Yale Class of 1969 – Page 20 – Class of 1969

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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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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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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Potpourri
OUR Andrew Yang (Class of ’69 Scholar!)
ByAdmin April 20, 2021April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: This is not only a report on this year’s recipient of scholarship monies from the Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund — but also the financial statements about the fund (and recent growth in value under the able management of Yale’s endowment managers.) There’s also some background on how the Fund came to be and how you can support it if you want.
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Announcements
Commencement … the beginning, not the end
ByWayne Willis April 5, 2021April 22, 2023
“Yale teaches you how to learn,” we were fond of saying about our undergraduate experience. “Yes, I learned a lot about _____, but mostly I learned how to read and think critically, express myself competently and learn new things.”
Commencement … a funny word for the end of college. Yet, it really was the beginning of the LIFELONG LEARNING, a project we continue even today. And Yale is still there, helping with a wonderful smörgåsbord of educational opportunities for alumni. See the full menu at YAA’s Learn Online page. Here is a summary:
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50th Reunion Essay | Class Books | Invited Essays | Yale Banner 1969
50th Reunion ClassBook
ByAdmin March 30, 2021March 12, 2026
If you want to flip through, page by page of the orginal (the “Yale Banner 1969) published when we graduated, use the back- and forth-arrows on this “flipbook.” * * * * * If instead you want a full .pdf copy of the 50th Reunion ClassBook published in 2019, just download it here. (Warning: 550mb) If you want to see the 50th Reunion Essay for a particular classmate, key his name into the search bar…
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Yale’s 1st New Professional School since SOM in 1976: The Jackson School of Global Affairs
ByAdmin March 20, 2021April 22, 2023
. news.yale.edu Two Hillhouse buildings earmarked for new Jackson School By Maureen Farrell | Mar. 17th, 2021 Two Yale-owned buildings on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven have been earmarked for the university’s new professional school of global affairs, scheduled to open in fall 2022. The future Jackson School of Global Affairs, now called the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, will occupy T.M. Evans Hall and Steinbach Hall. Located directly across the street from Horchow Hall,…
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Potpourri
Yarmuth-Authored American Rescue Plan Sent to President Biden’s Desk
ByAdmin March 11, 2021April 22, 2023
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the life-saving legislation authored by House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk where he is expected to immediately sign it into law, fulfilling a promise to respond boldly to the ongoing health and economic crisis in America amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Chairman Yarmuth introduced and shepherded the $1.9 trillion […]
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Announcements
Class Colloquium 10: Frank Shorter
ByArthur Segal March 10, 2021April 22, 2023
Save the date! April 28th, 2:00 PM (ET). Better yet, register now!
We are excited to announce the 10th Class Colloquium in our popular ongoing series.
For our guest, Classmate Frank Shorter, the number 10 surely conjures thoughts of the 10,000 meters, an event he ran to train for The Marathon. No, not the marathon of questions we’ll pose to him, but the Olympic Marathon which he ran and won, in Munich on September 10, 1972.
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Announcements
Start and/or Improve Your Ability To Play Bridge
ByWayne Willis March 10, 2021April 22, 2023
Here’s a great way to socialize … and exercise your brain: Learn Bridge and take it to solid, intermediate levels in just 10 weekly lessons!
Classmate David Howorth, certified by the American Contract Bridge League for both face-to-face and online teaching, is offering bridge lessons to any classmates who are interested.
Sign up here before March 28^st.
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Books
Picture this: A coffee-table book of stunning and alarming photographs for you, for free
ByJames Porter March 7, 2021April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: Classmates Bill Sacco, a professional photographer, and Jim Porter, a Ph.D. scientist, have been working hard to bring Bill’s stunningly beautiful coffee-table book, A Photographic Guide to the Caribbean Coral Reef, to a bookstore near you.
When this book is printed, its 200+ pages and more than 500 color photographs will drive the cover price quite high. But Bill has generously offered all classmates early-bird access to a high-resolution pdf of the final draft for FREE!

Read on and download your copy at the end of this post.
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