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  • Student employment

    Among the many monuments built into Yale’s Memorial Quadrangle—now Branford and Saybrook Colleges—is this one in Branford Court.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2017 09:06am

  • More signs of spring

    It’s chilly today, but the witch hazel is in bloom on campus, pointing the way to spring. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 6 2017 08:58am

  • Open border

    The gates between Branford and Saybrook Colleges used to be kept locked, but for the past 20 years or so, an open-door policy has prevailed between... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2016 08:22am

  • Mending wall

    One of this summer’s campus projects is rebuilding the walls of the moat outside Branford College. Each stone is numbered before it is removed... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 19 2016 08:53am

  • Not-so-auld sod

    The green carpet of America’s most beautiful courtyard (as Robert Frost may have once called Branford Court) is being replaced this summer.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 30 2016 04:56am

  • Cherry pink

    More of the wonders of spring, from the Branford College courtyard. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 27 2016 08:53am

  • Branford in bloom

    There’s no evidence to back up the cherished legend that Robert Frost called the Branford College courtyard “the most beautiful... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 8 2016 08:46am

  • Everything’s archy

    It’s a beautiful morning in the Branford College courtyard. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 18 2016 10:50am

  • Ivory tower

    Another snowy day in New Haven today, though this picture is from Friday, when a strong north wind made the wet snow stick to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2016 09:03am

  • A passage to Branford

    The Branford College courtyard, seen from the Memorial Gate. Legend has it that if a student passes through the gate before commencement, s/he... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 10 2015 09:06am

  • Squash court

    Happy Halloween from the Branford College courtyard! A new treat at Yale this Halloween: the Yale Symphony Orchestra’s celebrated Halloween... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 30 2015 10:23am

  • Do not enter?

    Late afternoon light warms the interior of the Memorial Gateway that leads into Branford College. Legend has it that a student who walks through the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 29 2015 07:48am

  • Open-window policy

    We’re looking at a high temperature of 84 degrees today—pretty warm, but mild enough that medieval-style air conditioning is effective... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 22 2015 09:22am

  • What’s up?

    We’ve always wondered about that tower . . . No, not Harkness Tower; we know plenty about that one. We’re talking about that tiny... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 9 2015 08:33am

  • Flashback Friday

    We try to be pretty timely with our Daily Snap photos, but we couldn’t resist posting this one from a week ago, when we stopped to watch Robert... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 16 2015 09:06am