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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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Around The Web
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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Around The Web
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
ByAdmin March 2, 2021April 22, 2023
. from consumer.healthday.com Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries Mar. 1st, 2021 These improvements may occur within days or weeks of receiving the stem cell therapy, and can last at least six months, according to the small study. “This is exciting because there are really limited treatment options for patients with spinal cord injury,” said Dr. Griffin Baum, a spine surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, who was not…
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Finance Professor Bryan Kelly Wins Machine Learning Award
ByAdmin March 2, 2021April 22, 2023
. from pionline.com 3 take Harry M. Markowitz Award for insight into machine learning By Rob Kozlowski|Mar. 1st, 2021 Ronen Israel, Bryan Kelly and Tobias Moskowitz were named winners of the $10,000 Harry M. Markowitz Award for their paper, “Can Machines ‘Learn’ Finance?” The award was announced Feb. 25 by the Journal of Investment Management and New Frontier Advisors, co-sponsors of the award, in a joint statement. The paper explores how asset management provides a unique…
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Class Notes
Class Notes – Mar/April 2021
ByDaniel Seiver March 1, 2021April 22, 2023
Tom Walsh died on September 22, 2020 of pancreatic cancer. A full obituary, with pictures and a memorial by Tom Hine, appears online on the class website, yale1969.org. Here is an excerpt from that memorial: “When he called one day last summer, his voice was as always, soft and even. ‘It looks as if you will be the last of us left,’ he said. I knew he was referring to the four of us who…
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Potpourri
The Winners: Brian Dowling & Calvin Hill
ByWayne Willis February 23, 2021April 22, 2023
The Dynamic Duo teamed up again. They shared observations and stories from their Yale days, their days as professional football players and their perspectives on The Student-Athlete, then and now — all to the delight of those who attended.
But don’t take my word for it: See for yourself in the video recording:
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A story about permanent love, set at Yale
ByAdmin February 22, 2021April 22, 2023
. news.yale.edu The Love Proof: A story set at Yale By Susan Gonzalez|Feb. 18th, 2021 Madeleine Henry ’14 wrote two novels while she was an undergraduate at Yale, neither of which were ever published. But her persistence in bringing her narrative voice to the world eventually paid off. The Yale alumna has since published two books: “Breathe In, Cash Out” (2019), about an investment banker who wants to be a yogi, and the newly released “The Love Proof” (Atria…
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News
Rob Schlachter: Legal Citizen of the Year
ByWayne Willis February 21, 2021April 22, 2023
Stoll Berne attorney Rob Shlachter as well as his wife Mara Shlachter will be honored with Classroom Law Project’s 2021 Legal Citizen of the Year Award. The event will be held virtually on April 15, 2021 in Portland, OR.
Classroom Law Project is the premier Oregon non-profit focused on educating students about the law and legal systems. Among other things, […]
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Yale to Help Facebook Debunk Climate Misinformation
ByAdmin February 19, 2021April 22, 2023
from CNBC . Facebook will debunk myths about climate change, stepping further into ‘arbiter of truth’ role By Salvador Rodriguez|Feb. 18th, 2021 Send to Kindle A polar bear in Repulse Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Facebook announced Thursday it will now debunk common myths about climate change, further leaning into the “arbiter of truth” role that the company once renounced. The social media giant said it is adding a section to its climate change information hub that will features facts…
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