Notes from Woodbridge Hall Archive: 2014

President Salovey regularly shares his reflections and reports on his activities in this message to the Yale community.

June 2, 2014

For the past two weekends, Marta and I have visited with Yale alumni back on campus for reunions. Over 6,800 people—alumni and their families and...

May 19, 2014

On this picture-perfect commencement day, when even the sky is Yale blue, I salute our...

May 5, 2014

It has been a busy couple of weeks for everyone on campus. I spent a few days in Washington, DC, attending a meeting of the AAU Presidents and...

April 21, 2014

This week we welcome nearly 2,000 guests to campus – about 1,200 high school seniors admitted to the Class of 2018 and 800 parents and other...

April 7, 2014

Last night, Marta and I had the pleasure of attending the Broadway opening night of Will Eno’s “...

March 24, 2014

When I was a student, many of my classmates would head off to a warmer place during spring break. This year, Marta and I spent the break meeting...

March 3, 2014

In the remarks I made last October during the inauguration ceremonies—seems like ages ago!—I suggested that by continuing to harness technology,...

February 17, 2014

In my last “Note from Woodbridge Hall,” I wrote about participating in the White House Summit on College Opportunity. This event helped to place...

February 3, 2014

Growing up in New Providence, New Jersey, my siblings and I had two childhood heroes: Carl Yastrzemski and Pete Seeger. Admiring a baseball player...

January 20, 2014

Today, the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. inspires many on our campus to engage in acts of service and outreach. Yale community members will...

January 6, 2014

Last week on New Year’s Day, Bruce Alexander, Marta, and I were privileged to attend the inauguration of the new team in New Haven’s City Hall. We...