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
10am - 12:30pm: optional- Where Have We Been? Exploring The House’s Archives at Beinecke Library
10am - 12:30pm: optional- Yale & Slavery Walking Tour
1:00 - 1:35pm: Welcome & University Update
1:35 - 2:30pm: Plenary Panel: “Our Past Through the Eyes of House Directors”
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
♦ CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS ♦
4:00-5:30pm: Conversation & Performance by Kevin “K.O.” Olusola ‘11 @ Woolsey Hall
5:30-7:00pm: Intermission & Refreshments in Commons
7:00-9:00pm: Student Performing Arts Showcase @ Woolsey Hall
9:00pm-12:00am: Kickback @ The House (games, snacks, jam session, and community)
Saturday, March 29, 2025
10-10:50am: “Woody Brittain ‘70 Lecture Series” Faculty & Alumni Lectures
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
9:00pm –12:00am: Celebration
Sunday, March 30, 2025
9:30 - 10:30am: Service of Remembrance in Founders’ Room @ The House
10:30am: Black Church at Yale in E-Room @ The House
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