Photo Pop Up Lecture Series – Yale School of Art
Editor’ Note: This is another in a series of Alumni events available to all of us.
Richard Seltzer’s New Novel: Nevermind
Our prolific classmate, Richard Seltzer, has yet another novel published this year: Nevermind.
The lives of Ruth and Mark are transformed by Nevermind magic that Ruth learned from her mother—magic that can undo what has been done and alter the shape of reality. Ruth learned from her mother—magic that can undo what has been done and alter the shape of reality. They fall in love and […]
Class Notes – Jan/Feb 2021
From Tulsa World: “Gene Carson Buzzard passed away on July 21, 2020 from complications related to brain cancer. He will be remembered by his family and many friends for his intellect, humor, curiosity, generosity, loyalty, general gusto, and for living his life with joy. He loved sailing, baseball, fly fishing, the American West, photography, birding, cycling, the Blues, and almost anything that allowed him to be outside or with his family. He once ran the…
Class Colloquium 8: COVID Update, Jan. 27, 2 pm EST
Classmate Ken Davis, MD, CEO of Mt. Sinai Health System in New York, presented the very first Class Colloquium in April when COVID was crushing New York. With the “second wave” of the pandemic raging and vaccines arriving, it’s time for an update from the frontlines. Ken will be joined by classmate Ira Berkower, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator in the FDA’s Immunoregulation Lab, and an expert on vaccines.
The next and 8th Class Colloquium is set for 2 pm EST on Wednesday, January 27th, for Class of ’69 only. Register now to attend!
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. Anna Zhang, a Yale College sophomore, Nyuol Lueth Tong, a doctoral candidate in comparative literature at the Graduate School of…
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 since been used by other universities including Oxford and Cornell. It all starts with 50 questions and from there, an…
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 to meet with him but pressured two members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers into attempting to rescind their…
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 program’s highest since the NCAA began monitoring GSR in 2002. The men’s basketball program had a rate of 90%, while…
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 leadership. Each credit correlates to a certain number of points, and schools self-report their standings based on University data. To...
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 […]
“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 several participants. About 30 chief executives — of companies as large as Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson and Walmart —…
