The Historian’s Notebook

In the years leading up to the construction of Edward P. Evans Hall, administrators and architects sought the assistance of faculty members in designing classrooms to fit the school’s innovative approach to teaching.

Best known for his book A Random Walk Down Wall Street, which introduced many readers to passive investing, Malkiel was also a Yale SOM dean who helped build the school’s faculty and curriculum.

This edition of the Historian’s Notebook looks at the Charter Class, the first cohort of students to matriculate at Yale SOM.

The first edition of the Historian’s Notebook looks back at Yale SOM’s origin story.

Gear up for a landmark Yale SOM anniversary with a new blog series from resident historian Michelle Spinelli.