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November/December 2007

Against political correctness: a liberal's cri de coeur
A former dean of the Yale Law School, Anthony T. Kronman, PhD, JD, argues that "today's idea of diversity is so limited that one might with justification call it a sham diversity, whose real goal is the promotion of a moral and spiritual uniformity." (September/October 2007)

You can quote them
Yale law librarian Fred R. Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, on the real writers of "nattering nabobs" and "axis of evil."

Going down with the ship
The annual Yale Engineering Design Team cardboard boat race.

Why the president drives a Prius
Yale president Rick Levin '74PhD talks about Yale's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Another week, another touchdown -- or two (or three)
As Yale's football team swept into October undefeated, Mike McLeod, a junior running back from New Britain, Connecticut, was waging a massive assault on the record book.

First days at Yale
First-year students talk about what they're doing here. Also: new students' origins, by the numbers.

The Freshman Address
A liberal education should help students decide "what you should value and how you should live," Yale's president told the Class of 2011. Also: excerpts from the Graduate School Matriculation Address by Jon Butler.

Seeing the Forest, the Trees, and the World
The history of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

The Green Blues
For Yalies who want it, green advice from Yalies who know.

Building for Keeps
Kroon Hall, the new building for the environment school, will be a model of sustainable design on Science Hill.

Eco-Academe
A sampling of Yale's environmental research.

School Notes
News about your Yale school.

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