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  • Sign of things to come

    Outside Woolsey Hall, an indication that the Schwarzman Center—which will include a pub—is getting ready for its fall opening. And that... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2021 08:02am

  • Four days in May

    Four straight days of commencement ceremonies begin today as the architecture and nursing schools celebrate their graduates. Find out more about the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 21 2021 08:42am

  • What everyone is wearing this spring

    Graduating students have begun to acquire their caps and gowns for commencement this weekend. We spotted Danielle Harris ’21 posing for her... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2021 07:46am

  • Final countdown

    Final exams in Yale College begin today. We spotted students studying in Sterling Memorial Library's Periodical Reading Room. Alums, where did you... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 14 2021 09:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: 'stache bash

    Ten years ago, we covered the School of the Environment’s annual mustache contest. In a scene unthinkable in pandemic times, Ryan Sarsfield... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 15 2021 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: postwar prom

    On an April night 75 years ago, Yale students savored the return of a tradition interrupted by war: the Yale Prom. With luck and diligence, the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 8 2021 07:57am

  • The end of history

    For nearly three years, McClellan Hall on the Old Campus housed office space for the history department during the renovation of the Hall of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 7 2021 07:59am

  • A spike in activity

    This is one of seven spikeball games we saw in progress on our walk around campus yesterday. Apparently it’s the perfect pastime when spring... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 25 2021 08:03am

  • Good timing

    Yesterday was one of five designated “break days”—scattered throughout the spring semester in lieu of a conventional spring... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 10 2021 08:09am

  • Time for a short break

    In a normal year, most of Yale would be on spring break this week. But to accommodate a compressed pandemic schedule—and to discourage... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 9 2021 08:02am

  • Throwback Thursday: getting back to normal

    Seventy-five years ago, from our March 1946 issue, a scene of postwar life: returning veteran students “relaxing” (in suit and tie) with... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 18 2021 08:12am

  • Throwback Thursday: Glee

    Our February 1961 cover, designed by Norman Ives ’52MFA, commemorated the centennial of the Yale Glee Club. Any Glee Club alums out there? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 11 2021 08:01am

  • New semester, same pandemic

    Yesterday and today are move-in days for Yale College students for the spring semester. To accommodate social distancing, most first-years will be... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 29 2021 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: haberdasher’s lament

    Fifty years ago, in our February 1971 issue, we reported on the hard times facing the traditional campus purveyors of men’s wear in an age of blue... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 21 2021 01:33pm | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Where do we start?

    As the Yale Daily News reported this weekend, the university has decided to house first-year students in their residential colleges next fall... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 12 2021 07:55am

  • United by a divider

    Can you still enjoy a meal with friends in a dining hall this semester? Yes, but with some precautions, as demonstrated in Silliman College recently... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2020 07:50am

  • Throwback Thursday: the kids were all right

    Fifty years ago, author and outgoing Pierson College master John Hersey ’36 published a book called Letter to the Alumni, a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 1 2020 08:08am

  • Get the message?

    The campus bulletin boards are now doubling as billboards to spread the word on preventing COVID-19. Other nearby boards read “WEAR FACE... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 16 2020 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: sex talk

    Fifty years ago this week, in 1970, students arriving on campus for the fall semester were greeted with a 64-page pamphlet called Sex and the Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 17 2020 07:55am | Ico comments 1 comment