If Bhutan succeeds in preserving its extraordinary natural heritage, it will be because of Buddhism. But Bhutanese Yale alumni can take some credit.

Though they were again stopped short of the “Frozen Four,” the men’s hockey team was ranked number one in the nation for eight weeks this winter. The Bulldogs have become a national power.

The 1960s saw the first significant presence of black men in Yale College. Forty years later, a disproportionate number have died. Did the racial barriers they faced all their lives play a part?