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July 2024

  • It takes a village

    The wood frame of the Divinity School's new Living Village residence hall is taking shape. Read more about the project in our latest issue. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 30 2024 10:31am

  • Shower time

    A rainy spell brought the campus some relief from the summer heat today. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 29 2024 08:48am

  • Witness

    Now on view at the Beinecke: an exhibition on the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Since 1984, the archive has collected 4,400... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 26 2024 06:35am

  • Throwback Thursday: notes from the nineteenth century

    We've heard it from Yale College alums more times than we can count: “the class notes are the first things I turn to in the magazine.” It's probably... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 25 2024 12:00am

  • In a reflective mood

    The patterned concrete of the Becton Center, reflected in the undulating façade of Tsai CITY. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 24 2024 05:05am

  • Cookie time

    Now open on Broadway: Cookie 39, a bakery that promises "delicious, classic recipes for everyone to enjoy.” The business is owned by David... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 23 2024 04:38am

  • Mystery Monday: marvelous mustache

    Today's mystery: identify the campus building where we spotted this mustachioed gentleman. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 22 2024 09:52am

  • Throwback Thursday: Helen Hadley Hall's debut

    In June, Yale filed a notice of intent to demolish Helen Hadley Hall, the 65-year-old Temple Street dormitory originally built to house women... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 18 2024 12:00am

  • Made in the shade

    In the midday sun today, this tour group found shade where it could on Beinecke Plaza. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 17 2024 09:50am

  • Day brightener

    The heat and humidity are brutal, but the flowers make the trek across campus more cheerful. Thanks, grounds maintenance crews! Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 16 2024 08:24am

  • Ready for your close-up?

    A word to the wise is sufficient: there are now security cameras in the Sterling Library stacks. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 15 2024 10:27am

  • Family affair

    A family of Pteranodons now greets visitors to the renovated Peabody Museum. The museum commissioned life-sized model skeletons of the winged... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 12 2024 05:49am

  • When clouds are the silver lining

    Thank goodness for clouds! The overcast sky makes it a little more bearable in the heat and humidity. We're sure this lunchtime tour group on Old... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 10 2024 01:19am

  • Throwback Thursday: on the fence

    Our June 12, 1931, cover featured a Yale College tradition: the Fence Oration. Over the decades, strictly observed student customs had developed... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 10 2024 11:05pm

  • Cold comfort

    With the sun beating down and the heat index in the 90s, yesterday seemed like a good day for Ashley's—especially since their blueberry ice... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 9 2024 01:31am

  • Mystery Monday: memorial monogram

    We spotted this stone carving above an arch in Pauli Murray College. Who does it commemorate? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 8 2024 05:40am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4412-mystery-monday-memorial-monogram?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 2 comments</a></span>

  • Trending

    Fashion update: all over campus, buildings are sporting bold orange-and-white stripes and daring sheer blue tops for summer construction season. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 5 2024 05:37am

  • Remembrance

    A new addition outside the Peabody Museum: a stack of stones installed in keeping with the Native American tradition of "memory piles," stones left... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 2 2024 06:58am

  • Mystery Monday: birdman

    Where did we find this carving of a sharp-dressed manimal? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | July 1 2024 09:05am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4409-mystery-monday-birdman?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>