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  • Raising the roof

    3,627 graduates and their families are grateful that the rain held off until today. Now, the Old Campus gets ready for reunions. Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | May 24 2016 10:50am

  • Commencement Number 315

    Yale’s 315th commencement gets under way in an hour! This year’s honorary degree recipients are: Canadian Supreme Court justice Rosalie... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2016 09:14am

  • Street scene

    A sunny spring day and a prime people-watching table next to the Art Gallery—not a bad way to pass the time in old New Haven. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 20 2016 09:04am

  • Set in stone

    As they reach Phelps Gate in the commencement procession on Monday, graduates will see their class year immortalized. Since the 1850s, each Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2016 11:58am

  • Feast day

    Ah, senior week . . . these soon-to-be graduates were enjoying a lunch of lobster and champagne in front of Sterling Memorial Library yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2016 08:41am

  • Getting ready

    The stage is set for Commencement this weekend. Now it’s just a matter of putting out 15,000 folding chairs and we’ll be ready to go. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2016 08:54am

  • Suspended

    School’s out, commencement is not till the weekend, and reunions are two, three weeks away. It’s a good day to try out the hammock in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 16 2016 08:03am

  • Outta here

    Yesterday was moving-out day for all undergraduates except for seniors. Have a great summer, Elis! See you in the fall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 13 2016 08:44am

  • Red, white, and beautiful

    The Berkeley College courtyard always sports the college colors this time of year. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 12 2016 08:53am

  • The British are back

    The wait is over! The Yale Center for British Art reopens today after a 16-month renovation. The building itself looks a little brighter and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 11 2016 08:30am

  • A site with spirit

    Now the new colleges have names—that’s Pauli Murray College on the left and a bit of Benjamin Franklin College on the right. It’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2016 08:40am

  • Here comes the sun

    After a week of rain, clear skies have returned to New Haven. But with Yale College final exams finishing up on Wednesday in Yale College, a number... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 9 2016 08:52am

  • Lots of room

    An organ student tackles the Newberry Memorial Organ in Woolsey Hall, Yale’s most glorious practice room. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 6 2016 08:17am

  • Bulldogwoods

    Has Yale always had this many dogwood trees? They’re putting on quite a show this year. This specimen is on Library Walk just outside Jonathan... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 5 2016 08:45am

  • Gray May

    Dreary skies in New Haven this week—perfect weather for the library as students prepare for final exams. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 4 2016 08:52am

  • In a name

    About 600 people gathered on Cross Campus outside Calhoun College on Friday for what organizers called a renaming ceremony. Students protesting the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2016 08:51am

  • Find the words

    Take a second look at this photo. At first glance you see the familiar vertical concrete face of Yale’s architecture building, Paul Rudolph... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 2 2016 08:38am

  • Shhhhhh

    It’s a busy time of year at Yale, but you can always count on the Librarian’s Court at Sterling Memorial Library to provide an oasis of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 29 2016 08:37am

  • Give me my propers

    Yale announced yesterday that its two new residential colleges will be named for Pauli Murray ’65JSD and Benjamin Franklin. Campus bulletin... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 28 2016 08:54am