, ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁Singapore an ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Lee ▁H s ien ▁Lo ong , ▁Act ing ▁Education ▁Minister ▁( High er ▁Education ) ▁O ng ▁Ye ▁K ung ▁and ▁the ▁pres idents ▁of ▁Y ale ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁College ▁held ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁certific ates ▁were ▁presented ▁by ▁Dr ▁Tony ▁Tan ▁K eng ▁Yam , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁and ▁Richard ▁Le vin , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁Y ale ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁Cour ser a , ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁speaker . ▁ ▁The ▁guest ▁speaker ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 ' s ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁was ▁Professor ▁K ish ore ▁Mah b ub ani , ▁Senior ▁Ad visor ▁( Univers ity ▁& ▁Global ▁Rel ations ) ▁and ▁Professor ▁in ▁Pract ice ▁of ▁Policy ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 9 ’ s ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony , ▁Dr ▁No ele en ▁Hey zer , ▁Social ▁Scient ist ▁and ▁Form er ▁United ▁Nations ▁Under - Secret ary - General , ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁speaker . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Y ale - N US ▁published ▁its ▁policy ▁on ▁academic ▁freedom ▁and ▁non - dis c rim ination , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁“ the ▁College ▁u ph olds ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁academic ▁freedom ▁and ▁open ▁inqu iry , ▁essential ▁core ▁values