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Announcements
Class Colloquium 11: Richard Breitman – Refugees & Immigration, 1930s and now
ByArthur Segal May 27, 2021April 22, 2023
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!
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Books
Richard Seltzer publishes Breeze, his latest novel
ByAdmin May 25, 2021April 22, 2023
Breeze (Amazon), a young woman in present-day Connecticut, goes into a medically inexplicable coma. Her boyfriend, Yannie, a senior at Yale, has to get her the help she needs to survive while trying to solve the mystery of this goddess-like free spirit who appeared out of nowhere two months before.
In part two, Breeze awakens in a different body in a […]
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Around The Web
Bail set at $20 million for man charged in Yale grad student killing
ByAdmin May 21, 2021April 22, 2023
from nhregister.com Bail set at $20 million for man charged in Yale grad student killing May. 20th, 2021 Pan attended his arraignment virtually in a gray shirt and gray shorts Thursday, and at one point appeared to lean forward to better hear Judge Brian Fischer. Prosecutor Stacey Miranda alleged Pan, 30, had been renting an apartment in Alabama under a false name and was found to have been in possession of seven cellphones, seven SIM…
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In Memoriam
David Forrest Click, May 18, 2021
ByAdmin May 18, 2021April 26, 2024
David Click died on May 18, 2021. An edited report from nolo.com: David graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1965 and with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Yale University in 1969, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Yale Law School in 1973, and a Master’s degree in Economics from Yale in 1974. David has taught at the law schools of Western New England, Indiana University, and the University of Maryland, including property, trusts and estates, law…
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Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Reflections on the Death of Charles Hill, Co-founder of the Program in Grand Strategy at Yale
ByJim Sleeper May 15, 2021April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: This is an Op-Ed that our classmate, Jim Sleeper, wrote for Salon, upon the passing (and subsequent memorial service at Yale) of one of the founders and leaders of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale, Charles Hill.
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50th Reunion Essay | Class Books | Invited Essays | Reunion Reflections
Class History: 1969 to 2018
ByReed Hundt May 14, 2021April 22, 2023
[Editors Note: Originally published on 26 May 2019; This is fifth in a series of re-published Essays from the 50th Reunion ClassBook.] Back again, your whilom class historian here reviews our half-century of adulthood by examining the world and American culture at the milestones of our graduation in 1969, the 25th reunion in 1994, and the date of this writing, 2018, a year before our 50th reunion. At each of the three points, I review…
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Books
The Hoop & The Tree: A Compass for Finding a Deeper Relationship with All Life
ByWayne Willis May 12, 2021April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: In addition to three books of poetry, Chris Hoffman just released a revised and expanded edition of his seminal book of ecopsychology, The Hoop & The Tree: A Compass for Finding a Deeper Relationship with All Life.

The Hoop & The Tree is a book on psychology, spirituality, and native wisdom, which The Bloomsbury Review called “therapeutic, enlightening, and a joy to read.” Professionally, Chris has combined his backgrounds in psychology (Licensed Professional Counselor and M.Ed. in Community Mental Health) and business (M.B.A.) to facilitate […]
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Reunion Reflections
Reunion Pictures From Lorenzo Wallace
ByLorenzo Wallace May 11, 2021April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: As we have room, I’m publishing stuff submitted at my request from reunion attendees. Better late than never?

* Bill Simon

* Bob Levin

* Dave Rosen

* Dick Williams

* Jim Amoss

* John Waldman

* JP Goldsmith

* JP Jordan

* Lorenzo Wallace
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Announcements
Rock & Revolution: How The Electrifying Sounds Of Our Youth Transformed America
ByWayne Willis May 7, 2021April 22, 2023
Register for the next Class Colloquium about how our music galvanized support for then-radical goals like an end to war, Black Power, women’s liberation and even “sex, drugs, rock & roll.”
Professor Angharad Davis, who created and taught the “Music and Revolution” course last year, will share highlights for this special alumni-oriented session, to be held Thursday, May 20 at 4 pm ET (register now). It’s being offered by the Yale Boom group (classes 67-73) and hosted by ’74. The [very enjoyable] pre-event assignment is to listen to a Spotify or YouTube playlist that Davis created for her course.
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Potpourri
Big Chill + 40
ByDavid Howorth May 6, 2021April 22, 2023
Scott Herstin hosted five fellow Davenporters —Ned Culver, Brad Davenport, Dave Howorth, Dick Tucker, Harry Wise, plus spouses and fiancées—for a week on Kiawah Island. My report: Scott is living in Naples, FL, where he takes an interest in Everglades restoration and reads Randy Wayne White novels. Ned splits the year between homes in Charleston, SC, and Wayland, MA, and devotes his time to playing bridge and golf (both badly) and doting on his first…
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Around The Web
David Swensen, RIP
ByAdmin May 6, 2021April 22, 2023
David Swensen, who spent more than three decades managing one of the world’s best performing college endowments as Yale University’s chief investment officer, has died of cancer, the university said.
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Around The Web
Yale elects first Muslim student body president in school’s 320 year history
ByAdmin May 4, 2021April 22, 2023
From WFSB, Channel 3, in Hartford Yale elects first Muslim student body president in school’s 320 year history For the first time in the school’s history, Yale University will have a Muslim Student Body President. Bayan Galal of the class of 2023 ran for Yale College Council President. On Friday, she received more than 56 percent of the votes Bayan is the sister of Channel 3’s reporter Ayah Galal. Bayan spoke with Channel 3 about…
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Around The Web
Historian Beverly Gage nominated to National Council on the Humanities
ByAdmin May 1, 2021April 22, 2023
news.yale.edu Historian Beverly Gage nominated to National Council on the Humanities By Susan Gonzalez|Apr. 30th, 2021 President Joe Biden has nominated Yale historian Beverly Gage ’94 B.A. to the National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 distinguished private citizens who advise the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the White House announced on April 28. Gage, a professor of history and American studies and the Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy, is one of four individuals nominated…
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Potpourri
Frank Shorter: What’s Behind Our Olympic Gold Medalist
ByAdmin May 1, 2021April 22, 2023
The latest Class Colloquium featured Frank Shorter and a new format: His track teammate and fellow Morse man, Dr. Ken Davis, interviewed Frank.
As if Ken’s questions weren’t enough, Q&A from the 100 people registered for the event filled the last 15-20 minutes of the hour.
Watch this video of the talk to witness a surprisingly candid, ntimate and deep discussion of […]
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Class Notes
Class Notes – May/Jun 2021
ByDaniel Seiver May 1, 2021July 2, 2023
Cynthia Mariani of Yale has reported to us on Andrew Yang, the current recipient of the Class of 1969 Memorial Scholarship Fund. Andrew, a first-year student, says: “I am excited to meet people who are passionate for learning and making the world a better place.” Your scribe bets that he will, and if you want to contribute to the fund, please contact Don Galligan at djgalligan@msn.com. Cynthia also writes: “It is clear that Yale’s mission…
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Invited Essays | Reunion Reflections
Yale and the Shaping of American Foreign Policy, Then and Now
ByJim Sleeper April 26, 2021April 22, 2023
[Originally published on 26 May 2019; This is fourth in a series of re-published Essays from the 50th Reunion ClassBook.] Even if most of us weren’t thinking of getting into foreign-policy as we entered Yale in September, 1965, foreign policy would get into us, and the consequences would rattle Yalies not only on campus but also in State, Defense, the CIA, and the White House. Now that the word “foreign” eclipses more than it catches about the United States’ increasingly…
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