Susan Byseiwicz ’83 B.A. first met former Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso at an American Legion event at her high school. That chance encounter with the first woman elected governor in the United States proved to be a definitive moment. Between her...
Three years ago, the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) began a pilot mentoring program to help Yale students tap into the wisdom of Yale alumni around the globe. The AYA enlisted more than 500 alumni volunteers and plans to soon expand the initiative to...
When Titus Kaphar ’06 M.F.A. graduated from Yale, like many art school graduates, he moved to New York City. But he says he spent a lot of time thinking about the city of New Haven — a city that was affordable, with a vibrant culture, and the possibility...
Marion Belanger ’90 M.F.A. and Martha Lewis ’93 M.F.A. had traveled in the same New Haven art circles for years, but it wasn’t until both applied to create an installation for the New Haven Agricultural Experiment Station that the two decided to join...
The annual Yale Jefferson Awards honor an undergraduate, a graduate student, and an alumnus who have given back in extraordinary ways. This year, the awards are going to three Yalies whose own life challenges inspired them to make a difference:...
At a certain time in his life, Yale School of Music graduate Daniel Juarez M.M. ’02 aspired to a successful career as an opera star. These days, however, he measures success a bit differently.
Today, he says, he has the “best of both worlds”: a job at...
One day last July, during a particularly rainy week, Ashton Gores ’18 M.P.H. was working at the Neighborhood Health Project, providing hypertension and diabetes screening for New Haven residents alongside other Yale students. A man walked into the clinic...
In today’s world, health, medicine, and wellness transcend the medical facility. Healthcare providers need a holistic view of people — their environments, behaviors, and psychographic characteristics — to improve health outcomes and wellness.
To meet...
