→ March 20, 2021
A very public Pembroke alumni reunion was held on national television on March 18 when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg ’05 was interviewed by Walter Isaacson ’74 on the PBS program, Amanpour & Co. Pete discussed with Walter his vision of the infrastructure opportunities the funds allocated to transportation by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan as the nation’s fourth […]
→ March 8, 2021
To complement his insightful biographies of Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Ben Franklin, Walter Isaacson ’74 has authored The Code Breaker— an in-depth account of the life and career of scientist Jennifer Doudna, co-creator of CRISPR and the 2020 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Walter’s biography is already receiving wonderful, advance reviews and […]
→ February 4, 2021
We are proud to announce that Walter Isaacson ’74 has graciously agreed to serve as the next Chairman of the Pembroke College Foundation of North America. Walter will be only the second Chairman in the Foundation’s 37-year history, following in the footsteps of Senator Richard Lugar ’54. Senator Lugar had originally accepted the mantle of […]
→ February 2, 2021
Approved by the Senate today (86-13), Pembroke’s own Pete Buttigieg ’05 made history as the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet member in US history. At age 39, Buttigieg is also the first millennial and second youngest Cabinet member in history –following a trail blazed by 35 year-old Robert F. Kennedy who was confirmed as US Attorney General in 1961. […]
→ December 16, 2020
Less than one hour ago, President-elect Joe Biden made a historic announcement, declaring that Pembroke’s own Pete Buttigieg ’05 would be joining his administration as Secretary of Transportation. Congratulations Pete! Biden praised Buttigieg as someone who has the “vision of a next generation leader, with the experience and the temperament to lead change today.” President-elect […]
→ December 13, 2020
Stephen Tuck, Pembroke fellow and Professor of Modern History at Oxford recently spoke via ZOOM to some 50 Hunter College students in Professor David Julian Hodges’ Anthropology of the Civil Rights Movement” class. Terry Slesinski-Wykowski ’82, the first Hunter College graduate to attend Pembroke, arranged the lecture. Prof. Tuck discussed his book, The Night Malcolm […]
→ March 3, 2020
With the thoughtfulness, elegance, and class that characterized – and energized – his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President, Pete Buttigieg ’05 withdrew from the race Sunday night, March 1. A year ago, when Pete began his journey, few considered him to be a serious contender. He certainly proved them wrong. Pete was half […]
→ January 14, 2020
Pembroke College announced today that The Rt. Hon. Sir Ernest Ryder has been elected the next Master of Pembroke College. He will assume his post this June upon the retirement of Dame Lynne Brindley, who has served as Master since 2013. Below are links to the College and University websites with more information on Sir […]
→ November 18, 2019
NAVY SHIP TO BE NAMED FOR Dick Lugar ‘54 –Another honor for the late U.S. Senator The U.S. Navy has announced that a new state-or-of-the-art destroyer will be named after former US Senator and Pembroke College Foundation Chairman, Dick Lugar ’54. Dick served as an officer in the Navy from 1957 to 1960. How appropriate that […]
→ August 8, 2019
Pete Buttigieg ‘06 is not the only Pembrokian seeking high elective office. Arkansas Lt. Governor Tim Griffin ’90 announced on August 5th that he is running for the Republican nomination for governor. The election will be held in 2022 Tim was elected as Arkansas’ 20th Lt. Governor in 2014, and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2018. […]
