In recent days, accolades for Dick Lugar ’54 have poured in. Below is a sample of recent remembrances of and regards for one, great Pembrokian. Thank you, Dick.  We will miss you. ___ First, Here’s a lovely article from Pembroke 🙂  — click here   (Thanks Alice & Emma) Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists — Richard […]

It is with profound sadness that we must report of the death of Richard G. “Dick” Lugar ‘54, a giant of the U.S. Senate, and lifelong friend and alumnus of Pembroke College. Dick died today, Sunday, April 28, in a Washington D.C. hospital after a short illness. He was 87. Dick served in the Senate […]

Congratulations to Michelle Peluso, ’93, who has just been named as chairperson of Nike, Inc.’s Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Governance Committee. Michelle, a former trustee of the Pembroke College Foundation, has been a director of Nike, the international athletic wear company, since 2014. “Michelle is a superstar! We are incredibly proud that she is a […]

  Pembroke College alumnus, Pete Buttigieg ’05 seems to continue to edge closer and closer to officially announcing his campaign for President of the United States. Resisting the goading of Ellen DeGeneres, Pete stopped short of announcing his candidacy…suggesting that me may do so in the special announcement scheduled for his hometown of South Bend, IN […]

CHARLIE BUCHANAN ’14 ROWS FOR OXFORD IN THE 2019 OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE   Pembroke’s very own, Charlie Buchanan ’14 is rowing in the Varsity boat for Oxford against Cambridge in this Sunday’s (April 7) 165th edition of the world’s most historic and oldest boat race. Charlie, rowing in seat 7, read physical and theoretical chemistry at […]

Walter Isaacson ’74, has been named editor-at-large and senior adviser at Arcadia Publishing Co.  Walter is currently teaching history in his hometown of New Orleans at Tulane University, having recently stepped down from the presidency of the Aspen Institute. A student of the legendary Zbigniew Pelczynski while at Pembroke, Walter is an award-winning historian and the author […]

Below are several “update” links to recent interviews with fellow Pembrokian and US Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg ’05. They’re worth a look. Pete discusses his run on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SHQSGesyM Pete interviewed on CNN – https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/02/10/sotu-buttigieg-full.cnn Pete Discusses his new book, Shortest Way Home at Politics and Prose – https://slate.com/culture/2019/02/mayor-pete-buttigieg-on-running-for-president-and-his-book-shortest-way-home.html  

  Master Lynne Brindley has announced she will step down at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Lynne has served as Pembroke’s Master since 2013. She is Pembroke’s first female Master in its nearly 400-year history. Prior to coming to Pembroke, Lynne served as Chief Executive of the British Library. Lynne has been a […]

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 […]