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Pembroke Screen Gems:  Tolkien, Bannister, Fulbright, Blackstone (second in an occasional series) →  April 14, 2020 0

By popular demand, following last month’s initial edition of Pembroke Screen Gems (http://pcfna.org/?p=1605), your editors are pleased to submit a follow-up of Pembroke-related video and audio clips (see links, below) to entertain yourself and stay connected to Pembroke during these perilous times. Over the centuries a good number of notable Pembrokians have had a powerful impact on the […]

College & Coronavirus — A message from the Master Dame Lynne Brindley →  March 31, 2020 0

Dear Pembrokians– I am only too well aware that we are living through anxious and extraordinary times: this global pandemic hits every area of our lives and for each one of you there are difficulties and worries for yourself, your family and friends, and people you know in communities all over the world. I wanted […]

Homebound?  Watch These Pembroke “Screen Gems” →  March 27, 2020 0

for those homebound…… MALCOLM X, THE WARSAW UPRISING, AND OTHER PEMBROKE GEMS IN SOUND AND PICTURES For all of us Pembrokians in North America and around the world forced to remain in “Home Shelter” (or on “house arrest” as some of our friends call it) during this difficult time, we’ve gathered a number of Pembroke-related […]

Pembroke’s Own Chris Whitty Leads The Charge Against COVID-19 →  March 24, 2020 0

Just in case you missed it.  Here is an article about how Pembroke’s own Chris Whitty is applying his malaria thought-leadership to help address the challenges that coronavirus brings to the UK and the world. UPDATE: Friday, March 27 — Chris Witty falls ill with COVID-19 Sadly, we have just learned the Professor Whitty has […]

YOU Are Invited — Boat Race Dinner in CHICAGO (Friday, April 3rd) →  March 4, 2020 0

Fellow Oxonians and Cantabrigians, you are cordially invited to attend The 81st Annual Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Dinner in Chicago Friday, April 3, 2020 The University Club of Chicago 76 East Monroe Street (at Michigan Avenue) Chicago, IL 60603 Reception (cash bar): 6:00 p.m. Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Black Tie/Highland Dress/Boat Club Blazers Optional, Decorations Our guest of […]

A TRIBUTE…Pete Buttigieg ’05, A Leader Among Leaders, Withdraws →  March 3, 2020 0

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 […]

Sir Ernest Ryder Elected New Master of Pembroke →  January 14, 2020 0

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 […]

Great Pembroke Gathering Last Night at NYC’s Chez Josephine →  January 6, 2020 0

Last night, a group of NYC Pembrokians gathered at historic Chez Josephine for a networking event hosted by Jock Spivy (’73) and Pembroke’s new Director of Development, Alice Gosling. This “Meet The Fellows” evening was focused on introducing some of our NYC alumni to Pembroke’s own Professor Nicolas Cole, founder of The Quill Project–one of Pembroke’s […]

Join Us — Meet The Fellows Event in NYC (Jan 5th) →  December 31, 2019 0

Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Nicholas Cole and Strategic Development Director, Alice Gosling will be in New York on the 5th of January and would welcome the chance to update you about the College as well as share Dr. Cole’s fascinating research. In New York to speak about the writing of America’s state constitutions at The Annual Meeting of […]

REV. JOHN PLATT ’56 — 1936-2019 →  December 20, 2019 0

It is with profound sadness that The North American Pembrokian has learned of the passing of Rev. John Platt, ’56, Emeritus Fellow, former College Chaplain, Tutor for Admissions, Dean of Degrees, Secretary and Treasurer of The College Society, College Historian, and Editor of the Pembroke College Record, among other roles he brilliantly and generously fulfilled. […]