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November/December 2005

Prof Says He Was Targeted For His Politics
Can being an anarchist get you fired from the Yale faculty? David Graeber thinks so. Graeber, an untenured associate professor of anthropology, says his appointment wasn't renewed last spring because of his political activism.

The Devil Wears Brooks Brothers
Directed by John Kirby and hatched by Harper's editor and veteran gadfly Lewis Lapham '56 -- who wrote the screenplay -- The American Ruling Class is a satirical, quasi-journalistic expose of American oligarchy.

 

Forum: Mother Yale Excerpts from alumnae commentary in the great motherhood debate, and an essay by political economist Frances Rosenbluth on the larger societal context of women, children, and careers.

$30 Million Bequest For Law School
An alumnus who headed one of New York's most prestigious law firms and advised Governor Nelson Rockefeller has left more than $30 million to the Law School.

Show Him the Money Yale president Rick Levin '74PhD talks about fund-raising.

 
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Aural History

Want to hear the greatest diva of the late 1800s sing an aria in her home? A soprano, coached by Wagner, performing Isolde? Or Duke Ellington in a test pressing of "Bouncing Buoyancy"? At Yale's collection of early vocal recordings, history doesn't just come alive. It sings.

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Comfort Food

For 30 years, Claire's Corner Copia has nourished town and gown with big portions, too much butter, and love.

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New Arrivals

As the semester began,we talked with first-year students about what brought them to Yale, and first impressions.

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Friendship and Individuality

Painters Camille Pissarro and Paul Cezanne learned from each other in order to go their own ways -- a useful lesson, says President Levin in the 2005 Freshman Address.

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