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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
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 15 2026 07:43am
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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
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2026 09:06am
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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
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 9 2026 12:15pm
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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
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 7 2026 11:38pm
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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
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 1 2026 12:35am
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Two hundred fifty years ago today, Captain Nathan Hale, Class of 1773, was hanged by the British in Manhattan after he was caught spying for the... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 21 2026 03:01pm
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In October 1936, we noted the arrival of a new "electric scoreboard" at the Yale Bowl. The clock was electric, but the other information was posted... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 1 2026 12:00am
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Our October 1986 issue documented the inauguration of Benno C. Schmidt Jr. ’63, ’66LLB, as Yale's 20th president, 40 years ago this... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 17 2026 07:02am
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In our September 1976 issue, we marked the beginning of what was then called the School of Organization of Management, where classes began 50 years... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 10 2026 12:00am
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The first photo here was taken between classes for our November 1936 issue. We went out on the first day of classes yesterday to get a comparable... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 2 2026 07:07am
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The Class of 2030 moved in on Sunday. In our October 1978 issue, we featured scenes of the Class of 1982's move-in. The students weren't identified... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 26 2026 06:26am
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With football season around the corner, we were amused to see this ad in our November 27, 1901 issue promoting the sheet music for "Yale Boola... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 13 2026 02:02am
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In our August 1936 issue, we reported that the house at Temple and Grove where dictionary author Noah Webster (Class of 1778) had once lived was to... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 6 2026 04:16am
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Forty-five years ago, our Summer issue recounted a standout 1981 season for Yale baseball, led by the pitching of future Mets star Ron Darling... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 30 2026 12:00am
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Being familiar with the expression "belt-and-suspenders type" for someone who likes to be prepared for all contingencies, we had to smile when we... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 23 2026 02:22am
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Almost 100 years ago, in January 1927, we published a photo of Sheffield Hall (first photo) at Prospect and Grove, which served as home to the... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 15 2026 06:20am
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Twenty years ago last month, Sterling Memorial Library's nave was emptied of its last freestanding card-catalog cabinets, as we reported in our... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2026 08:00pm
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Fifty years ago this summer, workers descended on the Old Campus for a major renovation of five residence halls. In our February 1976 issue, we... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 25 2026 12:00am
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Sixty-four years ago tomorrow, as seen on our July 1962 cover, President John F. Kennedy accepted an honorary degree at Yale's commencement.... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 10 2026 01:11am
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Thirty-five years ago, in our Summer 1991 issue, we profiled Herbert "Rosey" Rosenberg, who kept Yale men looking sharp as the longtime proprietor... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 4 2026 05:14am
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