Clemmie Engle’s Reunion Photos
We are still getting caught up on reports from the Reunion. Here are some great candids from Clemmie Engle.
Repeating past mistakes could mean lights out for many Americans
Editor’s Note: This is an Op-Ed appearing in The Hill, December 17, 2020
As Congress remains divided on how to — or even whether to — issue additional stimulus and the Biden administration begins planning its pandemic response, 11 million Americans remain out of work and past due housing payments and utility bills are piling up.
We have now squandered seven months since […]
Student innovators recognized on Forbes list
from Yale News Student innovators recognized on Forbes list By Susan Gonzalez, December 14, 2020 Three current Yale students and nearly a dozen recent alumni were named to Forbes magazine’s annual “30 Under 30” list, which recognizes some 600 individuals under the age of 30 who are innovators and leaders in a range of fields….
Yale’s Student COVID Cases 2nd Highest in Ivies
Chart showing COVID infections at Ivy colleges
Calvin Hill Scores on a Busted Play
It was supposed to be a new and different format of Class Colloquium: not a lecture, but rather a celebration of and by that magical sports duo, Brian Dowling and Calvin Hill. They were slated to talk about “the student-athlete, then and now” … starting with their collegiate experience in the 60s.
We opened the event to adjacent classes, and that created the problem: Zoom inadvertently […]
Editor’s Note: The video of Calvin is available here.
And Brian and Calvin have agreed to reschedule to February 23rd, 3:00 PM EST; you can register now for that event.
Steve Schwarzman Signs Giving Pledge
Editor’s Note: This was reported by Barron’s just this month, but actually occurred earlier this year.
Since May 2019, another 13 billionaires around the world have signed the Giving Pledge, a global, multi-generational commitment by some of the world’s wealthiest to give a majority of their wealth to philanthropy or charitable causes, either during their lifetimes or in their wills.
Among those new to the list are William Gross, co-founder of PIMCO, the world’s largest fixed-income investment company, and Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO, and co-founder of investment firm Blackstone, according to the Giving Pledge’s announcement Monday.
Yale students take a shot at love with ‘Marriage Pact’ questionnaire
from wtnh.com Yale students take a shot at love with ‘Marriage Pact’ questionnaire By Mackenzie Maynard, Nov. 23rd, 2020 (WTNH) — This semester, nearly 3,000 Yale University students answered questionnaires in hopes of potentially finding a romantic match. It’s all a part of the Marriage Pact, an idea started by Stanford students in 2017 and has…
Corporate capital and Trump’s coup: Will business elites take a stand?
Corporate capital and Trump’s coup: Will business elites take a stand? Trump’s war on democracy is clearly bad for business — but the leaders of corporate America helped create this mess By JIM SLEEPER Nov. 20th, 2020 The latest news out of Michigan — in which the current occupant of the White House has not only summoned Republican legislative leaders…
Yale is among the schools with the highest Graduation Success Rate, according to NCAA data
from www.middletownpress.com Yale is among the schools with the highest Graduation Success Rate, according to NCAA data Nov. 19th, 2020 At 99%, Yale’s athletic program was among nine schools with the highest GSR in the country. Four other Connecticut programs exceeded 90%: Fairfield (96%), Quinnipiac (94%), Hartford (94%), and UConn (92%). UConn’s percentage is the…
Yale Achieves Gold Sustainability Rating
November 18, 2020 This fall, Yale was awarded a Gold rating through STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, which is administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).< As a benchmark for sustainability, STARS encompasses over 60 credits organized within academics, engagement, operations, planning and administration, and innovation and...
The Road to Serfdom Revisited
Editor’s Note: This post introduces a new section of the website for deep-dive BOOK REVIEWS by classmates, even if the book itself is not a “Yale-related book” of the sort normally populating the Books section. Send us YOUR book review if you feel passionately about a book.
Alongside Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead (1943), The Road to Serfdom (1944) by Friedrich A. Hayek is one of the foundational texts for libertarian American conservatism as exemplified by Milton Friedman’s economics writings and Ronald Reagan’s assertions that “government is the problem.” I was therefore fascinated by a recent article in an economics journal on “The Road to […]
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Schwarzman defended Trump at CEO meeting on election results
from Financial Times Schwarzman defended Trump at CEO meeting on election results Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Mark Vandevelde in New York, November 14th, 2020 Blackstone founder Stephen Schwarzman defended Donald Trump’s response to this year’s US poll results during an emergency meeting of senior business leaders alarmed by the president’s claims that the election is being stolen, according to…
Robert Eisenhauer, Jr., June 28, 2020
We have received word that Robert Eisenhauer, Morse ’69, passed away in the summer. He was one of our “fallen away” classmates … he never attended any of the reunions, didn’t maintain email or other contact information with the Yale Alumni office, and he didn’t submit anything to the 25th Reunion Essays or the 50th…
Outbreak elevates Yale COVID alert level, quarantines students
from New Haven Register Outbreak elevates Yale COVID alert level, quarantines students By Jim Shay, Nov. 7th, 2020 NEW HAVEN — Students in three Yale University residential colleges have been asked to quarantine and sports activities have been suspended for the weekend after a surge in COVID-19 cases, school officials said. On Friday, Yale also raised…
Class Colloquium 7: Brian Dowling & Calvin Hill – the Student-Athlete, 1965-2020
Two of our most iconic classmates, Brian Dowling and Calvin Hill, thrilled us as students and graduated into the ranks of professional sports and successful careers.
Join them and your Yale classmates on December 9th for a Zoom discussion of the evolving role of the student-athlete at places like Yale — and at the Division I colleges where nationally competitive sports are more dominant features of campus life. Needless to say, a LOT has changed over the years!
Be sure to register in advance (do it now!) for the 12/9/20 event, 4 PM Eastern.
Bill Stanisich painting selected for the de Young Open exhibition
Bill Stanisich, a lifelong San Fransisco artist and educator, has had one of his paintings chosen for exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. The painting is entitled Massacre Orlando Pulse Bar. It commemorates the 2016 hate crime in which 49 souls were killed and 58 wounded, the deadliest single mass shooting to…