Register Now for Yale Class of 1964 Mini-Reunion

“60 Years of Change to Yale’s Academic Canon”

Saturday, October 9  10:00am – 3:00pm

The registration link is: https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcoduCtpzovHdJQUsmLhdH5o2_kEfRlNl9I

A Class of 1964 virtual mini-reunion has been organized by Robert Whitby '64 and Chris Getman '64 to explore many of the fundamental changes in the academic curricula at Yale since our time there. An exciting program of speakers including faculty leaders, participants and observers of these many changes will guide us through a broad discussion of the evolution of Yale’s academic canon over the past 60 years, focusing on History of Art, the Humanities, and Music at Yale. 

The primary intent of this Class mini-reunion is to be informative. It will be neither an indictment of these changes to the Yale canon, nor an apologia for them. The focus will be to address:

• What are they teaching our grandchildren?
• How is it different from what we were taught?
• What has been the impact of these changes?

Presenters will include:

• Dean of Yale College Marvin Chun
• Yale Art Gsallery Director Jock Reynolds
• Yale graduate and renowned artist James Prosek
• Yale Bands Director Thomas Duffy
• Classmate and ‘64 Whiffenpoof Roger Thompson
• Former YC Dean and President of Duke University Dick Brodhead
• Classmate and Harvard College Humanities Professor Stephen Greenblatt 

As the day proceeds, there will be three separate breakout sessions, allowing for classmate exchange and discussion on the issues presented. A more detailed outline of the planned event is attached.

The Mini-Reunion will be offered on Zoom and will be free of charge. Please register your intent to attend at this time. Upon registration, you will receive a Zoom invitation with instructions for connecting into the October 9 event.

Again,  the registration link is:
https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcoduCtpzovHdJQUsmLhdH5o2_kEfRlNl9I

Here is the schedule of events: