Event

We kick off 2025 with an interview (and your Q&A) with Hughes Norton.  Hughes was a leader at International Management Group — the legendary sports management company.  After a meteoric career representing Tiger Woods and heading up IMG’s Golf Division, Hughes suffered some rapid reverses in both career and life — all of which he addresses candidly in a new memoir, Rainmaker.

This should be a fun time, especially for golfers, frustrated golfers, sports enthusiasts and those of us who’ve endured the “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” more generally

Register now for Class Colloquium 20, on February 18th at 2:00 pm EST.

How WE can accelerate solutions to climate change. Register now (10/24 at 4 pm ET)

Wayne Willis, ’69, has been involved in lobbying for smart climate policies since 2017, most recently as State Coordinator for Citizens’ Climate Lobby.  He’s developing a book answering all the questions he gets from officials, community leaders, and fellow citizens about climate — the science, the climate models, the possible solutions, the hopelessness/denial/cynicism people feel about the problem, and what responsible people like us can and should do about the problem.

The central chapter of his forthcoming book is a framework outlining HOW a climate catastrophe can be avoided … and what YOU can do today to make a huge difference. 

This Zoom meeting will share that model and highlight why NOW is a critical time:  You see, regardless of the election outcome, there is a time window in November and December to pass one law (ready for a vote now!) and another window in 2025 to enact a different one (that is being developed)! Both pieces of legislation are bipartisan, both are incredibly impactful and neither is assured of Congressional action without your support.  Congress will need to hear your voice … a strong voice empowered with your understanding of how and why the legislation is necessary.

“There is a tide in the affairs of men,” the Bard famously said, that when “taken at the flood leads on to fortune.”  Now is that time.

Wayne’s presentation is about 35 minutes, and we’ll have the balance of our time for Q&A and discussion.

Register here

Note: All Yale Boom classes are invited to this talk hosted by the  Class of ’67 Dean Jeremiah Quinlan: The Challenges of Yale College Admissions  Tuesday, July 16th – 4:00 p.m. ET on Zoom With 57,000 highly qualified high school seniors applying for only 2,200 places, how in the world does the Yale Admissions Department choose among them?Find out

How has the changing role of women affected our lives? We’ll explore that question in the next Talk ’67 event. Women have become a dominant force in every aspect of American life. Not admitted to Yale when we were there, more women than men now graduate from high school, college, and professional schools.

In 1967, the model young American Woman was Miss America, Jane Anne Jayroe. Today, a leading American woman is Caitlin Clark, whose NCAA women’s national championship basketball games drew more viewers than the men’s games.

The Yale of our day saw Kingman Brewster, Jr. as President; today’s Yale will soon inaugurate Maurie McInnis as its 44th President.

In our lives, we have experienced many impacts of this Women’s Revolution….

All YaleBoom Classes (’67-’73) are invited to join a panel presentation by the Yale Radio Alumni Group, highlighting the radical shift in programming that occurred in the late 60s and early 70s. ….

Editor’s Note:  Here’s another Zoominar offered to the “Yale Boom” Classes of 67-73.  This one is sponsored by the Class of ’67, featuring Bob Leahy ’67, ’74 Ph.D., Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York.   The author of 29 books, Dr. Leahy will talk about his latest book, “If Only” … all about REGRET.  If interested, act fast.  Register before the event, March 19th at 2:00pm ET.

Note: The recording and the slides from the presentation are now included (at the bottom of the announcement).

In the summer of 2021, David Howorth (Davenport ’69 and nationally certified bridge instructor) hosted some online lessons to teach bridge to classmates — some who played earlier in their lives (and who wanted a refresher) and some newbies. Rave reviews followed.

Well, he’s offering the course again, starting in early October. Click thru to read more and sign up by September 25th.