WYM ModApr 25, 2025
Yale alumni urge action! A letter from over 130 members of the Class of 1984 to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticizes the Trump administration's alleged authoritarian tendencies and unconstitutional actions. They call for vigilance to protect democratic norms amid fears of a slide into fascism. Bessent counters the alumni's engagement concerns, but the letter emphasizes a shared commitment to democracy. Read more about this poignant moment in governance. [Source](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/yale-treasury-scott-bessent-trump-fascism-us.html) #YaleAlumni #Democracy #ScottBessent #TrumpAdministration #PoliticalEngagement
Yale classmates warn Trump Treasury Secretary Bessent he risks enabling descent 'into fascism'

A new letter to Scott Bessent accuses President Donald Trump of usurping the authority of Congress and U.S. courts since regaining the White House.

CNBC
Yale Divinity SchoolJun 28, 2024

Featured in Yale Alumni Magazine

"Communing with creation"

The Divinity School's ambitious new sustainable residence hall.

https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/5912-communing-with-creation

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Communing with creation

The Divinity School's ambitious new sustainable residence hall.

Yale Divinity SchoolDec 11, 2023

Congratulations to Drake Douglas '24 M.Div.! This former college administrator is now a transitional deacon on his way to becoming a priest in the Episcopal Church.

https://www.independentri.com/news/article_ead8cb20-943f-11ee-a30e-938f1e412b6f.html

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For St. Peter’s by-the-Sea intern, dream of priesthood one step closer

A college administration career brought a sense of handling the best, the worst and the uncertain times in people’s lives and gave lessons that helped guide Drake Douglas to the

The Independent
Yale Divinity SchoolMar 28, 2023

Between now and Commencement, we will be sharing a series of profiles of graduating students. We begin today with Benjamin Geeding '23 M.Div.!

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By the time he was five, Benjamin Geeding was questioning the teachings of his family’s Nazarene church. “Did God know that Adam and Eve would sin? Is free will an illusion? Is there any point to life? They didn’t provide a lot of answers.” 🧵

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Yale Divinity SchoolMar 24, 2023

People realized “we have to do something about this, or we’re not going to have a place to live.”

—YDS student and tenant rights organizer Luke Melonakos-Harrison '23 M.Div. in this New Haven Register article

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/behind-the-rise-of-tenant-unions-in-ct-17832539.php

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Tenant unions are popping up in CT as renters hit last straw

As tenant unions pop up across Connecticut, organizers say issues with maintenance and fears of retaliation spurred the movement.

New Haven Register
Yale Divinity SchoolMar 22, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Carla Works '04 M.A.R. on her nomination to become the next Dean of Wesley Theological Seminary!

https://www.wesleyseminary.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Press-Release_Dr-Carla-Works.pdf

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Yale Divinity SchoolMar 8, 2023

‘There’s reclamation to be done’: Jason Turner and the struggle for justice

When the world witnessed the televised funeral for Tyre Nichols, it saw a leading Memphis church in action as host, with Senior Pastor J. Lawrence Turner ’06 M.Div. offering prayers to meet the latest grievous national moment.

https://divinity.yale.edu/news/there-s-reclamation-be-done-jason-turner-and-struggle-justice

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‘There’s reclamation to be done’: Jason Turner and the struggle for justice | Yale Divinity School

By Ray Waddle When the world witnessed the televised funeral for Tyre Nichols, it saw a leading Memphis church in action as host, with Senior Pastor J. Lawrence Turner ’06 M.Div. offering prayers to meet the latest grievous national moment.

Yale Divinity SchoolFeb 27, 2023

Today we celebrate Dr. Horace Ballard '10 M.A.R.!

https://divinity.yale.edu/horace-ballard-10-mar

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Horace Ballard ’10 M.A.R. | Yale Divinity School

Dr. Horace Ballard currently serves as the Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. Associate Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museums. His work includes investigating the art, ideas, and visual cultures of the United States and the Americas. His research interests include the legibilities of gender and race in 18th- and 19th-century portraiture, colonial men’s fashion, and the

Yale Divinity SchoolFeb 24, 2023

Today we celebrate Rev. Dr. Jerry Streets '75 M.Div.!

https://divinity.yale.edu/frederick-j-jerry-streets-75-mdiv

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Frederick J. (Jerry) Streets ’75 M.Div. | Yale Divinity School

Frederick J. (Jerry) Streets currently serves as the Senior Pastor of the historic Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ in New Haven, CT. He also is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pastoral Care at Yale Divinity School. Prior to this, he served as Senior Pastor of the Mount Aery Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Conn., from 1975 to 1992, leading the congregation

Yale Divinity SchoolFeb 23, 2023

Excited to see YDS alum Dr. Jaimie Crumley '15 M.Div. featured in this Boston Globe article on the effort by Old North Illuminated to bring Black and Indigenous histories to light!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/22/arts/old-north-church-illuminated-brings-black-indigenous-histories-light/

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Old North Church Illuminated brings Black and Indigenous histories to light

Research fellow Jaimie Crumley is working to uncover hidden histories and share them with the public.

The Boston Globe