies designed to maintain a proportion of white Protestants from notable families in the student body, starting with the class of 1970.
The Yale College Council (YCC) is responsible for regulating and funding all registered student organizations on campus through its subsidiary, the Undergraduate Organizations Funding Committee (UOFC).
Answer: True
Explanation: The Yale College Council (YCC) serves as the undergraduate student government, and its subsidiary, the Undergraduate Organizations Funding Committee (UOFC), regulates and funds all registered student organizations.
What was a characteristic of Yale's tutor corps in the early 19th century, in contrast to Harvard's?
Answer: Yale's tutor corps was characterized by youth and zeal, in contrast to Harvard's stability.
Explanation: In the early 19th century, Yale's tutor corps was characterized by youth and zeal, in contrast to Harvard's stability.
Which figure embodied the 'Yale ideal' in the early 19th century, representing a manly, aristocratic scholar, knowledgeable in academics and sports, and a patriot?
Answer: Nathan Hale
Explanation: The Revolutionary War soldier Nathan Hale embodied the 'Yale ideal' in the early 19th century.
When did women first begin studying at Yale, and in what type of programs?
Answer: 1892, in graduate-level programs.
Explanation: Women first began studying at Yale in 1892, specifically in graduate-level programs at the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
What was the outcome of the discussions between Yale and Vassar College regarding coeducation in 1966?
Answer: Both schools independently introduced coeducation in 1969 after Vassar declined the merger.
Explanation: After Vassar College declined a merger with Yale, both institutions independently introduced coeducation in 1969.
What is the purpose of Yale's residential college system, established in 1933?
Answer: To foster social intimacy similar to Oxford and Cambridge, providing community facilities.
Explanation: Yale's residential college system was established to foster social intimacy similar to Oxford and Cambridge, providing community facilities for undergraduates.
Which of the following is the oldest student literary magazine in the United States, founded at Yale in 1836?
Answer: *The Yale Literary Magazine*
Explanation: *The Yale Literary Magazine*, founded in February 1836, is the oldest student literary magazine in the United States.
As of 2024, Yale University's endowment is the largest of any educational institution in the United States, valued at $41.4 billion.
Answer: False
Explanation: As of 2024, Yale University's endowment, valued at $41.4 billion, is the third-largest of any educational institution in the United States, not the largest.
The Yale Corporation, the university's governing body, consists of 19 members, including three *ex officio* members and ten elected alumni fellows.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Yale Corporation consists of 19 members: three *ex officio* members, ten successor trustees, and six elected alumni fellows, not ten elected alumni fellows.
Yale has a reputation for smooth and cooperative labor negotiations, rarely experiencing strikes.
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale has a history of difficult and prolonged labor negotiations, often resulting in strikes, and has been noted for having the worst record of labor tension among U.S. universities.
The Vanderbilt family and the Harkness family are among the major benefactors who have made significant contributions to Yale University.
Answer: True
Explanation: The Vanderbilt family and the Harkness family are listed among the major benefactors who have made significant contributions to Yale University.
As of 2024, what is the national ranking of Yale University's endowment?
Answer: The third-largest endowment of any educational institution.
Explanation: As of 2024, Yale University's endowment is the third-largest of any educational institution in the United States.
What is the composition of the Yale Corporation, the university's governing body?
Answer: 19 members: three *ex officio*, ten successor trustees, and six elected alumni fellows.
Explanation: The Yale Corporation consists of 19 members: three *ex officio* members, ten successor trustees, and six elected alumni fellows.
Which labor unions represent Yale University's clerical and technical workers, and service and maintenance workers, respectively?
Answer: Local 34 and Local 35, both affiliates of UNITE HERE.
Explanation: Clerical and technical workers are represented by Local 34, and service and maintenance workers by Local 35, both affiliates of UNITE HERE.
What is Yale's reputation regarding labor relations, according to *The New York Times*?
Answer: The worst record of labor tension among U.S. universities.
Explanation: *The New York Times* has noted Yale's reputation as having the worst record of labor tension among U.S. universities.
The Yale University Library system holds over 15 million volumes, making it the second-largest academic library in the United States.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Yale University Library system holds over 15 million volumes, making it the third-largest academic library in the United States, not the second-largest.
Yale's central campus in downtown New Haven spans 260 acres and includes a medical campus, along with additional athletic facilities and research campuses.
Answer: True
Explanation: Yale's central campus in downtown New Haven spans 260 acres, including its historic main campus and a medical campus, with additional athletic and research campuses elsewhere.
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is known for its six-story tower of book stacks enclosed by opaque granite panels that block all sunlight.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library features a six-story tower of book stacks enclosed by translucent Vermont marble panels that diffuse sunlight, not opaque granite panels that block all sunlight.
The Yale University Art Gallery is the first university-affiliated art museum in the country.
Answer: True
Explanation: The Yale University Art Gallery is recognized as the first university-affiliated art museum in the country.
The Yale Bowl was the nation's first natural 'bowl' stadium and served as a prototype for others like the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Answer: True
Explanation: The Yale Bowl was the nation's first natural 'bowl' stadium and served as a prototype for others, including the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
What architectural style is particularly prominent in Yale buildings constructed from 1917 to 1931?
Answer: Collegiate Gothic architecture
Explanation: Collegiate Gothic architecture is particularly prominent in Yale buildings constructed from 1917 to 1931.
What is a unique feature of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library's design?
Answer: It features a six-story tower of book stacks enclosed by translucent Vermont marble panels.
Explanation: The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library features a six-story tower of book stacks enclosed by translucent Vermont marble panels that diffuse sunlight.
The 'football crisis' of 1909-1910 led to radical government-forced changes in the sport's rules due to serious injuries.
Answer: False
Explanation: The 'football crisis' of 1909-1910 led to calls for moderate reforms to reduce injuries and prevent government-forced radical changes, not direct government-forced changes.
In 1970, the NCAA banned Yale from participating in all NCAA sports for two years because Yale President Kingman Brewster allowed a Jewish center to play after participating in the Maccabiah Games.
Answer: True
Explanation: In 1970, the NCAA banned Yale from participating in all NCAA sports for two years due to President Kingman Brewster's decision to allow a Jewish center to play after participating in the Maccabiah Games, against NCAA wishes.
Yale's men's basketball team won its first NCAA tournament game in 2018 against the Baylor Bears.
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale's men's basketball team won its first NCAA tournament game in 2016 against the Baylor Bears, not 2018.
Yale students claim to have invented Frisbee by tossing empty tins from the Frisbie Pie Company.
Answer: True
Explanation: Yale students claim to have invented Frisbee by tossing empty tins from the Frisbie Pie Company, a popular pastime that evolved into the globally recognized sport.
Yale's official fight song is 'Boola Boola,' and its alma mater is 'Bulldog.'
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale's alma mater is 'Bright College Years,' and its official fight song is 'Bulldog,' while 'Boola Boola' is a popular song and unofficial motto.
Yale's mascot, 'Handsome Dan,' a bulldog, was established in 1889 and is believed to be the first college mascot in America.
Answer: True
Explanation: Yale's mascot, 'Handsome Dan,' a bulldog, was established in 1889 and is widely considered the first college mascot in America.
What was the 'football crisis' of 1909-1910 primarily about?
Answer: Serious injuries in the sport, leading to calls for moderate reforms.
Explanation: The 'football crisis' of 1909-1910 stemmed from serious injuries in the sport, leading to calls for moderate reforms.
What significant event occurred in 1970 regarding Yale's participation in NCAA sports?
Answer: The NCAA banned Yale from participating in all NCAA sports for two years.
Explanation: In 1970, the NCAA banned Yale from participating in all NCAA sports for two years due to a dispute over a player's eligibility.
What is the origin of the game Frisbee, according to Yale students?
Answer: Students started tossing empty tins from the Frisbie Pie Company.
Explanation: Yale students claim to have invented Frisbee by tossing empty tins from the Frisbie Pie Company.
What is Yale's official fight song?
Answer: Bulldog
Explanation: Yale's official fight song is 'Bulldog,' composed by Cole Porter.
What is Yale's mascot and when was it established?
Answer: A bulldog named 'Handsome Dan,' established in 1889.
Explanation: Yale's mascot is 'Handsome Dan,' a bulldog, established in 1889, and is believed to be the first college mascot in America.
Yale's alumni include 5 U.S. presidents, 10 Founding Fathers, and 19 U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Answer: True
Explanation: As of October 2024, Yale's alumni include 5 U.S. presidents, 10 Founding Fathers, and 19 U.S. Supreme Court justices.
For the Class of 2026, Yale's acceptance rate was 4.46%, accepting 2,234 students out of 50,015 applicants.
Answer: True
Explanation: For the Class of 2026, Yale accepted 2,234 students from 50,015 applicants, resulting in an acceptance rate of 4.46%.
Yale University is need-aware for international applicants, meaning financial need can affect their admission decisions.
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale University is need-blind for both domestic and international applicants, meaning financial need does not affect admission decisions.
Approximately 71% of Yale undergraduates typically join the workforce after graduation, while 17% pursue further education.
Answer: True
Explanation: According to 2020 data, approximately 71% of Yale undergraduates join the workforce after graduation, while 17% pursue further education.
Yale alumni have received 263 Rhodes Scholarships, 123 Marshall Scholarships, and 67 Truman Scholarships.
Answer: True
Explanation: Yale alumni have received 263 Rhodes Scholarships, 123 Marshall Scholarships, and 67 Truman Scholarships, among other prestigious awards.
Sinclair Lewis, a Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, is among the influential authors who graduated from Yale.
Answer: True
Explanation: Sinclair Lewis, a Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, is listed as an influential author who graduated from Yale.
Jodie Foster, Paul Newman, and Meryl Streep are all Academy Award-winning actors and directors who are Yale alumni.
Answer: True
Explanation: Jodie Foster, Paul Newman, and Meryl Streep are among the Academy Award-winning actors and directors who are Yale alumni.
What is Yale University's policy on financial need for applicants?
Answer: It is need-blind for both domestic and international applicants, meeting full demonstrated need.
Explanation: Yale University is need-blind for both domestic and international applicants, committing to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of all admitted students.
What percentage of Yale undergraduates typically join the workforce after graduation, according to 2020 data?
Answer: 71%
Explanation: According to 2020 data, approximately 71% of Yale undergraduates typically join the workforce after graduation.
Which U.S. presidents are notable alumni of Yale Law School?
Answer: Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton.
Explanation: Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton both attended Yale Law School.
Which of the following business leaders is NOT listed as a Yale alumnus?
Answer: Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Explanation: Jeff Bezos (Amazon) is not listed among the notable business leaders and entrepreneurs who are Yale alumni in the provided information.
The *Alexander v. Yale* lawsuit was the first case to use Title IX to argue that sexual harassment of female students constituted illegal sex discrimination.
Answer: True
Explanation: The *Alexander v. Yale* lawsuit was trailblazing as it was the first case to use Title IX to argue that sexual harassment of female students constituted illegal sex discrimination.
Yale-NUS College in Singapore was established as a joint undergraduate program with Peking University.
Answer: False
Explanation: Yale-NUS College in Singapore was established in partnership with the National University of Singapore, while a separate Joint Undergraduate Program existed with Peking University.
Calhoun College was renamed Hopper College in 2017 due to John C. Calhoun's association with slavery and white supremacy.
Answer: True
Explanation: Calhoun College was renamed Hopper College in 2017 following decades of protests against honoring John C. Calhoun, who was associated with slavery and white supremacy.
The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Yale in 2020 for alleged discrimination against Asian and white candidates was upheld in 2021.
Answer: False
Explanation: The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Yale in 2020 for alleged discrimination was withdrawn in 2021 under the new Biden administration.
Yale students have recently protested the Gaza war, demanding the university divest from military weapons companies with ties to Israel.
Answer: True
Explanation: In April 2024, Yale students joined protests demanding the university divest from military weapons companies with ties to Israel's war on Gaza.
Artifacts brought from Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham III were legally removed in 1912 and remain part of Yale's permanent collection.
Answer: False
Explanation: Artifacts brought from Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham III were legally removed in 1912 but were repatriated to Peru in 2012 after a long-standing controversy.
The Ruderman Family Foundation ranked Yale as having the best mental health policies in the Ivy League in 2018.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Ruderman Family Foundation ranked Yale as having the worst mental health policies in the Ivy League in 2018.
In response to criticism, Yale changed 'medical withdrawal' to 'medical leave of absence' in 2023, allowing students to retain insurance and campus access while on leave.
Answer: True
Explanation: In 2023, following a lawsuit, Yale changed 'medical withdrawal' to 'medical leave of absence,' allowing students to retain insurance and campus access while on leave.
What was the significance of the *Alexander v. Yale* lawsuit in the 1970s?
Answer: It was the first case to use Title IX to argue that sexual harassment of female students constituted illegal sex discrimination.
Explanation: The *Alexander v. Yale* lawsuit was the first case to use Title IX to argue that sexual harassment of female students constituted illegal sex discrimination.
Why was Calhoun College renamed Hopper College in 2017?
Answer: Due to John C. Calhoun's association with slavery and white supremacy.
Explanation: Calhoun College was renamed Hopper College in 2017 due to John C. Calhoun's association with slavery and white supremacy.
What was the outcome of the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Yale in 2020 regarding affirmative action?
Answer: The lawsuit was withdrawn in 2021 under the new Biden administration.
Explanation: The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Yale in 2020 was withdrawn in 2021 under the new Biden administration.
What was the outcome of the controversy surrounding artifacts brought from Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham III?
Answer: The artifacts were returned to Peru in 2012 after a long-standing controversy.
Explanation: The artifacts brought from Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham III were repatriated to Peru in 2012 after a long-standing controversy.
What criticism did the Ruderman Family Foundation level against Yale in 2018 regarding student mental health?
Answer: Yale was ranked as having the worst mental health policies in the Ivy League.
Explanation: The Ruderman Family Foundation ranked Yale as having the worst mental health policies in the Ivy League in 2018.