Reunion Details Announced – Registration Now Open!

Reunion Details Announced – Registration Now Open!

ByDerry Allen and Bill Newman

The YAA has published the key reunion details, including the link to register for the events and on-campus housing. You can also see the summary of the Schedule of Events; as the program evolves, the summary descriptions will be replaced by more detailed ones, so check back.

The price for the Reunion itself, optional on-campus housing, refund policy and financial assistance availability are all addressed on this page (center tab).

Here some other key developments:
1. Exciting Class Program.  The Class-specific panels include …

Yale breaks $90,000 level for next school year

Yale breaks $90,000 level for next school year

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Yale ($91k) joins Tufts ($96k), BU ($90k) and Wellesley ($92k) in having total costs for tuition, housing and other expenses exceed $90,000 for next school year.

Also, in another Admissions Office announcement, the number of applicants for the Class of 2028 established an all-time record, 57,465. There were 2,146 offers of admission sent for an overall admission rate of 3.73%.

Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf
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Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf

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“Now, in Rainmaker, Norton draws back the curtain on his meteoric rise and abrupt fall. With never-before-told stories and exclusive insights, he discusses what it was like being Tiger Wood’s first agent, his time representing the narcissistic Greg Norman, and shining a bright light on his sudden—and controversial—ouster as the head of IMG’s Golf Division—a juggernaut he helped build. This is an engaging and unforgettable memoir that explores golf as never before.”

Bulldogs Beat No. 4 seed Auburn 78-76 to Advance in NCAA

Bulldogs Beat No. 4 seed Auburn 78-76 to Advance in NCAA

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Update: Sadly, the Bulldogs were eliminated by San Diego State in the second round.


SPOKANE, Wash. – Yale is moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. John Poulakidas scored 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field as the Bulldogs, the No. 13 seed in the East Region, stunned No. 4 Auburn 78-76. Yale advances to meet No. 5 seed San Diego State on Sunday.

Regret: Uses and Misuses

Regret: Uses and Misuses

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Update: The YouTube recording of this talk is now available.

ORIGINAL: Is regret ever a positive? Here’s another Zoominar offered to the “Yale Boom” Classes of 67-73.  This one is sponsored by the Class of ’67, featuring Bob Leahy ’67, ’74 Ph.D., Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York.   The author of 29 books, Dr. Leahy will talk about his latest book, “If Only” … all about REGRET.  If interested, act fast.  Register before the event, March 19th at 2:00pm ET.

Wentworth Earl Miller, Jr., March 17, 2024

Wentworth Earl Miller, Jr., March 17, 2024

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Wentworth Earl Miller, Jr., fondly known as Earl by family, peacefully passed away on March 17, 2024, at the age of 76 following a long and courageous battle with cancer.  He is survived by his beloved 99-year-old mother, two sisters, seven brothers, three children, and five grandchildren.

Went was a graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School, a Rhodes Scholar, and the creator of LEEWS (Legal Essay Exam Writing Seminar), a successful law preparation …. 

Latest Information About the 55th Reunion

Latest Information About the 55th Reunion

ByDerry Allen and Bill Newman
Editor’s Note:  Our fearless Reunion Co-Chairs Derry Allen & Bill Newman provide this update:
  • Online registration for the reunion events & on-campus housing will “go live” very soon — hopefully by later next week. We’ll blast a special email to everyone when it’s ready.
  • The Class Survey is getting a solid response; if you have yet to take it, click here.
  • The Class-only and Yale-wide programming is coming together; see details within.
  • The Class Dinner will host a new musical format; see this story.
  • See within for links to all the FAQs and resources you’ll need for a great weekend.
Second Call: All Classmate Musicians

Second Call: All Classmate Musicians

ByDerry Allen and Bill Newman

CALLING ALL CLASSMATE MUSICIANS: WE WANT TO HEAR YOU PERFORM!

As previously reported, we will have fun music at the reunion. By classmates. Yes, YOU!

We will have two “street pianos” in the tent at TD. Folks can just play a bit as they feel like it, while walking by, whether to entertain friends, jam or just communicate their thoughts.

Also, we are going to enjoy more music played by classmates after dinner on Saturday, including…

Larry Franks Appointed to Clark University Board of Trustees

Larry Franks Appointed to Clark University Board of Trustees

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This academic year is the first of six for Larry Franks as a Trustee of Clark University, Worcester, MA.   As the announcement of his appointment says, “After graduating from Clark with a master’s in government and international relations, Franks joined the Peace Corps and lived in Africa. Prior to retiring in 2007, he worked…

It’s “Sir Stephen Schwarzman” now!

It’s “Sir Stephen Schwarzman” now!

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Stephen Schwarzman given honorary British knighthood.

Blackstone founder named among US recipients alongside Mark Milley, former chairman of joint chiefs of staff.

Billionaire US private equity executive Stephen Schwarzman is to receive an honorary British knighthood for services to philanthropy. The award was announced by the British embassy in Washington, and confirmed …

Survey Goes Live! Time to take it!

Survey Goes Live! Time to take it!

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You may recall the extensive class survey that most of our classmates took in 2019.  It covered LOTs — health/sex, demographics, work/career, politics, lifestyle, relationship with Yale, and religion/spirituality.

This 2024 survey updates that information with how things may have changed since our 50th reunion five years ago.  The questionnaire is fun and …

If you haven’t taken the survey yet, start here.

Eugene Linden Wins Prestigious Book Award
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Eugene Linden Wins Prestigious Book Award

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The Coun­cil of the Amer­i­can Me­te­o­ro­log­i­cal So­ci­ety (AMS) has voted to award Eu­gene Lin­den The Louis J. Bat­tan Au­thor’s Award for his 11th book, Fire and Flood: A Peo­ple’s His­tory of Cli­mate Change, from 1979 to the Pre­sent. A pre­vi­ous work on cli­mate change, Winds of Change: Cli­mate, Weather, and the De­struc­tion of Civl­liza­tions, won the Grantham Prize’s Award of Spe­cial Merit.

A for­mer se­nior writer for TIME Mag­a­zine, where he wrote about na­ture, sci­ence, and …