→ October 30, 2020
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The impact of ex-pat patronage is clear when one realizes that James Smithson’s bequest of 150 bags of gold led to the birth of the network of libraries and museums that are The Smithsonian. It is an amazing accomplishment from one of Pembroke’s most fascinating alumni—and yet another example of a Pembrokian who defied expectations. […]
→ April 1, 2018
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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 […]
→ September 18, 2017
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Today Google crafted a Google Doodle in honor of Samuel Johnson’s 308th birthday. You can see it here And read about it here Importantly, Dr. Johnson was only able to attend Pembroke College, Oxford for one year…after which his funds ran out. If you are so inclined, think about how much your gift to […]
→ July 29, 2016
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Novelist, screenwriter, extreme sports enthusiast, renowned Republican political consultant, and epicure Stuart Stevens ’72 is out with a timely new book, “The Innocent Have Nothing to Fear” (Random House), a dark comedy about an American presidential campaign involving a Trump-like character and set in a contested Republican convention. “I started the book before the (2012) […]
→ March 9, 2016
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Walter Isaacson, ’74, received the prestigious Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism on March 3 in a ceremony at the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Walter is a former chairman and CEO of CNN, former editor of TIME, current president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, author […]
→ February 26, 2016
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Pembroke College Emeritus Fellow Zbigniew “Zbyszek” Pelczynski OBE celebrated his 90th birthday at a black-tie dinner hosted by Master Lynne Brindley in College on December 4. Pelczynski, Pembroke’s storied politics professor from 1957 to 1992, was tutor to scores of Americans, including former president Bill Clinton. […]
→ October 24, 2014
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Our own prolific – and prodigious – Walter Isaacson ’74 is out with a great new book. The Innovators, something of a sequel to his best-selling biography of Steve Jobs, is the fascinating story of the people who created the computer and the Internet, or as Walter puts it in his subtitle, “how a group […]
→ October 22, 2014
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Terry Slesinski-Wykowski ’82, was recently profiled in the Trinity 2014 issue of Oxford Today. Terry, who recently became a trustee of the Pembroke College Foundation, Inc., lives in Houston, TX, where she is a principal of the Oxford Consulting Group, a management consultancy, and is the Chair of the Houston Oxford Society. To read Terry’s profile click on […]
→ May 26, 2014
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Jimmy Fallon crashed the stage at the Montauk Music Festival last weekend to sing a song with North American Pembrokian, David Cavalier ’91. When not leading a cutting-edge biotech firm and various charitable pursuits, Mr. Cavalier plays lead guitar for the rock band, the East End All Stars. Here’s a video of the collaboration with Mr. […]
