On the phone from Changsha, China, David Youtz, then-president of the Yale-China Association, described the city…
Hiding in Plain Sight

“I do not want it anywhere hidden,” Charles Strong wrote of Yale’s proposed memorial to alumni who died in the Civil War. “I want it out in the open.” …
Grand Reopening

A photo essay.
When the Beinecke Library reopened in 2016 after a 16-month renovation, its stewards couldn’t have known that a mere three and a half years later, in March of 2020, they’d be forced to close to the public …
Bits and Pieces

One of the most valuable collections at the New Haven Museum’s Whitney Library isn’t a set of rare manuscripts or first editions. …
Super Bowl

Before what was then the world’s largest stadium could open with the big Yale-Harvard game of 1914, it had to be built. …
Great Promise

Just over a decade ago, key New Haven players made a promise to the city’s students: We will make it possible for you to go to college. …
This Week in New Haven (September 20 – 26)

Fall into current affairs, live music, visual art and, you know, Fall. …
Board Room

News bulletin: Within a one-block radius of Yale’s Cross Campus, the university maintains at least six public bulletin boards, each a point of convergence between the school and the city. …