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New Haven & Community Service Archive
Beyond the Building
by Jennifer Kaylin
April 2003
When a fire destroyed a factory in downtown Ansonia, Connecticut, the town
enlisted Yale's Urban Design Workshop to help decide how to rebuild. For
the past ten years, this arm of the School of Architecture has offered advice
to cities and towns all over Connecticut.
A Firm Foundation
by Mark Alden Branch
October 2002
Since 1953, the Ulysses S. Grant Foundation has given Yale undergraduates
a place to try teaching -- and New Haven schoolchildren the inspiration to
dream big.
Old Yale: James Hillhouse
for New Haven, for Country, and for Yale
by Judith Ann Schiff
October 2001
During his tenure as president, Richard C. Levin has become known for his
skill at bringing town and gown closer together. But he was hardly the first
Yale administrator to meld the interest of the university and its host city.
New Haven: Biotech City?
by Bruce Fellman
May 2001
For 34 years, Alexander Garvin has been showing students how planning can
change American cities. Now he's at work on an audacious project to bring
the Olympics to New York City.
Highs & Lows of
Town & Gown
March 2001
More than most universities, Yale has been intimately involved in its host
city. The relationship has swung from affectionate to aggressive.
Going Local
by Magaly Olivero
February 2000
Yale grads are returning from "abroad" to take advantage of what they see
as New Haven's more manageable scale and lengthening list of opportunities.
Six profiles provide a taste of "life after Yale" as it is being lived in
the university's hometown.
Barnes & Noble, and
Mom & Pop
by Mark Alden Branch
February 1999
The managers of Yale's commercial real estate holdings hope to create a neighborhood
where national chain stores and distinctive local institutions can coexist
to the benefit of both.
Teacher Power
by Mark Alden Branch
May 1998
The idea of professors and public-school teachers working together to imrove
curricula is too good for town and gown to keep to themselves. So after 20
years, the Yale-New Haven Teachers institute is preparing to go national.
The City's Turn
by Mark Alden Branch
Summer 1998
Yale now sees that its future and New Haven's are inextricably linked. Can
new vice president Bruce Alexander '65 help move the city's recovery into
high gear?
The Booking of New Haven
by Patrick Dilger
December 1997
The Yale Co-op lost its Broadway lease to Barnes & Noble in the spring of
1997, but the venerable store is still in business, adding to the rich mix
of New Haven's publishing purveyors.
The Arts and the City
by Bruce Fellman
October 1996
Major exhibitions at Yale galleries this fall serve as a potent reminder
of the university's unique commitment to the arts. Elsewhere, such commitment
has been harnessed as an engine of urban renewal. Will the Elm City be next?
The Emerging Urban University
by Jennifer Kaylin
April 1995
he lingering image of Yale as a tranquil college in a peaceful New England
town has been overtaken by one of a global university in a distressed city.
With a combination of moral commitment and pragmatic concern, the current
administration is embracing the new reality-with some heartening results.
Beating Crime from the Bottom
Up
by Marc Wortman
March 1994
New jails and mandatory sentencing attract the politicians, but the combined
efforts of the Medical School and the New Haven police force suggest that
what works best is taking action long before a crime can be committed.
The Attraction of Toad's
by Brian Steinberg '91
December 1993
At the heart of the Yale campus is a pop music shrine that draws some very
un-Ivy talent. A few traditionalists still shrink from Toad's Place, but
the undergraduates love it, and even a President or two shows up these days.
Founder Mike Spoerndle couldn't be happier.
Fixing Up the Neighborhood
by Jennifer Kaylin
November 1993
Like most New England cities, New Haven has suffered for decades from the
loss of its manufacturing base. The familiar ills of modern urban America
have compounded that loss, but now the university is joining the city and
the state in some ambitious attempts to restore the Elm City to its former
self.
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