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

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  • Sonia Sotomayor ’79JD

    For Sonia Sotomayor ’79JD, it was a Memorial Day to remember. That’s the night when, after weeks of speculation, President Barack... Read on
    the staff | May 29 2009 11:46am

  • Neal Wolin ’83, ’88JD

    Like a lot of former Clinton administration appointees, Neal Wolin ’83, ’88JD, has found his way back to Washington under President... Read on
    the staff | May 22 2009 11:46am

  • Rocco Landesman ’76DFA

    Playwright Tony Kushner previews it as the American arts community’s “best news… since the birth of Walt Whitman.” Other colleagues... Read on
    the staff | May 15 2009 11:44am

  • Steven Calabresi ’80, ’83JD, David McIntosh ’80 & Lee Liberman Otis ’79

    Not all is misery on the right these days. Just ask the co-founders of the Federalist Society: they and their organization of conservative law students... Read on
    the staff | May 8 2009 11:42am

  • Arlen Specter ’56LLB

    When Arlen Specter ’56LLB jumped parties this week, after 43 years in the GOP and 29 in the U.S. Senate, he set off a flurry of counting:... Read on
    the staff | May 1 2009 11:38am

  • David Hamilton ’83JD

    He’s got 14 years on the federal bench in Indiana, a top American Bar Association rating, and the support of home-state senators from both... Read on
    the staff | April 3 2009 11:28am

  • Gary Locke ’72

    “On test scores alone, I probably would not have been admitted to Yale,” Gary Locke ’72 told a roomful of undergrads in a... Read on
    the staff | February 27 2009 10:11am

  • Nick Sanchez ’95

    After a stint as Bulldogs quarterback, Nick Sanchez ’95 shifted his competitive focus to the courtroom. Now the California... Read on
    the staff | January 30 2009 09:36am

  • Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins ’84MDiv

    The inaugural prayers offered by Rick Warren, Joseph Lowery, and Gene Robinson each kicked up their own mini-controversies. But the Reverend... Read on
    the staff | January 23 2009 09:35am

  • George W. Bush ’68

    Next week, the curtain comes down on the second Bush administration, and with it 20 years of Eli hegemony in the White House. We’ve collected... Read on
    the staff | January 16 2009 09:34am

  • Michael Bennet ’93JD

    Just as one Yale Law School graduate (Hillary Clinton ’73JD) leaves the Senate, another is arriving: On January 3, Michael Bennet... Read on
    the staff | January 9 2009 09:32am

  • Elizabeth Alexander ’84

    Ever since Robert Frost read “The Gift Outright” at John F. Kennedy’s swearing-in, Democrats have had a thing for inaugural bards.... Read on
    the staff | December 19 2008 09:28am

  • Marc Dreier ’72

    In a week dominated by the spectacular charges against Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, it takes a lot to get noticed. But Marc Dreier... Read on
    the staff | December 12 2008 09:27am

  • Robert Rubin ’64LLB

    Robert Rubin ’64LLB may have to turn to the sports page this week to find an article that doesn’t mention his name. The former... Read on
    the staff | November 28 2008 09:23am

  • Tom Perriello ’96, ’01JD

    Come January, Tom Perriello ’96, ’01JD, may be the new kid among 19 Yale alumni in the 111th U.S. Congress. Or maybe not. As of the... Read on
    the staff | November 7 2008 09:19am

  • Oliver Stone ’68

    Oliver Stone ’68 left Yale after his freshman year, but his time on campus no doubt came in handy when he was creating scenes from George... Read on
    the staff | October 24 2008 10:16am

  • Camille Paglia ’74PhD

    The reaction of most left-leaning critics and commentators to the choice of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has been uniform and... Read on
    the staff | October 10 2008 10:12am

  • Aaron Zelinsky ’06, ’10JD

    Being an expert on presidential debates is occasional work at best—better than census taker but not as frequent as America’s Cup commentator.... Read on
    the staff | October 3 2008 10:10am

  • Austan Goolsbee ’91, ’91MA

    With huge financial institutions falling like dominoes this week, the presidential campaign may finally be turning away from issues like lipstick on... Read on
    the staff | September 19 2008 09:50am