War in context: Yale’s Ukraine course reaches a global audience

War in context: Yale’s Ukraine course reaches a global audience

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from https://news.yale.edu/2022/11/08/war-context-yales-ukraine-course-reaches-global-audience By Susan Gonzalez November 8, 2022 Timothy Snyder (Photo by Dan Renzetti) In the days leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, few people expected an act of such aggression, Yale historian Timothy Snyder told a classroom of students earlier this semester. Looking back now, he said, the fact that the invasion did happen offers an important reminder: seen from the present, history is hard to predict. In fact, Snyder told…

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QQ: Would you rather have a Yale diploma without a Yale education, or a Yale education without a Yale diploma?

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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…

At College Dining Halls, Yale Students Enjoy The Best Food Of Their Young Lives

At College Dining Halls, Yale Students Enjoy The Best Food Of Their Young Lives

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from Forbes John Mariani |  Oct 27, 2022, The Yale Schwarzman Center is one of several dining halls where Yale students have myriad food … [+] YALE HOSPITALITY I’ve never met anyone over the age of thirty who has fond memories of school cafeteria food, except my wife, who grew up in Paris, where a school lunch was three courses, including cheese. Indeed, school food usually compares with airline and hospital food, and in primary and secondary…

Class Colloquium 16: Medicare … Advantage?

Class Colloquium 16: Medicare … Advantage?

ByArthur Segal

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.

Class Notes, Nov-Dec 2022

Class Notes, Nov-Dec 2022

ByDaniel Seiver

Joe Green passed away on August 17, 2022 at 74 from pancreatic cancer. Excerpts from his Boston Globe obituary: “An accomplished attorney and tennis player, Joe was known for his integrity and agility, both in court and on the court. Born in 1947 in New York City, Joe attended Horace Mann School… followed by Yale University, where he majored in American studies. Upon graduation in 1969, he completed one year at Harvard Law School. He…

William Barnum Wickwire – September 30, 2022

William Barnum Wickwire – September 30, 2022

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from Legacy.com William Barnum Wick­ wire, 76, of North Haven, passed away peacefully on Sept. 30, 2022, at the CT Hospice in Branford. He was the loving and devoted hus­band for 42 years of Joellen DeRoma Wickwire. Bill was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Syra­cuse, NY, a son of the late Lyman and Jeanne Barnum Wickwire. He was raised in Homer, NY, and was a graduate of Yale University, Class of 1969. He then went…

Throwback Threads: 150 Years of Yale Football

Throwback Threads: 150 Years of Yale Football

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  from ESPN – College Football Uniforms Yale will honor 150 years of football history with its threads this weekend. The jersey design is inspired by the Walter Camp era. According to the school’s website, Camp, an 1880 Yale graduate, was a two-time team captain and the head coach from 1888 to ’92. He is considered the father of American football because of his efforts in “reshaping the doctrines of English rugby into American football.” The jerseys are…

David Langdon Raish, September 29, 2022

David Langdon Raish, September 29, 2022

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Sam Weisman remembers Dave: In the fall of 1965, my freshman counselor, Hardy Brereton, found out I was a musician. He asked me if I had an interest in joining one of Yale’s acapella groups. I had no idea what he was talking about. He then spirited me off to the Music Room in Silliman College, where I was rushed into The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, The SOB’s, a twist of fate that would…

Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Yale University

Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Yale University

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from Coindesk Fran Velasquez  |  September 26, 2022 Yale University may offer fewer than half the blockchain-based courses of its Ivy League peer Cornell (though on par with Columbia University), but with a recently announced new investment, the 321-year-old school is about to propel its blockchain research. Yale comes in at TK on CoinDesk’s Best Universities for Blockchain 2022.   2022 Rank (+/- 2021) University Name Total Score Courses Region Regional Rank 34 (NEW) Yale University…

Classmate Gives Birth To A Unicorn

Classmate Gives Birth To A Unicorn

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The Boston business press proudly announced that “After dry spell, Boston has a new unicorn.”  (A “unicorn” is a startup valued at over a billion dollars.)  The profile is of David Friend, ’69, who founded his company – Wasabi Technologies — in 2017 and just closed a funding round of $250 million at a company value of $1.1 billion. This is David’s seventh company and his biggest.  He also has been a long-time Yale supporter,…

When an election rigging was real: A N.Y. story

When an election rigging was real: A N.Y. story

ByJim Sleeper

[Op-Ed] Author’s Note: I learned it when I watched some Democrats rigging an election 40 years ago. Today’s Republican Party is anti-democratic (as well as anti-Democratic) in a reactionary – “populist” way that’s trending toward fascism, but the harder, subtler truth — new to many in America’s neoliberal chattering classes — is that many ordinary […]

Recording: A Crisis in Today’s Republican Party?

Recording: A Crisis in Today’s Republican Party?

ByArthur Segal

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 # 15 for better understanding and a renewed sense of hopefulness. Once again the Class turned inwardly, to radio host and…

John Geoffrey O’Leary, September 21, 2022

John Geoffrey O’Leary, September 21, 2022

ByWayne Willis

Editor’s Note:
John ran the music program for the 2019 Reunion; see Classmates In Concert>
As the Music Editor of Yale1969.org, he featured Rick Drost, Norm Zamcheck, John O’Leary, Derek Huntington, Mike Folz, the Plastic Visitation, the Lunatic Fringe and The Morning.  He even supported The Whiffs CD (from 35th Reunion). Click thru to enjoy his writing and listen to the music!