by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 30, 2024 | Essays, Our Era at Yale
Refresh your memory of the events we lived through from the day our acceptance letters arrived, until the day we bade Yale farewell. Yale-related events appear in the left column; world and national events appear on the right.—Compiled by Brad Graham and Max Graham...
by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 23, 2024 | Coming of Age on Campus, Survey results
What memories do we treasure decades later? For some, the shenanigans we got up to are foremost. For others, the endless conversations, the beauty of the campus, the chance to learn from the finest professors, the pizzas, making co-education work, or even finding a...
by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 23, 2024 | Coming of Age on Campus, Survey results
As you would expect, responses to our question about influential faculty were as varied as our class. There was the professor who steered us into a life-long profession, who inadvertently led us to our spouse, who helped us find god, who inspired us to pursue a course...
by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 23, 2024 | Coming of Age on Campus, Survey results
It was a relief to discover we were not the only dimwits in our class; in fact a recurring complaint was “how can I choose just one dumb thing?” In fact, we now think some of you are holding out on us, not sharing your most dubious achievements out of an instinct...
by Stu Rohrer | Apr 23, 2024 | Coming of Age on Campus, Survey results
Few of us were untouched by the protests over the Vietnam war, the draft, the fallout from the Black Panther trials, demands for gay rights and women’s rights, the strikes of the dining hall workers and other political events. Here is how our classmates remember the...
by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 23, 2024 | Coming of Age on Campus, Survey results
We asked for memories of experiences outside the classroom. The responses were a delightful collection of only-at-Yale moments. Our participation on teams, clubs and, especially, musical groups left indelible marks on our Yale experience.–Wes Bray and Stu Rohrer...
by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 22, 2024 | Welcome
ON THIS PAGE: WELCOMEOUR ERA AT YALECOMING OF AGE ON CAMPUSFIFTY YEARS SINCE YALE DEPARTED CLASSMATESON OUR MAIN CLASS WEBSITE Click click click. That’s what you do instead of turning pages in this 50th Reunion Classbook, which is equivalent in scope to the 800+ page...
by Yale Class of ’74 | Apr 16, 2024 | Essays, Fifty Years Since Yale
On the rooftop at Jonathan Edwards, 1973; courtesy Ron Claiborne By Ron E. Claiborne · We were going to be different. Remember? I don’t know about you but I sure thought that. I imagined that we were going to eschew the conventional values and hypocrisies of our...
by Stu Rohrer | Apr 15, 2024 | Fifty Years Since Yale, Survey results
Classmates approached this question from different angles. Some even questioned the idea of a “third act.” Others are allowing themselves to enjoy the freedom of retirement and move to a new rhythm, or appreciating the relationships they have in a new way. Some have...
by Stu Rohrer | Apr 15, 2024 | Fifty Years Since Yale, Survey results
How have our classmates applied their creativity and insights to life and work after college? Let us show you the ways …—Stu Rohrer The question: Show us (and tell us about) something you created since graduation. These are a selection of some of my books and...
