Campus & Community

Inside Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin colleges

Yale’s newest residential colleges allow the university to admit more highly qualified applicants. The colleges will be home to nearly 800 students.
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    A staircase in Benjamin Franklin College.
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    A serving area in Benjamin Franklin College.
  • Outside brick facade.
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    A courtyard view of Pauli Murray College.
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    A line from the song "Just One of Those Things" by Cole Porter, Yale Class of 1913, graces the woodwork in the Benjamin Franklin College dining hall.
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    The courtyard of Benjamin Franklin College.
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    An entryway with stone carvings.
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    Intricate metalwork in a college entryway.
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    Stonework on Pauli Murray College.
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    The entryway to Bass Tower.
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    A stone column.
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    Elaborate stonework over a college entryway.
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    The peaked rooftop of Pauli Murray College.
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    A closer look at the architectural details of Pauli Murray College.
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    A building downspout.
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    A stained glass window in Benjamin Franklin College.
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    Details of stonework over an entry door.
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    A turret at Benjamin Franklin College.
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    The Bass Tower, with Pauli Murray College in the foreground.
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    A view of the new colleges from Prospect Street.
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    A stained-glass window at Pauli Murray College.
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    A plaque honors Charles Johnson ’54, who made a historic $250 million gift to the university for the building of the new colleges.
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    Bass Tower, as seen from Benjamin Franklin College.
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    A plaque honors Anita and Josh Bekenstein ’80, also major donors for the project.
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    The Pauli Murray College courtyard.
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    Lights in the dining hall of Pauli Murray College.
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    The common room of Pauli Murray College.
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    Bass Tower.
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    Another view of the Pauli Murray College courtyard.
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    The entryway to Pauli Murray College.
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    Signage with the new college's shield.
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    The entryway to Benjamin Franklin College ...
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    ... and the signage depicting the new college's shield.
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    A walkway at Benjamin Franklin College.
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    Benjamin Franklin College, viewed from Prospect and Lock streets.
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