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  • A place to pause

    Yesterday was one of those admissions-brochure days when everyone is outside. Most remarkably, the formerly lonely Hewitt Quadrangle has become a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 14 2022 08:21am

  • You don't look a day over 300

    Sunday will be the 384th anniversary of the founding of New Haven, Yale’s home since 1718. Happy Birthday, Elm City! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 22 2022 08:00am

  • Study out loud

    After all these years, we’re still finding rooms at Yale we didn’t know about. The Andrews Study Room is a “collaborative... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 13 2022 08:30am

  • Missing a mitten?

    True, it’s feeling more like spring these days. But we still hope this mitten we spotted on a Hillhouse Avenue fence finds its owner. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 12 2022 08:46am

  • Mystery Monday: skylit

    This might be a tough one for all but the most recent alums: a new(ish) intervention in an old space. Where is it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 11 2022 08:22am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Looks good in yellow

    Today we pause for our annual admiration of the forsythia on Hillhouse Avenue. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 8 2022 08:16am

  • It is April, after all

    It was a rainy morning rush hour yesterday on the pedestrian path next to the School of Management. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 7 2022 08:05am

  • Christmas in April

    We don’t know who managed to get this figurine into this niche—which is about ten feet off the ground on the side of Sterling Memorial... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 6 2022 08:00am

  • A welcome sight

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, the gates to the Old Campus have been locked, making the historic quad largely inaccessible to the public. So... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 5 2022 08:00am

  • Question authority

    New signs went up recently to discourage people from sitting on the wall surrounding the sunken Noguchi sculpture garden on Beinecke Plaza, and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 4 2022 08:00am

  • Inside story

    One of Yale’s most admired interiors is open to the public again. The Beinecke Library’s exhibition hall is now open on Saturday and Sunday... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 1 2022 08:26am

  • Music to our eyes

    Another sign of spring outside the music school’s Leigh Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 31 2022 09:04am

  • See Yale first

    In-person campus tours for prospective students and their families are back in business. Alums, what do you remember most about your campus tour? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 30 2022 08:18am

  • Welcome committee

    A company of daffodils was on hand to greet folks on their first day back from spring break yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 29 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: holding up

    This guy and his friends want you to know they’ve been working out. Know where on campus we found him? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 28 2022 08:34am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Colorful canvas

    The Center for British Art is now open to the public again on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On display through July 24: a major exhibition of works... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 24 2022 08:00am

  • Buona notte, Naples

    Two and a half years after Wall Street Pizza (formerly Naples) shut down, Yale has shared its plans for the building in a public meeting. Recently... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 25 2022 08:18am

  • Spring action

    Much of Yale is away on spring break right now. But spring is starting off pretty nicely right here on campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 22 2022 08:00am

  • Check it out at the library

    There’s a new exhibition space in Sterling Memorial Library, tucked between the nave and the Starr Reference Room. The Hanke Exhibition... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 23 2022 08:00am