Events Calendar

YaleWomen London is back—and you’re warmly invited to help begin its next chapter!

Join us for an evening of connection and possibility as we bring together Yale women across London, spanning generations, schools, careers and life paths.

Whether you’re new to the city, reconnecting with Yale or looking to meet fellow Yalies, there’s a place for you here.

Date: Tuesday 17 November 2026 | 6:30–8:30 pm

Location: Brook Green Hotel, 170 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7PB - Around eight minutes’ walk from Hammersmith, served by the District, Piccadilly, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines.

Come to meet new faces, renew friendships and share what you would love YaleWomen London to become. Your ideas, experiences and enthusiasm can help shape our future gatherings and build a community where we encourage, inspire and support one another.

Come as you are. Bring your curiosity. Let’s create something we’re proud to belong to.

Light snacks provided. Additional food and beverage will be available for purchase.

Thomas Blakeslee (GLC Research Affiliate; Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in History, University of Notre Dame)

“Radical Paternity: African American Fatherhood and Resistance from Anti-Slavery to Early Civil Rights”

This talk examines how Black fatherhood became a contested site of struggle over race, gender, citizenship, and social order in the United States from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth century. Drawing on slave narratives, speeches, children’s literature, popular fiction, illustrations, and photography, it explores competing representations of Black fathers by White supremacists, formerly enslaved men and their families, and Black intellectuals engaged in abolitionist and civil rights activism. The project introduces “Radical Paternity” to describe how African American men challenged racist ideologies by embracing fatherhood as a source of dignity, responsibility, and political resistance, while articulating alternative masculinities grounded in care rather than domination. By moving beyond narratives of pathological family dysfunction and idealized paternal heroism, the book positions Black fatherhood as a dynamic, contested site of resistance, creativity, and care.

Please join the Yale Club of Michigan for a special All-Ivy After Hours Mixer in Royal Oak November 19, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. We'll kick off the holiday season with alumni from the other Ivy schools at the Royal Oak Taphouse, which boasts 40 rotating handles of craft beer, a wide choice of wines and an impressive selection of bourbons and tequilas. They have a big menu, too, with vegetarian options.

There should be something for everyone to grab a cocktail or mocktail, an appetizer or meal while you enjoy seeing familiar faces and making new acquaintances.

When: Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. That's the official time but you're welcome to arrive early and stay late. Happy hour pricing is listed as 2-5 p.m.

Where: Royal Oak Taphouse, 714 S Washington Ave., Royal Oak MI 48067, (248) 548-9377, https://royaloaktaphouse.com.

Parking: Royal Oak Taphouse has its own private parking so get there early to grab a spot.

Cost: Nothing, zip, zero. Everything is on your own but they request your RSVP so they can grab tables. 

Join the Yale Club of North Jersey for a special screening of No Baby on Board, a documentary by filmmaker and Yale alumna Julia Kots ’01, followed by a conversation and Q&A with the filmmaker.

When filmmaker Julia Kots decides not to have children, she embarks on an unexpected journey: donating her previously frozen eggs while documenting the stories of other women without children. Blending candid interviews, humor, and animation, the film explores the complex personal, economic, and societal factors behind rising childlessness, from financial pressures and climate anxiety to family experiences and relationships.

Event Schedule:

6:00 p.m. – Check-in and networking

6:30 p.m. – Documentary screening, followed by filmmaker Q&A

8:30 p.m. – Approximate conclusion

Location: Presentation Hall, School of Communication & Media, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.

Admission: Free, with a suggested $5 donation to help defray venue costs.

Parking: Red Hawk Parking Deck.

All Yale alumni and friends are welcome to enjoy an evening of thought-provoking film, conversation, and community.

Registration: https://forms.gle/Ghk1a7osNoqRx67k6

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp_s4IbXF2E