Editor’s Note: What follows are the minutes of the first meeting.
Still energized by last Spring’s memorable 50th Reunion, the first official post-Reunion Class Council meeting was called to order by Secretary Art Segal at 4:00 PM EST on Saturday, February 15, 2020.
Attending were Andy Schnier, Bruce Mazo, Dan Seiver, Dave Howorth, Derry Allen, Harold Mancusi-Ungaro, John O’Leary, Ken Davis, Mike Folz, Mike […]
from the Yale Daily News App uses drones to deliver across campus Maya Geradi. FEB 17, 2020 Hungry college students now have a new way of receiving snacks and sundries: drone-based package drops across campus without a delivery fee. Kiki Air, a new student startup, offers products sorted into four categories — candy, snacks, healthy…
from: Yale Daily News Yale failed to report foreign funds Feb. 14th, 2020 Eric Wang The University failed to appropriately disclose its foreign sources of funding between 2014 and 2017, University spokeswoman Karen Peart confirmed on Thursday. Peart told the News in an email that, between 2014 and 2017, Yale did not fulfill a statutory…
The first of what is now 5 cultural centers at Yale, the Afro-American Culture Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary at Yale during the weekend of April 17-19. Additional information and registration is available at https://yaleafam50.com/
Editor’s Note: Last Summer, Jim Porter testified before a Congressional Committee on the looming climate crisis. Here is his prepared statement, along with the key slides he shared with the Committee. If you love the ocean or own property near the water, this is a must-read.
from debut.careers One of the most important things that people consider when they’re weighing up their choices for university or college is what it could do for their future career prospects, but if you want the best chance of success, where should you be looking to study? We’ve analysed the educational careers of every…
What follows is a large (245mb, 453 page) document holding the scanned copies of Class Notes columns for the Class of 1969 which have appeared in the Yale Alumni Magazine between the 1969 and 1994. Depending on your browser, either click or right-click and open a local copy of the .pdf file. Use page-search (control-F…
As I think back fifty years since our graduation from Yale, I’m fortunate to have one significant artifact to help jog my memory. That artifact is a thin, worn, paperback volume on my bookshelf entitled Black Studies in the University: A Symposium edited by my fellow students, Armstead L. Robinson, Craig C. Foster, and Donald…
Editor’s Note: Lee Bachman submitted photos from the Creativity Lab at the Becton Engineering center. Also some general pictures from the reunion.
The Creativity Lab in the Becton Engineering Building is open to any Yale student …
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Editor’s Note: Jan 30: See also Wall Street Journal editorial on the same subject. from Artnet news Yale Is Eliminating Its Art History Survey Course Over Complaints That It Prioritizes a White, Western Canon Over Other Narratives The news has caused an uproar among conservatives online. Taylor Dafoe, January 27, 2020 Yale University Art Gallery…
Shortly after he watched White House Counsel Pat Cipollone tell the Senate on Saturday that “the president did absolutely nothing wrong,” a friend sent me an archived copy of Yale President Kingman Brewster Jr.’s 1969 baccalaureate address. Somewhat surprisingly, Brewster’s response —and Yale’s — to the crisis of that time is as urgently needed now as it was then.
from dailykos.com Renewable Tuesday: Decarbonizing the Yale Campus Yale came late to the environmental movement, but has since taken a leadership position, greening the campus, adding environmental courses and research programs, and creating the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. The issue of divesting the vast Yale endowment from fossil fuels has recently been raised very…
On Saturday afternoon of Reunion Weekend, in Sprague Hall, several of us from the Class of 1969 regaled an audience of appreciative classmates, significant others, and passing bystanders with a program of original songs and classics from the 60s. If “writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” then let me not expound in text, but take you right to the goods:
Normally, on the Sunday morning of Reunion Weekend, classmates interested in guiding our Class activities for the next 5 years determine membership on our “Class Council.” That Council then selects the leaders for the upcoming year(s). Last summer that did not happen. So, in September, Ken Brown and I called for volunteers to step forward…
Editor’s Note: In 2020, we’d like to keep up the “Books By Classmates” section. This article profiles two recent Best Sellers, but we want to list ALL books authored by classmates. If you have a book that is not listed in Books By Classmates, please contact us.
