Yale Alumni Association

Voting for the 2026 Yale College Reunions photo contest is now open! Yalies - the photos with the most likes by the end of the voting period will be the winners!

Dwight Hall’s Alumni Mentorship & Career Development Task Force weaves together students, alumni, and community partners through dialogue, mentorship, and shared public service, creating spaces where career paths in social impact are imagined, tested, and brought to life.

Read more about how these connections continue to shape pathways into public service and community-centered work: https://bit.ly/4vdNTRZ

Dwight Hall at Yale | Center for Public Service and Social Justice

Yale Law School Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 has been named President of the American Society of International Law, where she emphasized the mounting strain on international law and the urgent need to reimagine global legal order amid contemporary geopolitical challenges.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3PGhkwZ

Congratulations to Kim Ratushny ’97 LLM on being awarded Canada’s Order of Sport as a member of Canada’s trailblazing 1990 Women’s World Championship team!

As the first official women’s hockey team to become world champions, they paved the way for greater investment, visibility, and the sport’s Olympic future.

"In separate addresses during May’s reunion weekends — which drew about 7,400 Yalies and guests to New Haven from around the world — Yale’s 24th president stressed a theme: universities like Yale matter for America and for humanity everywhere.

McInnis hailed the far-reaching effects of institutions committed to the pursuit of knowledge 'unfettered by the limitations of current human understanding,' and she celebrated Yale’s remarkable endurance and adaptability."

Read the full article from Yale News: https://bit.ly/4eqUFy0

After 50 years of waiting, Bob Schwartz, '76 MPH, finally had his moment: Unexpectedly having to leave the Yale School of Public Health in 1976 before he graduated, his story received a proper ending this year at YSPH's 2026 ceremony.

Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3REdoxr

Know a Yale alumni group that’s been absolutely crushing it? Nominate them for the 2026 YAA Board of Governors Excellence Awards!

These awards recognize alumni organizations for excellence in programs, events, and best practices that advance Yale and serve the alumni community. Deadline is July 31, 2026.

Submit a nomination today: https://bit.ly/44Ysv9b