“It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves“ – Thornton Wilder Happy Monday, Gnomies! Congratulations on making it this far in the Spring semester! We hope that after an invigorating Spring Fling weekend full of music, merriment, and good food, that you have the energy to finish off the semester strong. As you begin finalizing your papers and preparing […]
Our featured Davenport alum this week is John Caserta, Class of ’01! After graduating from Yale in 2001, Mr. Caserta went on to serve as a risk analyst for Marsh & McLennan. In 2005, John established Caserta & de Jongh, LLC, a financial planning practice and now serves as Managing Director. Besides staying connected to Yale by sharing his passion for financial literacy and education through his on-campus talks on intelligent financial decision-making, Mr. Caserta […]
This week, our featured alum is Karen Narasaki, class of 1980! Having been influenced as a child by the impact of racial covenants on her family, Narasaki’s passion for civil rights has been evident in her lifelong work as a civil rights leader, human rights activist, and independent consultant. After graduating from Yale College magna cum laude, Narasaki received a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. Narasaki then moved […]
This week we are featuring Sarah Solovay, Class of ’16! Prior to attending Yale, Sarah was already a rising young singer-songwriter in the New York music industry, having written the Grammy-recognized single “Gone.” Her music had been used in TV shows like 90210 and The Lying Game and films like Joe Dante’s The Hole. In 2010, she even opened for John Mayer and Train on the “Battle Studies World Tour” and sold out Rockwood Music Hall […]
Our notable alum for this week is distinguished national and international policy strategist Nelson W. Cunningham, class of 1980! From working as a staffer on John Kerry’s (YC ’66!) successful Senate campaign, to being hired by Rudy Giuliani to work as an Assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of NY in 1988, to serving as General Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Joe Biden, Mr. Cunningham’s unquestionable work ethic and expertise on foreign policy […]
This week we’re celebrating Emmy-nominated thespian alum Harry Hamlin, class of 1974! After graduating from Yale with degrees in drama and psychology, he went on to star as Perseus in Desmond Davis’ 1981 adventure film Clash of the Titans, and was nominated for two Golden Globes for his role as Michael Kuzak in L.A. Law and received an Emmy nomination for his role in Mad Men. His remarkable career has spanned from television to film, […]
This week, we’re looking at one of the many strong women that Davenport has produced! Sarah Lyall, Class of 1985, was a proud Yalie and Davenporter. She’s also a remarkably successful journalist, who served as The London correspondent for the New York Times for 18 years.
Clark T. “Sandy” Randt Jr. is an an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from July 23, 2001 to January 20, 2009, making him the longest-serving U.S. Ambassador to China. Randt was formerly a partner with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling in Hong Kong, where he headed the firm’s China practice. He now works as a special adviser to Hopu Investment Management, […]
Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. His academic specialization is the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. Haidt is the author of two books: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (2006) and The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012), which became a New York Times bestseller. He was named one […]
Garretson Beekman “Garry” Trudeau is an American cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip. Trudeau has also worked in television and theater; he is the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series Alpha House. While a Davenporter at Yale, Trudeau began contributing to the Yale Daily News. This led to the creation of Bull Tales, a comic strip parodying the exploits of Yale quarterback Brian Dowling. This strip was the progenitor of Doonesbury. While still an […]
The Faces of Davenport: Yesterday & Today 