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Join the new YAAMNY Educational Committee!

YAAMNY Dialogues is a new quarterly series that will convene the Yale community in New York City to stimulate thought and discussion on todays most pressing issues. The series will provide access to Yale alumni, professors and leaders from a broad variety of fields.

Sample topics:

         The Financial Crisis: Policy and Predictions for 2009
         Stolen Relics: Who Should Own Ancient Treasures?
         In Living Color: The Role & Relevance of Race in the Obama Age
         Yale Entrepreneurs in Action: A panel of Yale business and social entrepreneurs
         An Appraisal of American Democracy: The Electoral College and the right to vote
         Ethical Eating: The Slow Food Movement (followed by a cooking class)
         A History of Samba (followed by a samba class)

Interested in serving on the planning committee for these events? Email Lorelei Williams, Educational Programs Chair at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

By Aaron Shipp | 01.02.09 | Read

Happy New Year from the YAAMNY Board!

Greetings!

 
Hope your holiday season is off to a great start.
 
The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY) welcomes those who moved to the area this past year (in which case, you are receiving this newsletter for the first time).
 
We have a great line-up of events in January, including a community service event on the 18th, a free reception with Yale University President Richard Levin on the 22nd at the Yale Club, a Brown-Columbia-MIT-Yale New Year's Alumni Party on the 27th, and a couple of fun, focus group sessions to discuss new programs/activities of interest to you. See details below.
 
If you would like to get more involved with YAAMNY to create a greater sense of community for Yale alumni and/or make a societal impact in the New York area, feel free to contact me or any of the other board members listed below. We have several board slots available for those who have the interest, time and energy to commit to a vibrant and growing organization.
 
We look forward to seeing you at an event in January. Meanwhile, have a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends!
 
Best wishes,
My
By My Luu | 01.04.09 | Read

IMPROV and POLITICAL NOVELS classes by Bob Lamm

Classes on THE JOY OF IMPROV and on CLASSIC POLITICAL NOVELS taught by Bob Lamm.  Bob Lamm--a member of the class of 1969 and a Visiting Lecturer at Yale in 1978 and 1980--will be offering two classes this fall and winter at the City University of New York Graduate Center ...
Edited by paula silverman | 07.06.08 | Read

Young Opera Series Goes Live

Hot for opera in the city? Check out a new series Kevin Lezak '93 has been making with fellow Yalie Dan Goldman '93.  It's for PBS and New York's own, Channel thirteen -- all for art, rarefied, splendorous and lovely.  New episodes will be posting every week throughout the summer....
Edited by paula silverman | 06.09.08 | Read

YAAMNY March 31, 2008 Leadership Reception

Photos by Jim Davoust!

Edited by Seth Spanogle | 06.10.08 | Read

Support Dwight Hall!

Support Dwight Hall! Support Dwight Hall with this exciting chance to win a vacation for four to Tortuga Bay Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.  Enjoy a week in a private villa at this luxurious small resort on the east coast featuring a wonderful golf course and spa, with a prize value ...
By Alberto Molina | 03.05.08 | Read

Lisa Kereszi MFA '00 Book Release today for Fantasies

Lisa Kereszi MFA '00 Book Release today for FantasiesFantasies by Lisa Kereszi, essay by Lynne Tillman Book release today, March 1st, by Damiani Editore through Distributed Art Publishers Available at Amazon.com.          
Edited by Seth Spanogle | 03.04.08 | Read

Be a Better Bulldog, Join the YAAMNY Public Service / Social Justice Committee

The YAAMNY Public Service /  Social Justice Committee is committed to promoting public service while fostering and strengthening alumni relations.  Thus, we are asking alumni for proposals and news about your activites that incorporate the need for volunteers to promote public interest and social justice initiatives in the area. In addition to ...
By Amanda Taffy | 04.28.08 | Read

Want to Interview the Next Generation of Yalies?

Did you enjoy your many years at Yale and have an interest in sharing your Yale experience with others? If so, then you should consider becoming a part of the Bronx Yale Alumni Schools Committee (Bronx YASC). We offer you the unique experience to meet and interview high school students.  If you are interested in being part of the Bronx YASC, please contact Dr. Mill Etienne (SM '98) at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript Say CYAN sent you!

Edited by J. Rodrigo Fuentes | 03.01.08 | Read

Via YDN: Yale Latinos Unitied Organization

Latinos push for united organization - via YDN [LINK]    Vivek Kembaiyan Contributing Reporter Published Friday, October 12, 2007 After 30 years of development, the Latino community at Yale is reaching a major milestone this weekend with a move toward organizing alumni on a national scale. An interim National Latino ...
By J. Rodrigo Fuentes | 02.05.08 | Read

Come See A Walk to Beautiful-Feb 13th

Come See A Walk to Beautiful-Feb 13thAs a Yale graduate working at Engel Entertainment, a non-fiction production company in New York, I am pleased to invite you to see our award-winning documentary, A Walk to Beautiful, on the big screen. A Walk to Beautiful follows five Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries as they ...
By Adrian Heinzelman | 02.05.08 | Read

YAAMNY Dec 12 Holiday Social Photos

Mouse left to right to see all pictures!

By Alberto Molina | 04.10.08 | Read

Jewcy has arrived

What matters now. http://www.jewcy.com/

Editor Has a Baby

For those of you who are both baby junkies and who wonder why the newsletter hasn't been getting out for the last 10 months - this is my (i hope worthy) excuse: http://mnov.net/catalina

Duke's Men of Yale Winter Tour 2005-06

To all who may be interested: The Duke's Men of Yale, the number one collegiate a cappella group in New England, will be touring New York City from December 27-31, 2006 after returning from singing the White House Christmas party ...

Unofficial NY Yale Cabaret is a hit!

The Yale Cabaret has arrived in NY at its new home at the West Bank Cafe at 407 W. 42nd St. TalkinBroadway.com raves: The Unofficial New York Yale Cabaret has demonstrated in less than a full season more creativity, ...

Yale Undergrads working to stop genocide

Dear YAAMNY, Hello, I am a current student at Yale from the New York area. I am also an active member of a student organization called STAND - Students Taking Action Now: Darfur. We are working towards ending the genocide ...

Beast on the Moon - Daily News "Must-See Play!"

Drama Critic Howard Kissel has featured Beast on the Moon as one of Five Must-See Plays currently running in New York. Aside from the great photograph, and the praise for Beast on the Moon, I also like that he mentions ...

Academic journal at Yale

Dear Yale alumni, This spring term, Yale University is premiering an undergraduate publication whose presence has so far rather conspicuously been missing: an interdisciplinary scholarly magazine. Titled ‘Symposium,’ our publication is an academic journal, loosely modeled on the Yale ...

Krista Madsen's ('95) Brooklyn wine lounge

Krista Madsen's ('95) Brooklyn wine lounge has recently celebrated its grand opening. A cozy art bar featuring New York wine, beer and talent, Stain is open daily from 5 p.m. until 2ish a.m. There's a big garden (smoking ...