Every member of the Yale community knows that November in New Haven is filled with compelling and colorful events. Whether Princeton or Harvard is the opponent, the campus is energized by championship football, the YAA Assembly, the Yale Medal Dinner, and the Blue Leadership Ball, all concentrated into a single long weekend. This year Harvard…
Reunion co-chairs Bill Newman and Derry Allen are asking for YOUR help in formulating the “class-only” reunion events. Please join an ad hoc “planning committee” for two one-hour zoom meetings to a) define and then b) choose the reunion events offered by the class.
Please click here to indicate that you’d be willing to serve on this ad-hoc committee.
On May 16th, Classmate Eliot Norman shared his journey, moving from ‘one form of practice (law) to another (piano)‘ as his primary retirement activity. Organizing his remarks around Chopin’s astonishing Prelude No. 24, “Of Blood. Of Earthly Pleasure … of Death,” Eliot wove together Chopin’s personal journey and Eliot’s own. In truth, Eliot has played…
In 2019 Eliot Norman (Dvenport ’69) swapped one type of practice (law) for another (piano).
On May16th at 2 PM EDT, he will share his “trials and terrors” of learning and performing Chopin’s astonishing Prelude No. 24: “Of Blood, Of Earthly Pleasure, Of Death.”
Be sure to register now.
Every year in late fall, the airways are filled with ads for Medicare alternatives. Which ones, if any, should you consider?
Robert Riehle, MD (and Branford ’69) has seen both sides — as medical director of Aetna (and earlier at Cigna and Blue Shield) AND as a surgeon and physician executive. He’ll share his thoughts on how to decide what’s best for you … and field your questions. Register now for the Wednesday afternoon Class Colloquium – November 30th at 3:00 pm EDT.
If you’re experiencing daily headaches and anxiety from the constant drumbeat of news related to the upcoming midterm elections, the daily exposure of ever more surprising revelations related to the seemingly unlawful behavior(s) of the former President, to the attacks upon our institutions and democracy, then you were justifiably optimistic turning to Class Colloquium #…
What IS “Depression” anyway? Not the economic one — the psychological one. And what is going on when Depression hits later in life, in your 70s?
Our guide will be a world-class expert, classmate Jerry Rosenbaum, MD, who served as former Chief of Psychiatry at Mass General. (See his incredible resume for more.) Jerry will share the latest understanding of clinical depression in septuagenarians and report on promising new therapeutics (including psychedelics). Register now for March 9th at 1:30 pm EST.
Class Colloqium 11, held July 14, 2021, featured Classmate Richard Breitman in a thought-provoking discussion of ‘Refugee and Immigrant Crises’, an area of his broad expertise. See the video below.
Professor Emeritus, after a 40-year career at American University, Richard commented based upon his knowledge of early 20th century German History, extensive Holocaust documentation and […]
We have an opportunity that I’d like you to consider: Representing the Class to the Yale Alumni Association (YAA), and vice-versa, as our “Delegate” to the YAA.
Formerly known as the AYA, the YAA coordinates all reunions, Class activities, and alumni programs. As our delegate, you’ll participate in the annual November “Assembly” (virtual this year).
Click thru to learn more. If interested, contact me at the email I provided in the article.
Some say that the challenges we face today resonate with what the country faced in the 1930s, specifically about refugees wanting asylum in the US.
One of the jewels of our Class, Richard Breitman, has made a career writing. researching and teaching about that period.
Register today for Class Colloquium 11, set for July 14th (Bastille Day!) at 2:00 pm EDT for a presentation and rich Q&A, where Richard shares some observations about that period of American History — and converses with you about what it means for us today. Click through to learn more!
Save the date! April 28th, 2:00 PM (ET). Better yet, register now!
We are excited to announce the 10th Class Colloquium in our popular ongoing series.
For our guest, Classmate Frank Shorter, the number 10 surely conjures thoughts of the 10,000 meters, an event he ran to train for The Marathon. No, not the marathon of questions we’ll pose to him, but the Olympic Marathon which he ran and won, in Munich on September 10, 1972.
Classmates Ken Davis and Ira Berkower got the Zoom equivalent of a standing ovation after an hour+ deep dive into Covid: improving treatments, hospital administration (and fiscal disasters), vaccines, variants, long-haulers, antibodies … the works.
Video and slides from the event available.
Classmate Ken Davis, MD, CEO of Mt. Sinai Health System in New York, presented the very first Class Colloquium in April when COVID was crushing New York. With the “second wave” of the pandemic raging and vaccines arriving, it’s time for an update from the frontlines. Ken will be joined by classmate Ira Berkower, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator in the FDA’s Immunoregulation Lab, and an expert on vaccines.
The next and 8th Class Colloquium is set for 2 pm EST on Wednesday, January 27th, for Class of ’69 only. Register now to attend!
On October 28th at 1:30 pm Eastern, Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar will present trenchant observations about the Executive Branch and his recent research into the Vice Presidency and the Constitution. With a possible electoral crisis in November, having his views and live Q&A may be especially salient.
Join us on the 28th and see why Professor Amar won the DeVane Medal for teaching as well as the Sterling chair for scholarship. Register in advance now.
Professor Markovits’ provocative bestseller, The Meritocracy Trap, compellingly argues that the Meritocracy system, which began with our generation and governs the period of our own Yale Admissions, has become a system with unintended negative societal consequences.
This Class Colloquium will be our first with a speaker from the Yale Faculty. He will challenge bedrock meritocratic assumptions, and he promises to include some “two-way dialogue.”
Register in advance for the event; details will be emailed to you.
I’m happy to report that we have two more confirmed speakers for this Autumn — our very own Michael Medved who will give his unique view of the Trump presidency and the upcoming election, and our first faculty participant, Professor Daniel Markovits, who has a very provocative book out on how “Meritocracy” has undercut key elements of American society. Click thru to REGISTER for each of the talks.
