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November-December 2026

Class Note 1988. In honor of the 50th anniversary of coeducation, we’ll start with two fabulous female ’88s.

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September-October 2026

Class Note 1988. “No matter how smart you are, you don’t know everything,” Rachel Dratch, the first ’88 to serve as Commencement speaker, told the class of 2026.

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July-August 2026

Class Note 1988. Rachel Dratch playing the Rocky Horror Show Narrator in its Broadway revival “looks like Nobel-level brilliance,” The New York Times crooned in April.

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May-June 2026

Class Note 1988. On page 57 of his new book, Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger,Bill Gifford leaves a literary breadcrumb for ’88 classmates: “Many years later as he faced the firing squa

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March-April 2026

Class Note 1988. John Kaliski flew from Boston to Washington, D.C., in December—as he does regularly, we now know—to lead a high-level roundtable at the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

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January-February 2026

Class Note 1988. The sixth annual Omondi Obura ’88 Peak Bag challenge for suicide prevention set new records October 5.

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November-December 2025

Class Note 1988. An ’88 trivia quiz might include: “Which ’88 began his career as a beekeeper in the Central African Republic (CAR)?” The answer: Adam Rabiner, of course.

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September-October 2025

Professor Charles Wheelan hosted two classmates—one Republican and one Democrat—for civil, substantive discussions on campus this spring. In February the Hon.

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July-August 2025

On March 29 at least 100 of you marked the 88th day of the year with mini-reunions, reconnecting, reveling, and possibly even rejoicing.

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May-June 2025

“In the midst of chaos,” the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu wrote, “there is also opportunity.” If that’s true, 2025 should herald a hailstorm of opportunities, since the year began with deadly chaos in southern California.

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March-April 2025

On Boxing Day Steve Cook urged us all to reconnect with a classmate we haven’t spoken to in years. You’ll be surprised how meaningful and fun it can be! We plan to dedicate a future column to celebrating these connections.

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January-February 2025

As we draft this update, many of you are preparing to descend on Hanover to enjoy the Homecoming bonfire, fall foliage, an epic tailgate hosted by Aldo and a decisive victory over Harvard on the football field.

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