2025 Yale Corporation Alumni Fellow Election

Welcome to the website of the Yale Corporation Alumni Fellow Election. Voting in the 2025 election will begin in mid-spring and close on the eve of university commencement (Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT).

Per the University Charter, granted by the Connecticut legislature,  all graduates of Yale College who have held their degrees for five years or more, all alumni of the graduate and professional schools, and all individuals who hold Yale honorary degrees are eligible to vote in the alumni fellow election.

The election is managed by Yale’s Office of Institutional Affairs. The university engages Election Services Corporation of Melville, New York, a firm that is expert in providing these services to higher education, corporate, and nonprofit organization clients, to manage the distribution of election materials and the tallying of votes.

Answers to frequently asked questions about the election can be found on the About the Election and FAQ pages of this website. Other inquiries may be directed to the Office of Institutional Affairs at alumnifellowelection@yale.edu(link sends e-mail).