He echoed recent comments about bringing more jobs to New Haven by encouraging students and faculty to take their ideas and turn them into new businesses based in the city.
“We will do more to nurture student entrepreneurs from every school and department and encourage them to contribute to the local idea economy,” Salovey said. “After graduation, they can remain in New Haven and play active roles as civic, arts and business leaders.”
The new Yale president then turned his attention to Africa, noting that 11 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies are African. He proposed that Yale launch new partnerships, educational opportunities, research efforts and recruitment drives there as a way to “bring the world to Yale and Yale to the world.”
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