The reunion committee tapped me to be “College Captain Manager,” a position that has let me learn, through our college captains, some reasons classmates give for not coming to the reunion. I want to address those. “Reason” No. 1: “I don’t like what Yale has become, and I don’t want to support it.” You’re not supporting Yale by attending the reunion. In the first place, you’re not supporting Yale financially. Yale breaks even on reunions,…
I have read all of the class essays. I thoroughly enjoyed each one of them, and I especially enjoyed them collectively. They tell a compelling story of dreams fulfilled and partially fulfilled. Of tragedies and recoveries. Together they represent a cross section of humanity that happens to be the Yale Class of 1969. I was impressed by the candor and self-reflection. I learned a lot from reading them. These life stories also reinforced my recognition of how fortunate I have been…
70% of the people who have signed up for the reunion are coming on Thursday, most in time for the Thursday afternoon events. That’s VERY smart. Here’s why. And here’s how you can modify your reservation if you were coming on Friday or Saturday and now want to come earlier.
You may recall that our very own Dr. James Porter (SM ‘69, Ph.D. ’73) was the Chief Scientific Advisor and a Principal Cast Member on Chasing Coral, a film which won an Emmy for Outstanding Nature Documentary. See “Jim Porter’s Film Wins Emmy.” Good news! If you want to watch it, it will be screened on a large TV monitor in Davenport Common Room. Actually, it will be screened several times: Friday 9:00 – 10:30 3:45-5:15 (with an…
Spouses and partners are asking, and some Classmates are asking, too: What’s the dress code for the reunion? The Reunion Committee says: Business casual-throughout the weekend, nothing formal. For Friday Dinner- Men – coats, with or without tie, encouraged Women – cocktail dress, Capri, pants suit, or skirt/ blouse combination. My wife interprets this as “look nice but be comfortable.” For the daily events, Casual is the order of the day, even shorts if the…
Editor’s Note: This story is about Nathan Chen, but don’t overlook JE freshman, Sophie Ascheim, who just won an Oscar. from the LA Times Nathan Chen discovers a world outside of figure skating at Yale By HELENE ELLIOTT | MAY 10, 2019 Nathan Chen is comfortable being the center of attention when he skates, accustomed to hearing thousands of people applaud while he soars and spins and performs the quadruple jumps that have become his shining…
from: New Haven Register Yale students develop ‘active shooter’ alert app By Jordan Grice Updated 6:07 pm EDT, Monday, May 6, 2019 It took three and a half minutes for faculty and students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., to learn there was an active shooter in their school. Four Yale University students feel their mobile alert app can drastically reduce response time during similar emergencies. “We realized there that schools really have a…
Ed’s widow updated our information: “When my husband Edward passed away at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, one of the hardest things to do was pack up the books that were piled on every available surface in the room. Never one for small talk, Edward loved to engage the hospital staff in discussions about his books on philosophy and religion.
A roommate that Edward had after college wrote “I never tired …
Editor’s Summary: The ONLY way to register for the reunion (and on-campus housing) is to go to the Registration Page and sign up. No smailmail is coming.
The Reunion Committee is delighted with the pace of reservations. According to the statistics from the Yale Alumni Association, we are running at or ahead of recent Yale Classes and their 50th Reunion attendance registrations.
“Yale decided that online registration …
Madeline Hoffman holds the Class of 1969 Scholarship for 2018-19. Yale reports that: “Maddie gained valuable experience as a high energy physics intern at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, in Livermore, California.
Back on campus for her senior year, this …
Editor’s Note: This is the third of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race. Here, President Salovey responds to the criticism set forth by Heather McDonald in “At Yale, ‘Diversity’ Means More Of The Same.” See also Dr. Salovey’s statement on diversity and inclusion from earlier in April. OPINION | LETTERS Yale Is Right to Actively Cultivate Diversity Diversity strengthens Yale. But it also means we must work hard to ensure every member of…
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race. Op-Ed Contributor Heather MacDonald points out the accretion of administrative bureaucracy addressing racial matters at Yale and argues that it is seriously counter-productive. Compare also the critique coming from the faculty in “13 Tenured Professors Withdraw from Ethnicity, Race and Migration Program.” See also, next article in this series, President Salovey’s response to this … and also “Woodbridge Loyalists Question Salovey’s…
Editor’s Note: This is the first of three articles and columns addressing Yale and race. Here, the conservative (according to Wikipedia) National Association of Scholars takes Yale to task for “de facto segregation” in supporting racial initiatives that deal with blacks separately. Here is their bill of particulars: Segregation by Design on Campus How racial separatism become the norm at elite universities like Yale, Brown and Wesleyan. By Peter W. Wood and Dion J. Pierre April 29,…
From NPR News by EVAN DENNY • An aerial view of Yale New Haven Hospital WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Yale New Haven Hospital announced plans on Monday to build a new state-of-the-art neuroscience center for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The facility, which is expected to cost under $1 billion, has a goal of advancing treatment for people with challenging neurological diseases. Yale New Haven Hospital CEO Marna Borgstrom made the announcement. “Our goal is to move closer…
from Yale Daily News UP CLOSE: Woodbridge loyalists question Salovey’s leadership By Serena Cho Photos by Robbie Short, Daniel Zhao and Jakub Madej Graphics by Chris West One afternoon last fall, four of Yale’s most generous alumni joined former University Secretary Sam Chauncey ’57 and Chief Investment Officer David Swensen GRD ’80 for lunch at the Racquet and Tennis Club — an exclusive, all-male social club on Park Avenue. The net worth in the room hovered in the billions….
I have assembled many materials and commentaries on the Halloween affair and debated about publishing it here. Although the “Halloween affair” is complicated and has three sides to the story,** there is no doubt that it is an ugly chapter in recent Yale history, a chapter that makes NO ONE proud.
But despite that depressing display of human nature, Professor Christakis has produced a work of both laudable scholarship and material accessible by the general reader. Relying on his expertise in social networks and evolutionary biology, he concludes …
