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  • View from the top

    The courtyard of the Humanities Quadrangle—formerly the Hall of Graduate Studies—is placidly green now, but not too long ago it was a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 13 2021 08:03am

  • Platform committee

    They’re literally setting the stage for Yale’s 320th commencement. It won’t be the usual pomp and circumstance, but... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 12 2021 08:49am

  • Take a walk

    High Street between Wall and Grove is now open to pedestrians, completing the conversion of four blocks of campus streets to walkways. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 11 2021 07:58am

  • Mystery Monday: keep scrolling

    Today’s mystery is a bit further afield than usual: do you recognize this scroll-shaped piece of architectural ornament? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2021 08:10am

  • David Swensen, 1954–2021

    Like so many people at Yale, some of us at the Alumni Magazine had the great pleasure of knowing David Swensen ’80PhD, Yale's chief investment... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 7 2021 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: building a movement

    Thirty-five years ago this spring, student activists built a shanty town on Beinecke Plaza as a protest against Yale’s investments in South... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 6 2021 09:39am

  • He was on first

    Yale’s baseball stadium, known for its first 94 years simply as Yale Field, has been renamed to honor former US president George H. W. Bush... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 4 2021 08:41am

  • Mystery Monday: this one's a dandy

    Today's mystery is this carving spotted on Pauli Murray College. What local institution does it memorialize? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2021 07:45am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Paging Tiny Tim

    For those keeping track, the tulips in the south court of Berkeley College have made their appearance. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 30 2021 08:06am

  • Throwback Thursday: monumental occasion

    Forty years ago, on May 6, 1981, the design of Maya Lin ’81, ’86MArch, was revealed to be the winner of the competition for the Vietnam... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 29 2021 08:22am

  • In the open

    Yesterday was another beautiful spring day, and it looks like today will be, too. It’s a glorious time to be outside! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 28 2021 08:03am

  • Long and winding road

    If you’re on campus and looking for a compact place to get your daily steps in, there’s always the labyrinth at the Divinity School. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 27 2021 10:09am

  • Throwback Thursday: rowing on the river

    Twenty years ago this month, we celebrated the new Gilder Boathouse on our cover. Alums, what do you remember most about rowing on the Housatonic at... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 22 2021 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: c'mon, you know this one!

    Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this bit of geometric ornament? The spot itself has some mystery about it. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 26 2021 08:00am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Decision time

    After sorting through a record 46,905 applications, the Yale College admissions office sent offers to 2,169 potential members of the Class of 2025... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 23 2021 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Fashion forward

    To be honest, we don’t always fully understand Sage Boy’s sartorial choices. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 21 2021 08:00am

  • Yellow greenway

    Every spring, the forsythia at Hillhouse Avenue and the Farmington Canal Greenway gets a little more dazzling. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 20 2021 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: bark if you know this one

    There’s no shortage of bulldogs carved into Yale’s façades. Where did we spot this lean and hungry specimen? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 19 2021 08:29am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Bygone day

    Today is a bit gray, so enjoy this shot of the Green and Bingham Hall from a sunnier Wednesday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 16 2021 05:50am