Notes from Woodbridge Hall Archive: 2017

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

December 11, 2017

The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA), one of the finest university art collections anywhere in the world, celebrates its fortieth anniversary...

November 13, 2017

What a difference a year makes! Over the past twelve months, our campus has borne witness to many physical changes. We opened the new...

October 23, 2017

Did you know today is Mole Day? Completely unrelated to Groundhog Day, Mole Day gets its name from the number of atoms in one mole of a substance—...

October 2, 2017

This week we will celebrate a wonderful milestone for Yale: the dedication of Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray colleges. Like so many in our...

September 18, 2017

Over the past several weeks we have witnessed—and some of us have experienced firsthand—the destructive, awful power of natural disasters. Harvey...

August 28, 2017

I have spent my entire career—indeed my whole life—in schools. Yet there is still no feeling quite like the beginning of a new academic year. Like...

August 16, 2017

This is the time of year when we mark important transitions. We look ahead and plan for the future. But it is also a time for reflection and...

July 10, 2017

The summer is here! The pace of life on campus has slowed—but not stopped—giving me some moments for reflecting and taking stock about what is...

June 5, 2017

Tomorrow, Yale employees from around the university will gather for our annual Staff Appreciation Day on Old Campus. Hundreds will enjoy the...

May 30, 2017

This past weekend marked the first of two reunions organized this year by the Association of Yale Alumni (...

May 22, 2017

For thousands of Yale graduates and their families, today represents a wonderful milestone. Across campus, families will gather to reflect on...

April 17, 2017

This weekend Yale will join communities around the world in observing Earth Day. Yale was one of the many campuses that celebrated the very first...