In memoriam

Here we remember the scholars and teachers of Yale who have enriched us all through their pursuit of light and truth.

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Harry Levit, beloved admissions officer for nearly four decades

Levit, retired associate director of undergraduate admissions at Yale, helped see the office through decades of change.

William R. Burch Jr., pioneering scientist in social and community forestry

Burch, Frederick C. Hixon Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources Management, taught at YSE for more than four decades. He died July 16 at the age of 91.

James Scott, pathbreaking scholar in the social sciences

Scott, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political Science, professor emeritus of anthropology, and author of 10 pioneering books, was also a galvanizing teacher.

Jerome Pollitt, erudite scholar, admired teacher, university citizen

Pollitt, a distinguished historian of Greek art and archaeology, died on April 24 after a long illness. He was 89.

Remembering School of Management’s founding dean William H. Donaldson

Donaldson laid the groundwork for the school’s distinctive mission and strategy and recruited the first class of students to an untried program.