need some images, especially landscape-oriented “featured image” for the home page and newsletter blurb. Ken Wolfe, a business executive who spent his career building bridges between cultures and his retirement opening young minds, died on [TBD: date], 2026, in [TBD: place]. He was 79 [VERIFY] Ken was born in [TBD: city, state] to [TBD: parents’ names]. He grew up in [TBD: hometown], where [TBD: a childhood detail, school, early passion]. He graduted from Yale in…
Editor’s Note:This will be a spot where reunion attendees can contribute miscellaneous pictures — of close friends (as Derry does next), of meaningful places or activities they explored (as Brad does below) , or … basically ANY interesting, relevant pictures.
We aren’t sure about the final layout yet — check out the Gallery so far. Then just send any of your pix to support@Yale1969.org!
I’m working on reunion stories and need your help. If you found any reunion events particularly remarkable, PLEASE send your “reunion reflections” to support@Yale1969.org. It could be thoughts on a lecture, tour or conversation. It might be pictures. E.g., I went to “Architecture and the City,” by Dr. Elihu Rubin ’99, a Vincent Scully protégé. I took Scully’s course on Modern Architecture, and Professor Rubin nailed it: It was magical, energizing. I will write up a “Reunion Reflection” for that.
To jog your memory, see this list of YAA lectures and tours. See also the receptions, exhibitions, and other special events. And don’t forget the Class Programs. Please submit anything by end of June.
Political Tribalism in America: Why We Hate Each Other – and What We Can Do about it. I attended this lecture for many reasons: I was really impressed by Professor Chua’s earlier book, Day of Empire and had followed the blowback regarding her Tiger Mom book, her role in JD Vance’s life (which he honors in Hillbilly Elegy), and the controversies involving out-of-school parties, comments, clerkships, and other student interactions. I had not kept up…
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[DRAFT] At every reunion, the YAA arranges Lectures, Tours and Receptions for all the Classes. Here is a list of of those events. I double-dare you to limit yourself to only four; most people want to clone themselves and attend several.
Some of our ’69ers said they were deeply impressed by events they attended. If so, please leave comments at the bottom of this or any post or send reactions, pix, reviews, links, etc., to support@Yale1969.org.
See “Also On Campus” for listings of athletic/exercise opportunities, exhibitions, receptions, special events, self-guided tours, religious services, open houses, etc.
Note: Even though classes were not in session, the YAA ensured that many of the University’s facilities were open and welcoming to our classmates. In case you had forgotten all the incredible resources available to students, just consider the following list of special events, receptions, self-guided tours, athletic/exercise opportunities, religious services, meetups, open houses, exhibits, and just walking around (including access to the colleges).
[hopefully someone will volunteer to write this up and/or offer pictures of the tour. I’ll thunk in what I have so far, but … fingers crossed!] See also ’69 will get a private tour of the Peabody – May 30th, 2 pm
Editor’s Note: Mark Ryan was Dean of JE from 1976 through 1996 and author of A Collegiate Way of Living: Residential Colleges and a Yale Education. He currently serves as Chair of the Jonathan Edwards Trust, the sponsor of this new history of JE. Editor’s Note 2: Reminiscences are due February 1st! Another in our series of “Quick Questions” Bryan Caplan, an economics professor at George Mason University calls this credential inflation, where the level of…
“They oughta teach that in school.” You’ve heard it. You’ve said it. You’ve said it about practical life hacks, or lessons “every high school student should know,” even at the expense of some topics taught currently. This month’s Quick Question: “What should be taught in HS that’s not currently taught?” Scale doesn’t matter: It might be a lesson (“The non-intuitiveness of exponential growth”) or a course (“Relationships and Networking” or “Personal Financial. Use the new…
Friendship Recession A new survey conducted by the Survey Center on American Life finds that the social landscape is far less favorable than it once was. Over the past three decades, the number of close friends Americans have has plummeted. This friendship recession is particularly bad for men. The percentage of men with at least six close friends fell by half since 1990, from 55 percent to 27 percent. The study also found the percentage…
