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May 2024

  • Throwback Thursday: reunion fashion

    When alumni these days get a class baseball cap or t-shirt on arrival at their reunions, it's a vestige of what was once a parade of elaborate class... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 29 2024 08:00pm

  • Yale's 24th president

    Via livestream this morning, Yale announced the appointment of Maurie McInnis ’96PhD as the university's next president, taking office on July... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 29 2024 07:02am

  • Throwback Thursday: old Old Campus

    This cover of our magazine is almost 100 years old, but the scene it depicts is much older: a photo of the Old Campus from 1864 that would have... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 23 2024 12:00am

  • It'll be in tents

    Out with the commencement chairs, in with the reunion tents: Yale welcomes back the classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 22 2024 08:29am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4386-it-ll-be-in-tents?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Who are you wearing?

    A view from yesterday: one of the underrated pleasures of commencement is the time spent socializing in regalia on Cross Campus while waiting for... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 21 2024 05:09am

  • Parting gift

    After conferring eight honorary degrees at Yale's 323rd commencement today, outgoing president Peter Salovey ’86PhD got a surprise from... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 20 2024 11:21am

  • Dining out

    As the weather warms up, it's high season for the food trucks outside Ingalls Rink. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 17 2024 03:58am

  • Seating arrangements

    They're lining up the chairs for Class Day (Sunday) and Commencement (Monday). The rain is supposed to go away by then; let's hope so! Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 15 2024 08:00pm

  • No triskaidekaphobia here

    Two new floors were added to Kline Tower in its recent renovation. Maybe because the building houses scientists, there was apparently no... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 15 2024 06:34am

  • Coming up

    Nearly everywhere you look on campus these days, there's something in bloom. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 14 2024 04:46am

  • On to Syracuse

    The women's lacrosse team had a big weekend, beating Binghamton and Johns Hopkins in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on their... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 13 2024 03:58am

  • Big moment

    As spring progresses, the campus redbud trees are having their star turn. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 10 2024 04:41am

  • Another semester in the books

    Final exams don't end officially until 5:30 this afternoon, but the campus is abuzz today with people packing up and moving out. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 8 2024 05:27am

  • Throwback Thursday: crossword champs

    There is a significant overlap between Yale alumni and crossword-puzzle aficionados, and apparently that's nothing new. In our January 16, 1925... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 8 2024 10:45pm

  • Captive

    When it's a beautiful spring day, this is the best possible place to be "stuck in the library" at Yale. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 7 2024 01:30am

  • Mystery Monday: who gives a hoot?

    We've noted before the substantial owl population carved into Yale's architecture. Does anyone know where we spotted this one? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 6 2024 06:47am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4374-mystery-monday-who-gives-a-hoot?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Spring scholars

    Final exams for Yale College students began yesterday, so there's lots of work to be done. But that doesn't mean they can't also enjoy the sunshine... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 3 2024 05:21am

  • Throwback Thursday: high tech

    An ad in our March 13, 1936, issue featured some state-of-the-art data processing technology. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 1 2024 05:11am