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Crawford House
Paul Lim, Faculty Head of Crawford House
Paul Lim, faculty head of Crawford House, is an assistant professor in the Divinity School and an emerging authority on the theology and history of seventeenth-century English Protestantism. He is completing a second major book, a work supported by grants from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. and Vanderbilt University Research Scholars Grants. He was an undergraduate in the residential colleges of Yale University, where he also was a varsity student-athlete, playing second base on the Yale varsity baseball team.
A message from Dr. Lim
If you are looking for an adventurous, yet welcoming and inclusive environment, designed to challenge you intellectually and shape you personally, you’ve come to the right university and right House. I am a professor in both the Divinity School and History Department. Welcome one, welcome all! I am looking forward to meeting you soon.
The House
Crawford provides modern features in a classic building housing 150 first-year students in traditional double rooms. Students live on floors 2–6 of this six story building. The second floor includes an apartment for the Faculty Head of House, a seminar room, and common kitchen for residents. Floors 3–6 each have a study area and three shared bathrooms with showers. In addition, there is a study area, laundry room, and music rooms on the first floor. The building is fully air conditioned. Corridors and common areas are carpeted. Student rooms have tiled floors.