The purpose of this policy is to foster a spirit of trust, to promote the open exchange of viewpoints and ideas within the graduate school, and to protect the privacy of community members. 

Prohibition on Surreptitious Recordings

It is expected that faculty, staff, students, and invited guests of the graduate school will engage openly and forthrightly with others in educational settings and in the workplace. To that end, this policy prohibits all forms of recording that are illegal under Connecticut law. In addition, this policy prohibits the surreptitious recording of meetings and activities within the graduate school and its programs and departments, whether by telephone, audio, video, Zoom, or another virtual platform technology or other recording device. Recording devices may only be used in an overt and conspicuous manner so that it readily is apparent to all parties that a recording or record of an event is being made. Recording for research purposes is subject to requirements, approval, and consent in accordance with university research policies.

Recording of Classes

Students may not record Yale University course content, such as lectures, discussions, presentations, critiques, or performances, unless they obtain the instructor’s written permission before recording. In the event a faculty member gives permission, recordings must not be transmitted or distributed without the written consent of all participants who are recorded. Recordings of a class made by Yale University and provided to a student by the university are for private study use only and are not to be shared, altered, or posted.