features

Mark Twain's adventures at Yale

The literary giant never went to college, but his ties to Yale were many.

By Shelley Fisher Fishkin ’71, ’77PhD

features

In the wild

An architecture professor finds the ruins of a project from his sixties roots.

By Mark Alden Branch ’86

features

Moments of Transition

President Maurie McInnis '96PhD welcomes the class of '29.

By Maurie McInnis ’96PhD

From the Editor

Let’s talk

On getting to know Yale--and you.

By Pippa Jack

Letters to the Editor

Letters: November/December 2025

Readers write back about Gregory Crewdson, faculty diversity, and more.

Scene on Campus

Apizza party  

New Haven assembles a crowd of eaters to break a world record.

Q&A: Maurie McInnis

Quantum promise

Old Yale

How firm a foundation?

Yale's favorite story of its founding was probably invented to win a legal battle.

By Mark Alden Branch ’86

Last Look

How does your garden grow?

On the ceiling of the Memorial Hall dome, an ever-changing light show.