→ October 25, 2021
Preventing the Next Pandemic: What have we learned about international health collaboration and what needs to change? Annual Fulbright Distinguished Lecture in International Relations Nov 19, 2021 @ 5pm UK time / 11am EDT In this FREE, LIVE-STREAMED lecture from Pembroke, past- Rhodes Scholar and world-renowned expert on health issues challenging society, Dr Devi Sridhar, […]
→ October 25, 2021
YOU ARE INVITED! Pembrokians from far and wide will be able to view a unique lecture by The Rt Hon Lord Heseltine, titled “The World Turned Upside Down”. November 18th @ 5:30pm BST / 12:30pm EST This event is FREE to all, but please register in advance here — https://form.jotform.com/212792061445353
→ October 18, 2021
The Pembroke College Foundation is very sad to report the death of Damon Wells, CBE, ’61, An Honorary Fellow of Pembroke, Damon died in Houston, his hometown. He was 84. Official obituary and funeral details can be found here A philanthropist, businessman, and award-winning biographer of Stephen Douglas, Damon was one of the most significant […]
→ June 2, 2021
Stephen Tuck, Pembroke’s celebrated Professor of Modern History, joined Terry Slesinski-Wykowski ’82, at Hunter College for the third time this past April for Hunter Professor David Hodges’ class, “The Anthropology of the Civil Rights Movement”. Stephen was among other prominent voices in the study and struggle for racial equality as guests this past semester in […]
→ May 12, 2021
Please join us and help spread the word to fellow Oxonians, as well as friends, family and other interested folks in your circle. Pembroke College, Oxford in partnership with Oxford University, is hosting an all-star panel of experts to discuss “Democracy in Crisis: Prospects for democracy in a post-COVID World” on May 20th at 1:30 pm Eastern time […]
→ 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 28, 2021
The leadership ranks of the Pembroke College Foundation are all the stronger with the recent addition of Marc Mezvinsky ’00 to the Executive Committee. Marc graciously accepted the newly created role of Vice President, the first in our foundation’s history. When Marc isn’t chasing private equity deals for TPG’s Tech Adjacencies fund, he can be […]
→ February 23, 2021
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey The intangible power of Pembroke has always resided in it’s uniquely “jolly”, earnest, authentic, multifaceted community. Help Pembroke harness this power and tap back into it yourself by volunteering to become a MENTOR. It’s easy. All you have to […]
→ 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 […]
