Honoring outstanding achievers
Wilbur L. Cross Medals were presented to four extraordinary alumni on October 27: developmental psychologist Carol Dweck ’72PhD (psychology), DNA researcher Philip Hanawalt ’59PhD (molecular biophysics and biochemistry), marine ecosystem expert Jeremy Bradford Cook Jackson ’71PhD (geology and geophysics), and historian of religions Jonathan Z. Smith ’69PhD (religious studies). A fifth Wilbur Cross Medal was given to former dean Thomas Pollard, honoris causa, in recognition of his exceptional service to the Graduate School.
The award, established in 1966, is named for Wilbur Lucius Cross 1889PhD (English), dean of the Graduate School from 1916 to 1930 and a four-term governor of Connecticut. The medal, the highest honor conferred by the Graduate School and the Graduate School Alumni Association, recognizes achievements in scholarship, teaching, academic administration, and public service—all areas in which the legendary Dean Cross excelled.
Training for nonacademic careers
As more students consider careers outside the classroom, the Graduate School has responded by creating new ways for them to gain professional experience while still at Yale. Beginning this semester, qualified students in their teaching years were invited to apply for fellowships in the university’s museums, libraries, and research centers in lieu of teaching. The initiative is run through the Teaching Fellow Program and is part of the Graduate School’s rethinking of how teaching assignments are allocated.
Scholar turns to murder
Colleen J. Shogan ’02PhD (political science), deputy director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and adjunct professor of government at Georgetown University, has murdered a senator. To be more precise, a fictional character she created has killed a fictional senator in her first novel, Stabbing in the Senate (Camel Press 2015). The book is set in and around the Senate office building where Shogan worked as a fellow and then as legislative staff for Senator Joseph Lieberman, before she joined the staff of CRS, a service unit within the Library of Congress. Stabbing in the Senate is book one of the Washington Whodunit series. Shogan has a three-book contract with her publisher and has already written the second volume. Titled Homicide in the House, it will be released in October 2016—right before the election.
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