General News

Class Notes for May-June 2022

Secretary Andy Kaufman writes: Philip Rich retired at the end of 2021, after 40 years as a Radiologist practicing mostly in Oakland and Berkeley. One month into retirement, he reports that “it feels like I've just enjoyed a couple of weeks off; the reality that this is "IT" hasn't penetrated. It…

June 6, 2022

Meritocracy: Its Role in Education, Careers, and Modern Life | Debate/Webinar | Tuesday, May 17 5pm ET

Join two leading thinkers, Yale Law School professors Tony Kronman (author, The Assault on American Excellence, 2019) and Daniel Markovits (author, The Meritocracy Trap, 2019) as they present alternative sides of a debate on an issue of significance to contemporary society.  They will address…

April 1, 2022

5Oth Reunion | June 9-12, 2022 | New Haven

Fellow 1971 Classmates - We write with the good news that (barring unforeseen circumstances) we will convene in New Haven June 9-12 for what is now actually our 51st reunion! Reunion headquarters for the Class of 1971 is Davenport College. Information on registration and attendance requirements…

March 22, 2022

Class Notes for March-April 2022

Class Secretary Andy Kaufman writes: I’m sorry to report that Sheldon Hines died on December 1, 2021.  A resident of Berkeley College at Yale, Shelly majored in History and rowed crew.  After Yale, Sheldon earned a master’s degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in 1977…

January 25, 2022

Class Notes for January-February 2022

Class Secretary Andy Kaufman writes: Ralph Dawson and Don Roman have been honored by Pierson College, which has established The Ralph Dawson PC ’71 and Don M. Roman, Sr. PC ’71 Prize to be awarded annually to the graduating Pierson senior “who has had the most profound impact on racial justice in…

January 25, 2022

Yale Boom Hosts Dementia Discussion

Wayne Willis, Editor of Yale1969.org, writes: The video recording, the transcript, and the chat log of the recent zoominar on Alzheimers, Dementia and Palliative Care are now available on YaleBoom.org. While you're at YaleBoom, check out the other excellent online programs archived there.  Sign up…

November 30, 2021

Class Notes for November-December 2021

Class Secretary Andy Kaufman writes: Kudos to Ralph Dawson, one of this year’s Yale Medal award winners.  As Yale’s announcement of Ralph’s award reminded us, Ralph has been a leader for both our class and the broader university community from our earliest days on campus.  During our first year, he…

November 1, 2021

Ralph Dawson Honored by Yale

Excerpted from YAA press release: Since its inception, the Yale Medal, the highest honor presented by the Yale Alumni Association, has been presented to more than 300 individuals who have shown extraordinary devotion to Yale’s ideals and demonstrated their support through extensive, exemplary…

September 14, 2021

“On My Graduation from Yale” by Mitch Garner

On our recent Class Zoom, Mitch was kind enough to share this poem he wrote a half-century ago on our graduation day:   On My Graduation from Yale Here we stand, the relay of youth, Passed to a world we learned to know Like tender flow’rs of pristine Truth, Brilliant in their scholarly glow.…

June 21, 2021

A First Look at How We Changed

"We moved on from whatever we had been; we studied, hitched up, and bred; we pursued more than one career; we polarized; and we retired South and West."  So opens this fascinating essay -- excerpted from our upcoming Classbook -- by Class demographer Rick Cech, the principal researcher for our 50th…

May 8, 2021