Notes from Woodbridge Hall (2013-2019)

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

December 2, 2013

I have just returned from Thanksgiving break – although Marta and I stayed fairly close to home – as have most of you. I hope everyone is...

November 18, 2013

A number of years ago, I had the privilege of traveling to the Philippines to collaborate on a psychological study concerning the stigma...

November 6, 2013

I am pleased to offer my congratulations to our mayor-elect, Toni Harp (‘78 MEnvD) and pledge on behalf of the Yale community to continue our...

November 4, 2013

Earlier this semester, I noted a...

October 21, 2013

For the past two weeks, I have been BIRGing. This term, from my field of social psychology, is based on the acronym for “basking in...

October 7, 2013

This morning, I woke up to the marvelous news that James Rothman ’71, the...

September 23, 2013

Every once in a while, I have a couple of weeks where Yale’s amazingness (is that a word?) is revealed in all its glory. The last two weeks were...

September 9, 2013

Last week, John DeStefano, the twenty-year mayor of the city of New Haven was kind enough to invite me for a cup of coffee. We discussed many...

August 26, 2013

I write this note having just welcomed new students to Yale College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Management, with...

August 12, 2013

Some of you may remember the old computer game, “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” (now more than 25 years old, if you can believe it!). ...

July 29, 2013

I hope that summer has been a time for you to catch up on reading for pleasure. While I was setting up my office in Woodbridge Hall, I...

July 15, 2013

Although the academic rhythm shifts in the summer, it is certainly still busy on campus. I am getting settled in at Woodbridge Hall, moving books...