James Henry Bratton Jr. OCTOBER 6, 1931 – JANUARY 6, 2019 Jim Bratton ‘52, longtime Pembroke College Foundation trustee and former Foundation treasurer, died on January 6, 2019, of heart failure in Atlanta, his home for many years.  Jim will be greatly missed by the entire Pembroke family. Jim was a Southern gentleman in the very best […]

Pete Buttigieg ’05, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, his hometown, is running for president. On January 23, 2019, Pete announced the formation of an exploratory committee, the precursor to a formal declaration. Pete is one of a growing number of Democrats aiming for the 2020 presidential contest. “There’s a new generation of voices emerging in […]

PEMBROKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: 2017 – 2018 REPORT ON GIVING Donors to the Pembroke College Foundation provide critical resources to Pembroke College, Oxford. Publishing this list of those who contributed to the Pembroke College Foundation between November 1, 2017, and December 18, 2018, is but one way we have to recognize the generosity and loyalty of […]

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A Return to Pembroke College, for the 12th Annual Oxford Alumni Weekend, 2018  by Terry Slesinski-Wykowski Whenever I return to my “second home”, Pembroke College, for the Oxford University Alumni “Meeting of Minds” Weekends, I find inspiration for my life and my work! It may have come in the past at a dinner at Pembroke sitting […]

  After a harrowing experience compliments of Hurricane Harvey, PCFNA Terry Slesinski-Wykowski recounts the unique role that Pembroke played and continues to play in her life.     Here’s the link— https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/quad/article/oxford-and-pembroke-college-my-second-home   Thanks for sharing this with us, Terry!

Two new lavishly illustrated Pembroke College history booklets have recently been published affording Pembrokians fascinating insight into how the College came to be what it is today. “A Gentle History of The Master’s Lodgings, Pembroke College, Oxford”, by Tim Brindley and Brian Wilson, traces the history of this singular Pembroke building from its humble beginnings […]

Two terrific Pembroke gatherings highlighted the 2018 Oxford University North American reunion in San Francisco April 6-7, 2018.                             On Saturday, April 7, Master Lynne Brindley hosted a dinner for over 30 Pembrokians and friends at the historic Mark Hopkins Hotel atop […]

3-27-18 UPDATE: Buttigieg seriously exploring 2020 presidential race https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/27/buttigieg-2020-president-off-message-217712 ————————————————————————   Wait…wait….Peter vs. Pete NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me taped from South Bend, IN this weekend. While there, host Peter Sagal grilled distinguished Pembroke Alumnus Pete Buttigieg—and not surprisingly the nation’s youngest mayor did more than hold his own. You can listen to Peter vs. Pete […]

“The earth seemed to move with me,” Bannister said of his astonishing run. “I found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never knew existed.” And all who were watching found it with him. The Pembroke College Foundation, and the Pembroke family worldwide, mourn the passing of our great friend Sir Roger […]