features

Building a community

Yale's new president welcomes the Class of '28.

By Maurie McInnis ’96PhD

features

The shanties on the plaza

In the 1980s, the issue of apartheid in South Africa awakened a new generation of student activists at Yale.

By John Besche ’22

features

American studies

How Gilded Age artists rediscovered the human form.

Letters to the Editor

Letters: November/December 2024

Readers write back about swimmer Ali Truwit, Yale nurses, and more.

Where They Are Now

A Yalie's route to the NFL

Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel '05 explains what his Yale classmates and a locker room full of pro football players have in common.

By Evan Frondorf ’14

Scene on Campus

Heading out on FOOT

On First-year Outdoor Orientation Trips, the bonding starts even before they leave New Haven.

President's Letter

The impact of a teacher

Excerpts from the president's address to the Graduate School Matriculation Ceremony.

By Maurie McInnis ’96PhD

Old Yale

Partez!

The 1924 crew grabbed the ultimate prize: an Olympic gold medal.

By Mark Alden Branch ’86

Last Look

Air mail

In the L and B Room: the high-tech communication of yesteryear.