Class of 1955 65th Reunion - Program & Schedule - 1955

October 15 - 17, 2021

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Saturday 5/23/20
- Class of 1985 TED Talks
  
  May 23
  
  1:45PM – 3:00PM
  
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- Two-Minute Memoirs
  
  May 23
  
  1:45PM – 3:00PM
  
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- Meet the Published Novelists of ’90
  
  May 23
  
  2:00PM – 3:30PM
  
  The Class of ’90 is proud to boast several highly acclaimed, nationally recognized novelists in our ranks. Join us for a panel featuring four of these luminaries as they discuss their education as writers at Yale, their journeys into literary stardom, and the creative and social challenges and questions facing writers of fiction today.
  Panelists: Liam Callanan, Susan Choi, James Hannaham, and Min Jin Lee.
  Moderator: Fred Strebeigh, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English and in Forestry and Environmental Studies
  
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  The Class of ’90 is proud to boast several highly acclaimed, nationally recognized novelists in our ranks. Join us for a panel featuring four of these luminaries as they discuss their education as writers at Yale, their journeys into literary stardom, and the creative and social challenges and questions facing writers of fiction today.
  Panelists: Liam Callanan, Susan Choi, James Hannaham, and Min Jin Lee.
  Moderator: Fred Strebeigh, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English and in Forestry and Environmental Studies
- 0Y0 Classmate Panels
  
  May 23
  
  2:00PM – 4:00PM
  
  A highlight of our reunion weekend, two concurrent panels will feature dynamic Class of 2000 alums discussing intriguing topics relevant to us all. The two panels each will begin at 2 pm and repeat again at 3 pm to allow classmates to attend both panels.
  
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  A highlight of our reunion weekend, two concurrent panels will feature dynamic Class of 2000 alums discussing intriguing topics relevant to us all. The two panels each will begin at 2 pm and repeat again at 3 pm to allow classmates to attend both panels.
- Ted is talking
  
  May 23
  
  2:00PM – 4:00PM
  
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- 1955 | Uncovering the Lost History of Violence in Congress
  
  May 23
  
  2:45PM – 3:45PM
  
  Joanne Freeman, Class of 1954 Professor of American History, the author of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, reveals the U.S. Congress as we've never seen it. In the decades leading up to the Civil War, pushing, shoving, fistfights, knives, guns, and mass melees were common enough to seem routine. Most of this mayhem was censored out of the period's equivalent of the Congressional Record. Based on more than a decade of detective work, Professor Freeman's research uncovered this vein of violence, discovering over 70 physically violent incidents on the House and Senate floors – and changing our understanding of the roots of the Civil War in the process.
  
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  Joanne Freeman, Class of 1954 Professor of American History, the author of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, reveals the U.S. Congress as we've never seen it. In the decades leading up to the Civil War, pushing, shoving, fistfights, knives, guns, and mass melees were common enough to seem routine. Most of this mayhem was censored out of the period's equivalent of the Congressional Record. Based on more than a decade of detective work, Professor Freeman's research uncovered this vein of violence, discovering over 70 physically violent incidents on the House and Senate floors – and changing our understanding of the roots of the Civil War in the process.
- 1960 | Life in the Art World: 1960-2020
  
  May 23
  
  3:00PM – 4:00PM
  
  Classmate Ted Stebbins is Consultative Curator of American Art at Harvard's Fogg Museum (2001-present), and was the John Moors Curator of American Paintings at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1977-1999). From 1968 to 1977, he was Curator of American Paintings at Yale, as well as Associate Professor of the History of Art.
  
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  Classmate Ted Stebbins is Consultative Curator of American Art at Harvard's Fogg Museum (2001-present), and was the John Moors Curator of American Paintings at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1977-1999). From 1968 to 1977, he was Curator of American Paintings at Yale, as well as Associate Professor of the History of Art.
- The Open
  
  May 23
  
  3:00PM – 4:30PM
  
  "The Open" is an open-prompt, open-participation program that taps the wisdom, theories, queries, life experiences, and accumulated knowledge of our classmates. We invited you to think big and deep about things you’ve learned in their five decades. A selection of our very own will share unique insights in 5-8 minute presentations on a variety of topics, personal, professional, and, who knows, maybe even paranormal (we’re still looking for entries in that last category). This reunion program will be brought to you by YOU, and we can’t wait! Contact alysegraham@gmail.com with questions.
  
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  "The Open" is an open-prompt, open-participation program that taps the wisdom, theories, queries, life experiences, and accumulated knowledge of our classmates. We invited you to think big and deep about things you’ve learned in their five decades. A selection of our very own will share unique insights in 5-8 minute presentations on a variety of topics, personal, professional, and, who knows, maybe even paranormal (we’re still looking for entries in that last category). This reunion program will be brought to you by YOU, and we can’t wait! Contact alysegraham@gmail.com with questions.
- Cultural House Receptions
  
  May 23
  
  3:00PM – 5:00PM
  
  Join alumni from all classes at our YAA sponsored Cultural House receptions:
  Afro-American Cultural Center | 211 Park St.
  Asian American Cultural Center | 295 Crown St.
  La Casa Cultural | 301 Crown St
  Native American Cultural Center | 297 Crown St.
  Yale GALA/LBGT Alumni Association | 135 Prospect St.
  
  For more information, please use the filter to see "All-Class Lectures/Tours."
  
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  Join alumni from all classes at our YAA sponsored Cultural House receptions:
  Afro-American Cultural Center | 211 Park St.
  Asian American Cultural Center | 295 Crown St.
  La Casa Cultural | 301 Crown St
  Native American Cultural Center | 297 Crown St.
  Yale GALA/LBGT Alumni Association | 135 Prospect St.
  
  For more information, please use the filter to see "All-Class Lectures/Tours."