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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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  • Adrian Bonenberger ’02

    In a week when the headlines were full of Congress’s repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”—led by former Yalie of the Week Joe... Read on
    the staff | December 22 2010 10:49am

  • Fareed Zakaria ’86

    Author and journalist Fareed Zakaria ’86 has made a career of explaining the world to Americans. Starting next month, he’ll do it from a slightly... Read on
    the staff | August 27 2010 10:46am

  • Kris Kobach ’95JD

    Amid all the talk about whether Arizona’s controversial new immigration law is constitutional, law professor Kris Kobach ’95JD has... Read on
    the staff | May 7 2010 04:49pm

  • R. Owen Williams ’07MSL, ’09PhD

    In this economy, most brand-new PhDs are grateful for a job—any job. But R. Owen Williams ’07MSL, ’09PhD, isn’t most new... Read on
    the staff | April 16 2010 04:44pm

  • Rashad Hussain ’07JD

    Rashad Hussain ’07JD comes from a family of doctors. Now, President Barack Obama is calling on this young Indian American lawyer to help heal... Read on
    the staff | February 19 2010 03:22pm

  • Natalie Babony ’06

    When the Canadian women’s hockey team takes the ice in Vancouver on Saturday for its Winter Olympics opener, Natalie Babony ’06 will... Read on
    02/12/2010 | December 19 2011 03:21pm

  • Reshma Saujani ’02JD

    Standing on a bench in a Manhattan coffee shop Sunday, Reshma Saujani ’02JD declared: “This is a new decade and we need a new... Read on
    the staff | February 5 2010 03:19pm

  • Robert Freling ’82

    Even before this month’s devastating earthquake, Haiti’s infrastructure was a disaster. But the Solar Electric Light Fund, run by... Read on
    the staff | January 29 2010 03:17pm

  • David Jackson ’93MBA

    Speaking at the School of Management Leaders Forum in September 2007, David Jackson ’93MBA noted that the subprime mortgage crisis was... Read on
    the staff | December 11 2009 02:55pm

  • Angel Lam ’10ArtA

    She started composing when she was nine years old. Now, at 31, Angel Lam ’10ArtA is traveling the Silk Road. An artist diploma candidate at... Read on
    the staff | October 16 2009 12:22pm

  • Bill Clinton ’73JD

    It took 20 hours, one dinner with the head of state, and one crucial apology to win the reversal of a 12-year sentence for two American journalists in... Read on
    the staff | August 7 2009 12:02pm

  • Bryan Townsend ’09JD

    Before picking up his Yale law degree this spring, Bryan Townsend ’09JD studied economics, philosophy, and disabilities law in China... Read on
    the staff | July 17 2009 11:58am

  • John W. Jackson ’67

    It doesn’t quite match up to the G-20’s promised $1.1 trillion in global stimulus spending. But Yale is quite happy with a $50 million... Read on
    the staff | April 10 2009 11:32am

  • Jonathan Littell ’89

    Since critical opinions have ranged from “a world-class masterpiece” to “bloatedly inept,” you may have to read the new doorstop... Read on
    the staff | March 6 2009 10:13am

  • Alexis Ringwald ’05, ’06MEM, & Caroline Howe ’07

    First there was the French Fry Mobile, driving around the U.S. on used fast-food grease to demonstrate that biodiesel works. Now comes the India Climate... Read on
    the staff | February 20 2009 10:09am

  • Chimamanda Adichie ’08MA

    As the object of daydreams, the $500,000 MacArthur Fellowships are even better than the lottery in that you don’t have to buy a ticket—the... Read on
    the staff | September 26 2008 09:52am

  • Seth Waxman ’77JD

    The Supreme Court’s June 12 decision in the case of Boumediene v. Bush was a victory for foreign detainees being held at... Read on
    the staff | June 13 2008 02:40pm