Newsmaker

Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

January 2012

Robert Needlman ’81, ’85MD: “The new Dr. Spock” updates the parents’ bible.

In the 65 years since Benjamin Spock ’25 published his bestseller Baby and Child Care, babies and children probably... Read on

the staff | January 27 2012 08:33am
Stefan Pryor ’93, ’06JD: A turnaround plan for Connecticut schools.

The phrase “Connecticut schools” might conjure images of blond children, green lacrosse fields, and black Lexuses. Despite Connecticut’s... Read on

the staff | January 19 2012 12:18pm
Zachary Katz ’99, ’05JD: Broadband in every pot.

If your image of the Federal Communications Commission still revolves around handing out broadcast licenses and regulating George Carlin’s... Read on

the staff | January 12 2012 12:10pm
Sarah Eidelson ’12: A senior joins New Haven’s Board of Aldermen.

It is one of the peculiarities of New Haven politics that Yale students control an entire ward of the city, and thus a seat on the Board of Aldermen.... Read on

the staff | January 5 2012 11:51am
12/23/11: Kimberly Goff-Crews ’83, ’86JD

Yale students want advice on their sex lives—from university administrators. So says a report on the “campus... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:19pm
12/16/11: Davan Maharaj ’95MSLJ

What they teach journalists: “If your mother says she loves you, get a second source.” What they teach at Yale Law School: “If you can... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:11pm
12/9/11: John Bolton ’70, ’74JD

The long list of official Republican presidential contenders includes zero Yale alumni. But one Yalie—John Bolton ’70... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:09pm
12/2/11: Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA

A year ago, Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA was a student at the Yale School of Drama. Now she’s singing... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:07pm
11/25/11: James Ramsey ’99

For the past couple of years, New Yorkers have been abuzz about the High Line, a linear park built on an abandoned elevated railroad track.... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:03pm
11/18/11: Sari Bashi ’97, ’03JD

In a week when Yale students staged mock Israeli checkpoints on campus to dramatize their support for Palestinian freedom of... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:02pm
11/11/11: Mario Monti ’68Grd

“Senator for Life” sounds to us like a cushy semi-retirement post. But for Mario Monti ’68Grd—nominated to that... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:59pm
11/4/11: William Orville DeWitt Jr. ’63

William Orville DeWitt Jr. ’63 and George Walker Bush ’68 didn’t overlap as Yale students. But the two men have quite a... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:56pm
10/28/11: Sam Fox ’09

When last we wrote about Sam Fox ’09, he was preparing to launch himself on an excruciating—um, we mean... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:54pm
10/21/11: Omar Christidis ’04, ’07MBA

Last December—just ahead of the uprisings roiling the Arab world—Omar Christidis ’04, ’07MBA, traveled the Middle... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:52pm
10/14/11: Theo Epstein ’95

Theo Epstein ’95 “grew up second-guessing Red Sox general managers,” he once told the Yale Alumni... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:49pm
10/7/11: Lynn Novick ’83

Lynn Novick ’83 has come a long way since the Civil War. So have we all, you say—but that’s The Civil War, the... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:47pm
9/30/11: Ashton Carter ’76

So what can you do with a double major in physics and medieval history? If you’re Ashton Carter ’76, and you follow it up... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:44pm
9/23/11: Namwali Serpell ’01

Born and partly raised in Zambia, Namwali Serpell ’01 will travel there to research a novel—with help from a chic Manhattanite.... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:41pm
9/16/11: Garth Neustadter ’12MM

It’s a good thing Garth Neustadter ’12MM didn’t try to travel on September 11. The night before, the composer won a... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:38pm
9/9/11: Taylor Ritzel ’10 & Jamie Redman ’08

At 6'2" and 185 pounds, Taylor Ritzel ’10 is one powerful woman. But it is her seat on a boatful of eight powerful... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 01:36pm