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Yale’s online commencement kicks off at 11 AM Eastern time, but a small band of Yalies couldn’t bear the idea that there wouldn’t... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2020 10:18am
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We spied a graduation photo shoot on Cross Campus yesterday afternoon. Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates, whose degrees will be... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2020 07:55am
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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
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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
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Yesterday on Old Campus: 15,000 folding chairs. Today: one big tent. Alums, are you ready for reunions? Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 22 2018 10:10am
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Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates from the School of Nursing broke out the bubbles to celebrate Commencement today. Besides the 3,000-odd... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 21 2018 02:33pm |
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The chairs are in place, and we’re almost ready for commencement on Monday. Alums, what’s your favorite memory from commencement at Yale? Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2018 08:48am
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On Monday, the Old Campus will host 15,000 people for Yale’s 317th commencement. Yesterday afternoon, it was just a nice spot for a game of... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2018 09:00am
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From our January 1943 issue, 75 years ago. Students at Yale during World War II graduated on an accelerated schedule, which meant the Class of 1943... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 25 2018 02:07pm
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Yale’s Class of 2017 is now out the door and carved into Yale history. Each Yale College graduating class plants a sprig of ivy on campus and... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2017 09:10am
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Around 3,000 people are receiving degrees from Yale this morning at the university’s 316th commencement. The traditional procession was... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 22 2017 11:05am
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Class Day cochairs Joana Andoh '17 and Larry Milstein '17 rehearsed their introduction of Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein ’95 this... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2017 10:36am
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3,627 graduates and their families are grateful that the rain held off until today. Now, the Old Campus gets ready for reunions. Read on
Mark Branch ’86 | May 24 2016 10:50am
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Yale’s 315th commencement gets under way in an hour! This year’s honorary degree recipients are: Canadian Supreme Court justice Rosalie... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2016 09:14am
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As they reach Phelps Gate in the commencement procession on Monday, graduates will see their class year immortalized. Since the 1850s, each Yale... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2016 11:58am
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Ah, senior week . . . these soon-to-be graduates were enjoying a lunch of lobster and champagne in front of Sterling Memorial Library yesterday. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2016 08:41am
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The stage is set for Commencement this weekend. Now it’s just a matter of putting out 15,000 folding chairs and we’ll be ready to go. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2016 08:54am
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Once the degree is in hand, the only thing left to do is empty out the dorm room and fill up the SUV. So long, Class of 2015! Come back soon.... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2015 08:36am
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The scene on Cross Campus, where graduates queue up for the march to the Old Campus for Commencement, gets more colorful every year. The Divinity School... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2015 02:06pm
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The folding chairs are all in place, the jumbotrons are being tested, and Nathan Hale has an elevated view for Yale’s 314th commencement on... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2015 08:50am
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