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  • Mystery Monday: memorial monogram

    We spotted this stone carving above an arch in Pauli Murray College. Who does it commemorate? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2024 05:40am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Getting in gear

    Bike fellows Jhan Setthachayanon ’26 and Vivian Whoriskey ’25 were busy recently in the Justa Sanchez Bicycle Repair Shop. The shop, in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 8 2024 06:00am

  • A portrait of Pauli

    Yesterday, Pauli Murray College celebrated the unveiling of a mural by artist Mickalene Thomas ’02MFA in its dining hall. Made up of mosaic... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 28 2023 08:00am

  • State of the art

    It always makes us smile to see an e-reader carved in stone in Pauli Murray College. It’s part of a series on the history of the book that... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 2 2022 09:37am

  • Let's chat

    Students in Pauli Murray College last week continued the tradition of fireside chats, where first-years build a sense of class community and process... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 20 2021 08:19am

  • Mystery Monday: you got treble

    Today’s mystery is this carving in the main courtyard of Pauli Murray College. Whom or what does it commemorate? Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | June 28 2021 07:55am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Pathbreakers

    Planners call them desire paths: those improvised trails through grass or landscaping that reveal where pedestrians really want to go. This one... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 2 2021 08:50am

  • 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

  • A walk in the snow

    The northern colleges (Benjamin Franklin on the left, Pauli Murray on the right) looked handsome in the twilight the other night. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2021 07:48am

  • Rooms available

    Pauli Murray is one of four residential colleges that have been made ready as temporary shelter for local doctors, nurses, and first responders who... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 8 2020 08:16am

  • Portrait of the architect

    The rich ornament of Yale’s early–twentieth century neo-gothic buildings includes the visages of the architects, craftsmen, and patrons... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 24 2020 08:49am

  • Hog wild

    Like some of Yale’s older buildings, Franklin and Murray colleges have ornamental carvings that require decoding. We’re especially fond of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2019 08:05am

  • Dr. Handsome

    Above one of the portals leading to Pauli Murray College is a bulldog physician, complete with stethoscope and reflector. It’s no coincidence... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2019 08:22am

  • Bygone buildings

    Above one of the portals of Pauli Murray College is a tribute to two Yale buildings that were demolished to build the new colleges. Alums, tell us... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 4 2019 10:00am

  • Pupper scupper

    We’re not saying it’s cold or anything, but they’re warning bulldogs not to drool outdoors. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 20 2019 12:13pm

  • Light show

    A cloudy eastern sky reflected the sunset yesterday on the path between Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Colleges. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 4 2018 08:18am

  • Putting down roots

    Some last-minute work to get the campus ready for commencements and reunions. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2018 08:56am

  • Monkey business

    Students in Pauli Murray voted earlier this month on a mascot for the new college. Last night in the courtyard, the result was revealed by costumed... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 25 2017 08:53am

  • Thar she blows

    Day nine of our snapshot tour of the new residential colleges: the metalwork of the Sachem Street gate to Pauli Murray College includes a tribute to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 25 2017 07:51am