OCS and YAA launch alumni career coaching
This fall, the Office of Career Strategy and the Yale Alumni Association introduced a program connecting alumni with 20 volunteer alumni industry experts across 18 fields for free virtual career coaching. Services include résumé reviews, networking tips, and interview prep. Details are available on the Office of Career Strategy website.
Classic Whiffs keep singing
Fourteen Whiffenpoof alumni, spanning the 1960s to 2010s, performed in Trumbull College on October 18 at the invitation of head of college Fahmeed Hyder ’95PhD. Known as the “Classic Whiffs,” the group gathers annually to rehearse and perform, keeping alive arrangements from the Whiffenpoofs’ 116-year history.
FOOT program thrives in 2025
This year, 668 first-years and 172 leaders embarked on 86 wilderness trips as part of Yale’s FOOT (First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trips) program. Supported by 45 crew members, the trips kicked off Camp Yale in late August. In 2026, program director Cilla Leavitt ’74, ’81MFS, will celebrate her 42nd year leading FOOT.