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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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1 / 35A staircase in Benjamin Franklin College.
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2 / 35A serving area in Benjamin Franklin College.
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3 / 35A courtyard view of Pauli Murray College.
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4 / 35A 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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5 / 35The courtyard of Benjamin Franklin College.
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6 / 35An entryway with stone carvings.
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7 / 35Intricate metalwork in a college entryway.
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8 / 35Stonework on Pauli Murray College.
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9 / 35The entryway to Bass Tower.
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10 / 35A stone column.
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11 / 35Elaborate stonework over a college entryway.
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12 / 35The peaked rooftop of Pauli Murray College.
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13 / 35A closer look at the architectural details of Pauli Murray College.
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14 / 35A building downspout.
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15 / 35A stained glass window in Benjamin Franklin College.
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16 / 35Details of stonework over an entry door.
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17 / 35A turret at Benjamin Franklin College.
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18 / 35The Bass Tower, with Pauli Murray College in the foreground.
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19 / 35A view of the new colleges from Prospect Street.
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20 / 35A stained-glass window at Pauli Murray College.
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21 / 35A 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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22 / 35Bass Tower, as seen from Benjamin Franklin College.
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23 / 35A plaque honors Anita and Josh Bekenstein ’80, also major donors for the project.
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24 / 35The Pauli Murray College courtyard.
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25 / 35Lights in the dining hall of Pauli Murray College.
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26 / 35The common room of Pauli Murray College.
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27 / 35Bass Tower.
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28 / 35Another view of the Pauli Murray College courtyard.
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29 / 35The entryway to Pauli Murray College.
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30 / 35Signage with the new college's shield.
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31 / 35The entryway to Benjamin Franklin College ...
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32 / 35... and the signage depicting the new college's shield.
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33 / 35A walkway at Benjamin Franklin College.
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34 / 35Benjamin Franklin College, viewed from Prospect and Lock streets.
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