ANNIVERSARY SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 27, 2025
5:00 - 9:00pm: Check-in at The House
Friday, March 28, 2025
9am - 3:30pm: Check-in at The House
9am - 12:30pm: optional- “Shining Light on Truth” Exhibition at Schwarzman Center
10am - 12:30pm: optional- Where Have We Been? Exploring The House’s Archives at Beinecke Library
10am - 12:30pm: optional- Yale & Slavery Walking Tour - download the tour app here
1:00 - 1:35pm: Welcome & House Update in SSS 114
1:35 - 2:30pm: Plenary Panel: “Where We’ve Been”: Our Past Through the Eyes of House Directors” in SSS 114
featuring Caroline Jackson Smith, Kimberly Goff-Crews, Pamela Y. George, Risë Nelson, & Timeica E. Bethel
2:30 - 3:30pm: Networking Reception at The House OR Lunch on Your Own
3:45 - 4:45pm: Check-in at Schwarzman Center Rotunda
♦ CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS @ Woolsey Hall ♦
4:00-5:30pm: Conversation & Performance by Kevin “K.O.” Olusola ‘11 feat. Julian Davis Reid ‘13 and Remarks by President Maurie McInnis
5:30-7:00pm: Intermission & Refreshments in Commons (with Late Check-in at Schwarzman Center Rotunda)
7:00-9:00pm: Performing Arts Showcase @ Woolsey Hall featuring student, alumni, and community performances
9:00pm-12:00am: Kickback @ The House (games, snacks, live music jam session, and community)
Saturday, March 29, 2025
9am - 11am: Check-in at The House
10-10:50am: “Woody Brittain ‘70 Lecture Series” Faculty & Alumni Lectures
- Dr. Phillip Solomon f.k.a. Goff, Chair and Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies and Professor of Psychology at Yale
- Dr. Daphne Brooks, Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Music at Yale
- Rhiana Gunn-Wright ‘11, Rhodes Scholar, Climate Policy Director and Author-in-Residence at the Roosevelt Institute, and Architect of the Green New Deal
11:20am-12:20pm: Concurrent Panel Block A
“Passing the Torch: Empowering Current Black Yalies Through Intentional Alumni Engagement”
This panel will provide an opportunity for the House community to hear from alumni and current student leaders about the importance of making connections and passing on knowledge to the next generation.
“Channeling Our Founders: Building Community Through Activism and Academic Study”
This panel will provide an opportunity for the House community to hear from current Yale faculty in the African American Studies Department and Black Yale alumni about the importance of using our education and academic study to advocate for the community.
12:25-1:45pm: Open Lunch
2:00-3:00pm: Concurrent Panel Block B
“Educational Equity: Leadership, CRT, and the Future After Affirmative Action”
This panel will provide an opportunity for the House community to hear from Black Yale alumni about the fight for educational equity at every level of the system.
“Preservation is Key: Researching, Archiving, and Telling our own Stories”
This panel will provide the opportunity for the House community to hear from Black Yale alumni about the importance of researching, preserving, and sharing our stories across various platforms.
“Don’t Sleep on Gen Zzzz: The House of the Future Through the Eyes of Current Yalies”
This panel will provide an opportunity for the House community to hear from current student leaders about their vision and desires for the future of The House.
3:15- 4:15pm: Alumni Plenary- Yale Black Alumni Association Meeting
♦BOUCHET BALL & AWARDS CEREMONY @ The Omni Hotel♦
6:00- 7:00pm: Cocktail Hour
7:00- 9:00pm: Awards Ceremony Gala and Keynote Address by Dr. Elizabeth Alexander ‘84 feat. Dr. Ivuoma Onyeador ‘11
9:00pm –12:00am: Celebration
Sunday, March 30, 2025
9:30 - 10:30am: Service of Remembrance in E-Room @ The House featuring a performance by violinist Kersten Stevens ‘06
During the service of remembrance, we will honor members of the House community who have passed away since the last anniversary.
10:30am: Black Church at Yale in E-Room @ The House
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