With Michael Morand
A quarter century on, Yale & New Haven have been renewed and rebuilt. Our classmate Michael Morand has been in the thick of campus and community renaissance as Yale's associate vice president for New Haven affairs and now as the University's deputy chief communications officer. He'll lead us on a tour of old Yale now renewed, new Yale inconceivable in 1987, and the rebuilt fabric of New Haven, focused on the residential colleges, Broadway, the dramatic transformation of Yale & the Dixwell neighborhood, Ingalls Rink, the new residential college site, Science Hill & Hillhouse Avenue, and the new SOM.
Meet on Broadway outside the Apple Store near the Yale Bookstore.
2pm Science Panel
How Does The Mind Work?
Join four members of the class of 1987--a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a philosopher, and a science writer--for a thought-provoking exploration of human nature. We will talk about new scientific research that sheds light on how the brain gives rise to who we are, and how this research sheds light on addiction and other disorders.
- Tamar Gendler, professor of philosophy at Yale University
- Marc Potenza, professor of psychiatry at Yale University and Director, Yale Program for Research on Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders
- James Gross, professor of psychology at Stanford University
- Carl Zimmer, science writer
3pm Giving Back – Yalies Who Walk the Walk
Wayne Pacelle and James Esseks discuss the life long commitment to making a difference in the world through non-profit organizations. They will look at how non-profits influence our lives, as well the challenges that non-profits face today.
- Wayne Pacelle - President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
- James Esseks - Director of the ACLU's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and AIDS Project
Linsley-Chittenden (63 High St), Room 101
3pm The Financial Crisis and the Economy
Join our classmate Michael Barr and a panel of leading Yale faculty to discuss the financial crisis, financial reform, and the current state and prospects for the U.S. economy. Learn what it was like to enter government as the country’s economy was falling off a cliff, and to work on reforming the financial system going forward. Hear what the key problems were leading up to the financial crisis, and a debate over whether the Dodd-Frank Act took the right steps to reform the system. Discuss the current state of the economy, the U.S. fiscal position, the ongoing crisis in Europe, and what the economic future might look like for ourselves and for our children.
- Michael S. Barr, Jonathan Edwards ’87 & Law ‘92. Barr, a Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions, 2009-2010, and was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Barr is the author, most recently, of No Slack: The Financial Lives of Low-Income Americans (Brookings Press 2012).
- Jonathan R. Macey, Law ‘82. Macey is the Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law, Yale Law School, and author of leading treatises and casebooks on corporate law and banking law, including Macey on Corporation Laws and Banking Law and Regulation.
- Andrew Metrick, MA ’89. Metrick is Deputy Dean for Faculty Development & Michael H. Jordan Professor of Finance & Management, Yale School of Management. Metrick served on the Council of Economic Advisers, 2009-2010, and is a leading scholar on financial stability, including his seminal work on “repo” markets. His most recent book is Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation.
Loria Center - 200 York St., Room: 250
3pm Going Green: Building a Sustainable University
This reunion panel will explore Yale’s groundbreaking on-campus sustainability initiatives, Yale’s work with the City of New Haven to create a resilient and sustainable city and Yale’s connection to collaborative efforts crafting sustainable cities nationwide.
- Julie Newman, Director, Yale Office of Sustainability
- Mark Bomford, Director, Yale Sustainable Food Project
- Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Executive Director, Urban Resources Initiative (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies)
- Morgan Grove (’87)(Research Scientist, US Forest Service)
- Charlie Lord (’87)(C-Quest Capital, LLC)
Linsley-Chittenden (63 High St), Room102
3pm Yale Scavenger Hunt
Do you think you know Yale?
Join us on Friday of reunion weekend outside Reunion registration at 3:00 to join in our very own Yale 87 scavenger hunt. Everyone will get a list of things to go to collect around campus -- a Dean's note, a picture with President Levin, and so on. Different points are assigned to each item. Bring your items back in 90 minutes and we will tally the points.
Yale Center for British Art – 1080 Chapel, Auditorium
Follow the journey of 4 classmates who went from Yale to professional sports:
- Chris Dudley – 16 year NBA Career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trailblazers and Phoenix Suns
- Bob Kudelski - 11 year NHL career with the LA Kings, Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers
- Adam Snow - long time professional polo player who was one of a select group of American players to achieve the elite 10 goal ranking, two-time winner of the Knox Award as the MVP of the U.S. Open Championship (2002 and in 2009).
- Bill Zito- Professional Sports Agent representing NHL players for almost 20 years with clients including NHL Stanley Cup MVP and record-setting goalie Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins.
Yale University Art Gallery – 1111 Chapel, McNeil Lecture Hall
2pm Choosing the Right College for Your Child
A Class of 1987 Exclusive! Join Yale Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel as he walks us through the modern maze of college selection and application. Dean Brenzel will not only discuss Yale admissions, he will focus on how to choose the college that is best for your child.
Loria Center – 200 York St., Room 351
3pm DO BOOKS STILL MATTER?
Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
- Bruce Feiler (moderator) – Author of ten books, including the best-sellers Walking the Bible, Abraham, America’s Prophet, and The Council of Dads; and the writer-presenter of several PBS series. Bruce lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters.
- Chang-Rae Lee – Author of Native Speaker (winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award), A Gesture Life, Aloft, and The Surrendered, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Chang-Rae is a professor of creative writing at Princeton, where he lives with his wife and children.
- Claire Messud – Award winning author of When the World Was Steady, The Last Life, and the best-selling The Emperor’s Children, which was long-listed for the Booker Prize. Claire lives in Cambridge, MA, with her husband and children.
- Jane Mendelsohn – Author of three novels including the best-selling I Was Amelia Earhart, which was short-listed for the Orange Prize, and American Music. Jane lives in Manhattan with her husband and children.
- Amor Towles – Investment professional and author of the best-selling novel The Rules of Civility. Amor lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
- Vinca LaFleur: speech writer for President Clinton and currently a partner at West Wing Writers in DC.
- Brett Kavanaugh: Senior Associate Counsel and Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary to President George W. Bush. Currently, Brett is a US Circuit Court Judge in Washington, DC.
- Jay Carney: Press Secretary to President Obama.
Yale University Art Gallery – 1111 Chapel St., McNeil Lecture Hall
Dwight Hall Conference Room (upstairs)
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