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  • And on your left . . .

    This month, the admissions office and the Visitor Center began offering in-person tours for prospective students again for the first time since the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2021 08:00am

  • The COVID two-step

    There's a new dance rehearsal space on the lower level of the Schwarzman Center, but for the time being, it’s been pressed into service as a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2021 08:25am

  • Mystery Monday: therein lies a tail (or two)

    It's nut-gathering season! Where at Yale can you find this sciurine carving? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 11 2021 08:38am

  • Open classroom

    Those five words you love to hear on a crisp October afternoon: “Let’s have class outside today.” Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 8 2021 09:04am

  • Throwback Thursday: big entrance

    It’s hard to imagine Yale without Phelps Gate, but Elis had to make a less grand arrival until Phelps Hall and its posh portal were built.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 7 2021 08:00am

  • Para llevar

    Besides the clusters of food trucks at the medical school and Ingalls Rink, there are a few stalwarts elsewhere on campus. You can usually find... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 6 2021 08:00am

  • Righteous path

    The Sterling Divinity Quadrangle is looking pretty good at 89 years old. We’ve always admired the colonnade inspired by Jefferson’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 5 2021 08:40am

  • Mystery Monday: seal of approval

    If your eyes have a tendency to wander upward when you're on campus, you may recognize this rendition of the Yale seal. Where is it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 4 2021 01:58pm | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Table service

    One pandemic innovation we hope is permanent: the abundance of outdoor tables and chairs on campus. They have made Beinecke Plaza a much more lively... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 1 2021 08:45am

  • Throwback Thursday: sweet memories

    A new grab-and-go food spot in the Schwarzman Center has replaced Durfee’s, the campus convenience store in Durfee Hall. But some of us... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 30 2021 08:27am

  • Stone cold

    Saybrook College’s Wrexham Tower is loosely modeled on St. Giles’ Church in Wrexham, Wales, where early benefactor Elihu Yale is buried.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2021 08:16am

  • Blue yonder

    In New England, there’s no sky like a September sky. Even Roy Lichtenstein’s Modern Head is impressed. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 28 2021 08:21am

  • Mystery Monday: three in one

    We’ve always been a little intrigued by this decorative motif. Where on campus can you find it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 27 2021 08:52am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Innovation station

    The splashy new home of the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale was completed more than a year ago, but COVID restrictions have now relaxed... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 24 2021 08:26am

  • Throwback Thursday: precious stones

    One hundred years ago in October, ox carts brought three millstones to campus to adorn the brand new Harkness Memorial Quadrangle. They came from... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 23 2021 08:09am

  • Mystery Monday: gorgeous mosaic

    We always say it pays to look up when you’re in a Yale building. Where did we find this striking mosaic tile ceiling? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 20 2021 09:18am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Mobile, home

    After a three-year sabbatical in the Art Gallery sculpture garden, the Alexander Calder sculpture Gallows and Lollipops is back in its... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 14 2021 07:54am

  • Mystery Monday: dapper Dan

    We know the current Handsome Dan is a fan of bow ties; do you think he’d look good in a pair of glasses like these? And where on campus can... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2021 08:15am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • The way it should be

    We know we’ve said it before, but it’s so good to see this campus full of people again. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 10 2021 08:00am