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  • Forecast

    Reunion planners can rest easy on at least one count: it doesn’t look like there will be any rain for this reunion weekend. It’s not too... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 24 2019 10:02am

  • The big top

    Yale is ready to welcome its first wave of 2019 reuniongoers this weekend! Besides the Class of 1994, which will fill this tent on the Old Campus... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2019 01:44pm

  • Off of the street

    There’s a new restaurant in the Morse-Stiles walkway. Sherkaan specializes in “Indian street food”—ironically, since the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 22 2019 08:09am

  • Left behind

    Just inside one of the gates of Branford College, the unwanted possessions of graduating seniors await reclamation by Yale’s spring salvage... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 21 2019 02:25pm

  • Year of the woman

    When Yale awarded Gloria Steinem—“feminist and firebrand, icon and iconoclast,” above—an honorary degree today, she was one... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 20 2019 02:56pm

  • Rock star

    Pioneering Yale scientist Benjamin Silliman may now be best known on campus as the inspiration for the name of Silliman College. But to find his... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2019 08:48am

  • Calm before the storm

    On Monday, thousands of graduates will line up on Cross Campus for the commencement procession. But for now, things are a little more relaxed. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 16 2019 09:57am

  • Full flower

    Spring is still springing on College Street outside Farnam Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2019 08:51am

  • The stage is set

    The dais is up for Yale’s 318th commencement next Monday. Still to come: 15,000 folding chairs. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 14 2019 09:01am

  • New perspective

    We moved into our new offices at 2 Whitney Avenue a week and a half ago, and we're enjoying the new views from our windows. Seen here is the back... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 13 2019 07:56am

  • Still more tulips

    Tired of us posting pictures of spring flowers on campus? Too bad! How could we pass up these tulips outside Morse College? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2019 08:06am

  • What lies beneath

    Ever wonder what it’s like 72 feet below Harkness Tower? The builders of the Memorial Quadrangle brought back a souvenir when they dug the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 9 2019 09:52am

  • Time out

    Finals for Yale College students end today, and many students are already gone, including some seniors who will celebrate with classmates in various... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 8 2019 08:47am

  • I have a bad feeling about this

    Why is there a poster of Han Solo encased in carbonite at the end of the tunnel between Bass and Sterling Libraries? Your guess is as good as ours. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 7 2019 08:10am

  • Marshy

    Not everyone knows that you can find a wetland on the Yale campus. It turns out that the Marsh Botanical Garden is aptly named. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 6 2019 08:46am

  • Cat power

    This pair of lions—salvaged from Lampson Hall when it was demolished to make room for Berkeley College—has guarded the Central Power... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2019 08:12am

  • Flamingo Thursday

    Honestly, it’s been a little gray for the past few days, so please enjoy this photo from last week of the flora and fauna of Timothy Dwight... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 2 2019 08:48am

  • A moving experience

    For 44 years, the Yale Alumni Magazine has operated from the second floor of 149 York Street, a former bakery that was renovated by the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 1 2019 08:25am

  • Periodical tables

    Classes are over in Yale College, and reading period has begun. Time to pick a favorite study space! These scholars are working in the periodical... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 30 2019 08:27am