The Historian’s Notebook

In 1977, a student-run variety show brought SOM’s Charter Class together through satire and became a cherished school tradition.

We asked graduates from each decade of SOM’s history to recall their first impressions of the school and its community.

Robert Shiller’s work attracted faculty to SOM and inspired new research, making the school the epicenter of a developing economic field.

SOM opened its doors in 1976. But the history of business education at the university stretches back over a century.

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.