Fix YAML syntax error in 2026 NYU Shanghai speakers.yml causing Jekyll build failure#4502
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Fix YAML syntax error in 2026 NYU Shanghai speakers.yml causing Jekyll build failure#4502
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Fix YAML syntax error in 2026 NYU Shanghai speakers.yml causing Jekyll build failure
Mar 13, 2026
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Jekyll builds were failing due to a
Psych::SyntaxErrorin_data/2026/nyu-shanghai/speakers.yml— a bare-was used as thewebsitevalue, which YAML interprets as an invalid block sequence entry.All 2026 YAML data files validated against Ruby's Psych parser (same as Jekyll) — no other syntax issues found.
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