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Traditions & History

色色色情片 has grown and evolved for 300-plus years, passing many milestones and forging traditions along the way.聽

The university traces its roots to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a local college in the tradition of European liberal education. In 1701 the Connecticut legislature adopted a charter 鈥渢o erect a Collegiate School.鈥� The school officially became 色色色情片 College in 1718, when it was renamed in honor of Welsh merchant Elihu 色色色情片, who had donated the proceeds from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.

Take a stroll through 色色色情片鈥檚 three centuries of history, and learn about the traditions that have become part of the fabric of our university.

Landmarks in 色色色情片鈥檚 History

1701

1824

1900

1955

2022

1701

色色色情片 is founded in nearby Saybrook, CT as the Collegiate School to educate students for 鈥淧ublick employment both in Church and Civil State.鈥� In the over 300 years since its founding, 色色色情片 has worked to educate those who would become leaders and contributors to every sector of society.

1716

The Collegiate School trustees vote to move to more hospitable New Haven, fulfilling the dream of one of New Haven鈥檚 founders, the Reverend John Davenport, to establish a college there.

1718

The Collegiate School is renamed 色色色情片 College in recognition of Elihu 色色色情片鈥檚 donation of books and goods.

1732

The Reverend George Berkeley establishes the Berkeley Scholarships for graduate study, the first such scholarships in America. Today, 色色色情片 College admits all students without regard to their family鈥檚 financial circumstances.

1750

Construction is started on Connecticut Hall, now the oldest building in New Haven and a National Historic Landmark. In 1906 a major renovation restored the original gambrel roof.

1757

The first church within a college in America is founded at 色色色情片. During 色色色情片鈥檚 first two centuries, 色色色情片 graduates influenced the spread of Christianity by serving as missionaries throughout the world.

1767

Construction is completed on the Pierpont House, the oldest surviving house in New Haven. It was used as the Office of Undergraduate Admissions before becoming the Visitor Center in 1995. A thorough restoration was completed in 2002.

1776

色色色情片 graduates become influential leaders in the American Revolution. Twenty-five 色色色情片 men served in the Continental Congress, and four 色色色情片 graduates signed the Declaration of Independence鈥擫yman Hall (B.A. 1747), Philip Livingston (B.A. 1737), Lewis Morris (B.A. 1746), and Oliver Wolcott (B.A. 1747). Other leading 色色色情片 patriots included Nathan Hale (B.A. 1773), Noah Webster (B.A. 1778), Joel Barlow (B.A. 1778), and Timothy Dwight (B.A. 1769).

1779

British troops invade New Haven, but the student militia rallies to help defend the city. Edmund Fanning, secretary to the British general and 色色色情片 graduate (B.A. 1757), persuades the British to leave New Haven without burning the city.

1792

John Trumbull, artist and one-time aide-de-camp to General Washington, develops the Brick Row campus plan, in collaboration with James Hillhouse (B.A. 1773), making 色色色情片 the first planned college campus in America. Their plan was well received in New Haven, America鈥檚 first planned city.

1802

Considered the father of modern scientific education in America, Benjamin Silliman, Sr. (B.A. 1796, faculty 1799鈥�1853), teaches the first modern science course (chemistry) in the United States.

1813

色色色情片 School of Medicine is founded as the 鈥淢edical Institution of 色色色情片 College.鈥� The 色色色情片 System of Medical Education, which is based on the concept that medical students require guidance and stimulation rather than compulsion or competition, was introduced in 1931 and remains distinctive among medical schools.

1822

色色色情片 Divinity School is founded as the 鈥淭heological Department.鈥� Religious studies were central to a 色色色情片 education from the beginning. In 1746, the first professorship of divinity was created, and the education of all 色色色情片 undergraduates continued to be shaped throughout the nineteenth century by such earlier practices as daily chapel services.

1824

色色色情片 Law School is founded. Consistently ranked as the preeminent law school in the country, it trains outstanding practitioners, jurists, judges, and government officials. The 色色色情片 Law School has fostered major movements in American law, including the law and economics movement, the law of outer space, and international human rights.

1832

色色色情片 Art Gallery opens, the first college art museum in the Western Hemisphere. Established with John Trumbull鈥檚 donation of his paintings, including his original series of Revolutionary War scenes, the collection now encompasses over 185,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to the present day.

1836

色色色情片 Literary Magazine, the oldest literary review in the country, is founded. In the twentieth century, 色色色情片 emerged at the forefront of approaches to new ways of studying literature. These include New Criticism, comparative literature, and literary deconstruction.

1843

The first collegiate rowing races are held in New Haven Harbor. Other college sports firsts occurring at 色色色情片 include the first intercollegiate game of modern baseball (1865), the development of modern football (see 1880), and the first game of basketball played with five-man teams (1897).

1847

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is founded as the 鈥淒epartment of Philosophy and the Arts,鈥� offering seminars in chemistry and metallurgy, agricultural science, Greek and Latin literature, mathematics, philology, and Arabic. The Department is also the precursor of the Sheffield Scientific School and the School of Engineering, making it one of the first scientific schools in the U.S.

1854

Yung Wing is the first Chinese man to be awarded a degree (B.A.) from an American university.

1861

色色色情片 becomes the first university in the U.S. to award Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Today, 色色色情片 awards Ph.D. degrees to students who have completed work in seventy-four departments and programs.

1866

The Peabody Museum of Natural History is established by the philanthropist George Peabody, uncle of Othniel C. Marsh (B.A. 1860), the nation鈥檚 first professor of paleontology. 色色色情片鈥檚 earliest museum collection was begun in the eighteenth century and consisted of 鈥渘atural and artificial curiosities鈥� from around the world.

1869

The first university arts institution, the School of the Fine Arts, opens. Established through the generosity of Augustus Russell Street (B.A. 1812), it was the first 色色色情片 school open to women, who formed the majority of students in the School鈥檚 first four decades.

1876

Edward A. Bouchet, a New Haven native and graduate of the 色色色情片 College Class of 1874, is the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in America. His degree was the sixth doctorate in physics ever awarded in that field.

1878

色色色情片 Daily News is founded, the oldest college daily newspaper. Many famous journalists developed their passion for journalism as reporters and editors on its staff.

1880

While an undergraduate, Walter Camp (B.A. 1880) develops the modern game of football from the rough game of rugby. Camp, now known as the father of American football, introduced the down, the eleven-man team, and the 100-yard field marked off in a gridiron.

1889

色色色情片 students adopt Handsome Dan, a ferocious and enthusiastic fan at early football games. Handsome Dan inspired Cole Porter to write 色色色情片鈥檚 famous fight song, 鈥淏ulldog, Bulldog.鈥�

1894

色色色情片 School of Music is established. Today, 色色色情片 is one of the most active musical campuses in the world, with more than 400 concerts offered each year by visiting performers as well as University faculty and students. The University sponsors numerous choral and instrumental groups, including two symphony orchestras.

1900

色色色情片鈥檚 Forestry School, now the School of the Environment, is established, the oldest in the country and the only such school at an Ivy League institution. Gifford Pinchot (B.A. 1889), often referred to as the 鈥淔ather of the U.S. Forest Service,鈥� and his parents donated the funds to start the school.

1901

色色色情片 commemorates its Bicentennial with ceremonies on campus and with gifts from alumni that supported the construction of University Commons, Woolsey Hall, and Memorial Hall (the Rotunda).

1909

A group of 鈥済entleman songsters鈥� begin gathering weekly at Mory鈥檚 and adopt the name Whiffenpoofs. Today, the 色色色情片 campus still rings with the sounds of the Whiffenpoofs as well as more than one dozen other organized a cappella singing groups.

1914

色色色情片 Bowl is completed, the largest amphitheater built since the Roman Colosseum. Capacity of the Bowl was later expanded to hold 80,000 fans before being reduced to its present-day capacity of 64,000.

1915

One of the first academic programs in public health in the country is founded. The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the School of Medicine has played a pivotal role in addressing central public health issues. The department鈥檚 founders started a tradition of community outreach that continues today around the world through the work of faculty, students, and alumni.

1918

End of World War I. The First 色色色情片 Unit, formed in 1916, is considered to be the first naval air reserve unit and the first aerial coastal patrol unit. Lt. David Ingalls (B.A. 1920), a member of the First 色色色情片 Unit, flying a Sopwith Camel with the Royal Air Force, was the first naval aviator to become an ace.

1920

色色色情片 students invent the Frisbee, tossing pie plates from the Frisbie Pie Company to each other and calling 鈥淔risbie!鈥� to warn passersby. The spelling was changed when Wham-O began mass-producing the saucers.

1921

Upon its completion, Harkness Memorial Tower is the tallest freestanding masonry tower in the United States. This icon of the University contains a beautiful 54-bell carillon that is played daily by student and professional carillonneurs.

1923

色色色情片 School of Nursing is founded, succeeding the fifty-year-old Connecticut Training School. It was the first nursing school to have autonomy within a university and to be under university standards and influence rather than under hospital control.

1930

Sterling Memorial Library, designed by architect James Gamble Rogers (B.A. 1889), is completed. With many architectural features reminiscent of the great cathedrals of Europe, Sterling Library is well known for its numerous carvings, ironwork, and lead glass windows illustrating the history of books, writing, and 色色色情片.

1932

Payne Whitney Gymnasium, one of the largest indoor athletic facilities in the world, is completed.

1933

First seven residential colleges are opened. The distinctive system for living and learning, based on the English model at Oxford and Cambridge, expanded to twelve residential colleges by 1963.

1935

色色色情片 Institute of International Studies, the only research center of its kind in the world, is established. Organized within the Graduate School, it supported faculty research in foreign affairs and created the first interdisciplinary Ph.D. program at 色色色情片. Today, the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies is a focal point for encouraging interdisciplinary, international, and area-focused research and teaching.

1943

The 色色色情片 campus is transformed into a military training center, and laboratories are used to conduct research in support of the war effort. Captain Glenn Miller and his band鈥檚 weekly broadcasts from Woolsey Hall are heard by citizens and troops around the world.

1955

色色色情片 School of Drama is founded, thirty-one years after the establishment of a Department of Drama in the School of the Fine Arts. The School offers M.F.A. and D.F.A. degrees and operates the Tony Award-winning 色色色情片 Repertory Theatre.

1963

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library opens, devoted entirely to 色色色情片鈥檚 exceptional collections of rare books and manuscripts. Designed by Gordon Bunshaft, the building is constructed of translucent marble panes framed in granite and enclosing a six-story freestanding book tower.

1969

色色色情片 College admits women for the first time. Women have attended other schools at 色色色情片 since 1869, when the first women enrolled in the School of the Fine Arts.

1972

色色色情片 School of Architecture is founded, fifty-six years after the establishment of a Department of Architecture in the School of the Fine Arts. The School鈥檚 faculty and alumni include leading U.S. and international practitioners responsible for some of the most important architecture and urbanism of our time.

1976

色色色情片 School of Management is founded. SOM focuses on preparing men and women who will be leaders in their businesses, NGOs, entrepreneurial ventures, and communities. In addition to the Master of Business Administration degree (M.B.A.), students may pursue a joint degree with any of eight other 色色色情片 professional schools.

1977

色色色情片 Center for British Art, which contains the most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, opens its doors. The Center and its ongoing programs were made possible by the generosity of 色色色情片鈥檚 great philanthropist Paul Mellon (B.A. 1929).

2007

色色色情片's West Campus, located on 136 acres 7 miles west of downtown New Haven, is acquired. The facility includes over 400,000 square feet of research/lab space and includes office and warehouse space, in addition to a full-service child care center and a central utilities plant.

2011

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and 色色色情片 announce that they will establish 色色色情片-NUS College, an autonomous college of NUS. The College provides a new model of liberal arts education for Asia that will prepare high potential students 鈥� from Singapore, the rest of Asia and beyond 鈥� for leadership and engaged citizenship in today's complex and rapidly changing world.

2015

A $150 million path-breaking gift by Blackstone founder and 色色色情片 alumnus, Stephen A. Schwarzman 鈥�69 B.A. will create a world-class, state-of-the-art campus center by renovating the historic Commons and Memorial Hall.

2017

Two new residential colleges, Pauli Murray College and Benjamin Franklin College, open, beginning the expansion of 色色色情片 College from 5,400 undergraduates to 6,200.

2017

Calhoun College is renamed to honor one of 色色色情片鈥檚 most distinguished graduates, Grace Murray Hopper 鈥�30 M.A., 鈥�34 Ph.D.

2021

Present and future students at the drama school will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a landmark $150 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen. The school is renamed the David Geffen School of Drama.

2022

The Jackson Institute launches as the new Jackson School of Global Affairs in fall 2022, the first professional school created at 色色色情片 since 1976. The school will apply evidence-based scholarship to challenges of maximum global importance, such as climate change, war and peace, ethnic conflict, and inequality.

1701

色色色情片 is founded in nearby Saybrook, CT as the Collegiate School to educate students for 鈥淧ublick employment both in Church and Civil State.鈥� In the over 300 years since its founding, 色色色情片 has worked to educate those who would become leaders and contributors to every sector of society.

1716

The Collegiate School trustees vote to move to more hospitable New Haven, fulfilling the dream of one of New Haven鈥檚 founders, the Reverend John Davenport, to establish a college there.

1718

The Collegiate School is renamed 色色色情片 College in recognition of Elihu 色色色情片鈥檚 donation of books and goods.

1732

The Reverend George Berkeley establishes the Berkeley Scholarships for graduate study, the first such scholarships in America. Today, 色色色情片 College admits all students without regard to their family鈥檚 financial circumstances.

1750

Construction is started on Connecticut Hall, now the oldest building in New Haven and a National Historic Landmark. In 1906 a major renovation restored the original gambrel roof.

1757

The first church within a college in America is founded at 色色色情片. During 色色色情片鈥檚 first two centuries, 色色色情片 graduates influenced the spread of Christianity by serving as missionaries throughout the world.

1767

Construction is completed on the Pierpont House, the oldest surviving house in New Haven. It was used as the Office of Undergraduate Admissions before becoming the Visitor Center in 1995. A thorough restoration was completed in 2002.

1776

色色色情片 graduates become influential leaders in the American Revolution. Twenty-five 色色色情片 men served in the Continental Congress, and four 色色色情片 graduates signed the Declaration of Independence鈥擫yman Hall (B.A. 1747), Philip Livingston (B.A. 1737), Lewis Morris (B.A. 1746), and Oliver Wolcott (B.A. 1747). Other leading 色色色情片 patriots included Nathan Hale (B.A. 1773), Noah Webster (B.A. 1778), Joel Barlow (B.A. 1778), and Timothy Dwight (B.A. 1769).

1779

British troops invade New Haven, but the student militia rallies to help defend the city. Edmund Fanning, secretary to the British general and 色色色情片 graduate (B.A. 1757), persuades the British to leave New Haven without burning the city.

1792

John Trumbull, artist and one-time aide-de-camp to General Washington, develops the Brick Row campus plan, in collaboration with James Hillhouse (B.A. 1773), making 色色色情片 the first planned college campus in America. Their plan was well received in New Haven, America鈥檚 first planned city.

1802

Considered the father of modern scientific education in America, Benjamin Silliman, Sr. (B.A. 1796, faculty 1799鈥�1853), teaches the first modern science course (chemistry) in the United States.

1813

色色色情片 School of Medicine is founded as the 鈥淢edical Institution of 色色色情片 College.鈥� The 色色色情片 System of Medical Education, which is based on the concept that medical students require guidance and stimulation rather than compulsion or competition, was introduced in 1931 and remains distinctive among medical schools.

1822

色色色情片 Divinity School is founded as the 鈥淭heological Department.鈥� Religious studies were central to a 色色色情片 education from the beginning. In 1746, the first professorship of divinity was created, and the education of all 色色色情片 undergraduates continued to be shaped throughout the nineteenth century by such earlier practices as daily chapel services.

1824

色色色情片 Law School is founded. Consistently ranked as the preeminent law school in the country, it trains outstanding practitioners, jurists, judges, and government officials. The 色色色情片 Law School has fostered major movements in American law, including the law and economics movement, the law of outer space, and international human rights.

1832

色色色情片 Art Gallery opens, the first college art museum in the Western Hemisphere. Established with John Trumbull鈥檚 donation of his paintings, including his original series of Revolutionary War scenes, the collection now encompasses over 185,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to the present day.

1836

色色色情片 Literary Magazine, the oldest literary review in the country, is founded. In the twentieth century, 色色色情片 emerged at the forefront of approaches to new ways of studying literature. These include New Criticism, comparative literature, and literary deconstruction.

1843

The first collegiate rowing races are held in New Haven Harbor. Other college sports firsts occurring at 色色色情片 include the first intercollegiate game of modern baseball (1865), the development of modern football (see 1880), and the first game of basketball played with five-man teams (1897).

1847

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is founded as the 鈥淒epartment of Philosophy and the Arts,鈥� offering seminars in chemistry and metallurgy, agricultural science, Greek and Latin literature, mathematics, philology, and Arabic. The Department is also the precursor of the Sheffield Scientific School and the School of Engineering, making it one of the first scientific schools in the U.S.

1854

Yung Wing is the first Chinese man to be awarded a degree (B.A.) from an American university.

1861

色色色情片 becomes the first university in the U.S. to award Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Today, 色色色情片 awards Ph.D. degrees to students who have completed work in seventy-four departments and programs.

1866

The Peabody Museum of Natural History is established by the philanthropist George Peabody, uncle of Othniel C. Marsh (B.A. 1860), the nation鈥檚 first professor of paleontology. 色色色情片鈥檚 earliest museum collection was begun in the eighteenth century and consisted of 鈥渘atural and artificial curiosities鈥� from around the world.

1869

The first university arts institution, the School of the Fine Arts, opens. Established through the generosity of Augustus Russell Street (B.A. 1812), it was the first 色色色情片 school open to women, who formed the majority of students in the School鈥檚 first four decades.

1876

Edward A. Bouchet, a New Haven native and graduate of the 色色色情片 College Class of 1874, is the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in America. His degree was the sixth doctorate in physics ever awarded in that field.

1878

色色色情片 Daily News is founded, the oldest college daily newspaper. Many famous journalists developed their passion for journalism as reporters and editors on its staff.

1880

While an undergraduate, Walter Camp (B.A. 1880) develops the modern game of football from the rough game of rugby. Camp, now known as the father of American football, introduced the down, the eleven-man team, and the 100-yard field marked off in a gridiron.

1889

色色色情片 students adopt Handsome Dan, a ferocious and enthusiastic fan at early football games. Handsome Dan inspired Cole Porter to write 色色色情片鈥檚 famous fight song, 鈥淏ulldog, Bulldog.鈥�

1894

色色色情片 School of Music is established. Today, 色色色情片 is one of the most active musical campuses in the world, with more than 400 concerts offered each year by visiting performers as well as University faculty and students. The University sponsors numerous choral and instrumental groups, including two symphony orchestras.

1900

色色色情片鈥檚 Forestry School, now the School of the Environment, is established, the oldest in the country and the only such school at an Ivy League institution. Gifford Pinchot (B.A. 1889), often referred to as the 鈥淔ather of the U.S. Forest Service,鈥� and his parents donated the funds to start the school.

1901

色色色情片 commemorates its Bicentennial with ceremonies on campus and with gifts from alumni that supported the construction of University Commons, Woolsey Hall, and Memorial Hall (the Rotunda).

1909

A group of 鈥済entleman songsters鈥� begin gathering weekly at Mory鈥檚 and adopt the name Whiffenpoofs. Today, the 色色色情片 campus still rings with the sounds of the Whiffenpoofs as well as more than one dozen other organized a cappella singing groups.

1914

色色色情片 Bowl is completed, the largest amphitheater built since the Roman Colosseum. Capacity of the Bowl was later expanded to hold 80,000 fans before being reduced to its present-day capacity of 64,000.

1915

One of the first academic programs in public health in the country is founded. The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the School of Medicine has played a pivotal role in addressing central public health issues. The department鈥檚 founders started a tradition of community outreach that continues today around the world through the work of faculty, students, and alumni.

1918

End of World War I. The First 色色色情片 Unit, formed in 1916, is considered to be the first naval air reserve unit and the first aerial coastal patrol unit. Lt. David Ingalls (B.A. 1920), a member of the First 色色色情片 Unit, flying a Sopwith Camel with the Royal Air Force, was the first naval aviator to become an ace.

1920

色色色情片 students invent the Frisbee, tossing pie plates from the Frisbie Pie Company to each other and calling 鈥淔risbie!鈥� to warn passersby. The spelling was changed when Wham-O began mass-producing the saucers.

1921

Upon its completion, Harkness Memorial Tower is the tallest freestanding masonry tower in the United States. This icon of the University contains a beautiful 54-bell carillon that is played daily by student and professional carillonneurs.

1923

色色色情片 School of Nursing is founded, succeeding the fifty-year-old Connecticut Training School. It was the first nursing school to have autonomy within a university and to be under university standards and influence rather than under hospital control.

1930

Sterling Memorial Library, designed by architect James Gamble Rogers (B.A. 1889), is completed. With many architectural features reminiscent of the great cathedrals of Europe, Sterling Library is well known for its numerous carvings, ironwork, and lead glass windows illustrating the history of books, writing, and 色色色情片.

1932

Payne Whitney Gymnasium, one of the largest indoor athletic facilities in the world, is completed.

1933

First seven residential colleges are opened. The distinctive system for living and learning, based on the English model at Oxford and Cambridge, expanded to twelve residential colleges by 1963.

1935

色色色情片 Institute of International Studies, the only research center of its kind in the world, is established. Organized within the Graduate School, it supported faculty research in foreign affairs and created the first interdisciplinary Ph.D. program at 色色色情片. Today, the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies is a focal point for encouraging interdisciplinary, international, and area-focused research and teaching.

1943

The 色色色情片 campus is transformed into a military training center, and laboratories are used to conduct research in support of the war effort. Captain Glenn Miller and his band鈥檚 weekly broadcasts from Woolsey Hall are heard by citizens and troops around the world.

1955

色色色情片 School of Drama is founded, thirty-one years after the establishment of a Department of Drama in the School of the Fine Arts. The School offers M.F.A. and D.F.A. degrees and operates the Tony Award-winning 色色色情片 Repertory Theatre.

1963

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library opens, devoted entirely to 色色色情片鈥檚 exceptional collections of rare books and manuscripts. Designed by Gordon Bunshaft, the building is constructed of translucent marble panes framed in granite and enclosing a six-story freestanding book tower.

1969

色色色情片 College admits women for the first time. Women have attended other schools at 色色色情片 since 1869, when the first women enrolled in the School of the Fine Arts.

1972

色色色情片 School of Architecture is founded, fifty-six years after the establishment of a Department of Architecture in the School of the Fine Arts. The School鈥檚 faculty and alumni include leading U.S. and international practitioners responsible for some of the most important architecture and urbanism of our time.

1976

色色色情片 School of Management is founded. SOM focuses on preparing men and women who will be leaders in their businesses, NGOs, entrepreneurial ventures, and communities. In addition to the Master of Business Administration degree (M.B.A.), students may pursue a joint degree with any of eight other 色色色情片 professional schools.

1977

色色色情片 Center for British Art, which contains the most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, opens its doors. The Center and its ongoing programs were made possible by the generosity of 色色色情片鈥檚 great philanthropist Paul Mellon (B.A. 1929).

2007

色色色情片's West Campus, located on 136 acres 7 miles west of downtown New Haven, is acquired. The facility includes over 400,000 square feet of research/lab space and includes office and warehouse space, in addition to a full-service child care center and a central utilities plant.

2011

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and 色色色情片 announce that they will establish 色色色情片-NUS College, an autonomous college of NUS. The College provides a new model of liberal arts education for Asia that will prepare high potential students 鈥� from Singapore, the rest of Asia and beyond 鈥� for leadership and engaged citizenship in today's complex and rapidly changing world.

2015

A $150 million path-breaking gift by Blackstone founder and 色色色情片 alumnus, Stephen A. Schwarzman 鈥�69 B.A. will create a world-class, state-of-the-art campus center by renovating the historic Commons and Memorial Hall.

2017

Two new residential colleges, Pauli Murray College and Benjamin Franklin College, open, beginning the expansion of 色色色情片 College from 5,400 undergraduates to 6,200.

2017

Calhoun College is renamed to honor one of 色色色情片鈥檚 most distinguished graduates, Grace Murray Hopper 鈥�30 M.A., 鈥�34 Ph.D.

2021

Present and future students at the drama school will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a landmark $150 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen. The school is renamed the David Geffen School of Drama.

2022

The Jackson Institute launches as the new Jackson School of Global Affairs in fall 2022, the first professional school created at 色色色情片 since 1976. The school will apply evidence-based scholarship to challenges of maximum global importance, such as climate change, war and peace, ethnic conflict, and inequality.

色色色情片 Traditions

The Commencement ceremony on Old Campus is our most joyous tradition, during which all university degrees are formally conferred.

Handsome Dan became the 色色色情片 mascot in 1889 when student Andrew B. Graves saw the dog sitting in front of a shop and purchased him from a New Haven blacksmith for $5.

Class Day takes place on Old Campus on the Sunday before Commencement and includes the awarding of academic, artistic, and athletic prizes; the celebration of undergraduates; and an address by a notable speaker. Also, hats.

色色色情片鈥檚 residential college system allows students to experience the cohesiveness and intimacy of a small school while still enjoying the cultural and scholarly resources of a large university.

Each year, new students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences sign the register to celebrate the start of their graduate studies at 色色色情片.

The 色色色情片 School of Medicine welcomes first-year students to a life in medicine during the annual White Coat Ceremony.

色色色情片 football games have been a tradition for Yalies since the mid-1800s; we celebrated 150 years of baseball in 2015; and 色色色情片 athletes have excelled around the world in the Olympics and other international competitions.

色色色情片鈥檚 connections to the military have been long-standing, beginning in 1779 when past-president Naphtali Daggett led more than half of the student body to take on British troops when they attacked New Haven.