July/August 2008
Volume LXXI, Number 6
Credits, from top: The Frick Collection New York, Gregory Nemec, Julie Brown.
Feature stories:
Who wrote the Serenity Prayer? by Fred R. Shapiro
It's the best-known prayer of modern times: "Give us serenity to accept the things that cannot be changed . . ." It has long been attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr '14BDiv, '15MA. Now, new evidence points to deeper roots.
It takes a master to make a masterpiece by Elisabeth Sifton
Niebuhr's daughter responds.
Old hat by Angus Trumble
Why do academics wear such preposterous ceremonial hats? An art historian explains the evolution of your mortarboard. (Diagram included.)
What they do on their summer vacations
As Yale seeks to go global, administrators are urging every single undergrad to spend time abroad. We survey the results, and four undergraduate writers share their summer experiences.
Commencement 2008
It was a mini-British invasion: Tony Blair gave the Class Day address and Sir Paul McCartney got an honorary degree. Meanwhile, President Levin reflected on "life on a small planet" in his baccalaureate address. |
