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October 2026

  • Removing barriers

    The construction fence around Connecticut Hall has come down, and Nathan Hale has been freed from his protective plywood box. Work on the interior... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 27 2026 04:23am

  • Mystery Monday: bat signal

    With Halloween coming up, we couldn't resist offering this bat as a Monday mystery. It's not actually on a Yale building, but it is literally next... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 26 2026 08:38am

  • Take him out to the ball game

    Sage Boy is ready for the opening game of the World Series tonight. We wouldn't have pegged him as a Tampa Bay fan; maybe he prefers mangroves to... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 23 2026 08:10am

  • Throwback Thursday: celebrating 250

    On October 19, 1951, Yale marked its 250th birthday with an academic procession and ceremony in Woolsey Hall. Among the guests were representatives... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 22 2026 12:00am

  • A midterm breather

    Just as it's truly feeling like fall, it's time for fall break. Classes in Yale College are in recess until Monday.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 21 2026 04:02am

  • Pop Bart

    The visage of former Yale president A. Bartlett Giamatti ’60, ’64PhD, now presides over the game room of Saybrook College, where Giamatti... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 19 2026 07:53pm

  • Autumnal arrival

    We've been seeing hints of fall color for a while now, but it feels like things hit a new level over the weekend.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 19 2026 06:27am

  • Labor legend

    Yesterday evening, New Haven honored union leader John Wilhelm ’67 (above) by designating the intersection of College and Elm Streets as John... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 16 2026 04:29am

  • Throwback Thursday: celebrating 300

    Twenty-five years ago this month, Yale concluded the celebration of its 300th anniversary with a convocation on Cross Campus, a speech by former... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 15 2026 07:43am

  • Centered

    In the center of an exhibition space in the Art Gallery is a circle of 36 wooden posts representing an isibaya, a cattle enclosure that forms the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 14 2026 07:18am

  • Judicial transparency

    In the main staircase of the Sterling Law Building, some English jurists achieved an unexpected form of immortality: caricatures from the English... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 13 2026 01:54am

  • Doing good since 1886

    Happy 140th anniversary to Dwight Hall! Founded in 1886 as a campus affiliate of the YMCA, the organization eventually took on the name of its... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 12 2026 09:06am

  • Happy quasquitercentennial!

    Today is Yale's 325th birthday. On October 9, 1701, the Connecticut General Assembly approved "An Act for Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School,"... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 9 2026 12:15pm

  • Walkathon

    Our lunchtime walk kept getting extended today—it was too nice out to go back inside.  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 7 2026 11:12am

  • Throwback Thursday: a bully bicentennial

    One hundred twenty-five years ago this month, Yale marked its bicentennial in a four-day celebration capped off by an academic procession and... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 7 2026 11:38pm

  • The gospel according to Yale

    The Institute of Sacred Music has been training church musicians for more than 50 years, and the local community has long enjoyed performances by... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 5 2026 04:07pm

  • Mystery Monday: fowl up

    We've accidentally hit on a zoological theme for Mystery Monday lately: an owl, a seahorse, and now this proud peacock. Where did we find him?  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 5 2026 05:59am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4956-mystery-monday-fowl-up?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 2 comments</a></span>

  • Lost and found

    If you've ever wondered what happened to the giant record-player sign from Cutler's, or the time clock from the old Arena, or the Columbus statue... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 1 2026 12:35am