Their jubilee year became an occasion not only to invite celebrities and call caterers but also to reflect and look forward.The 50th anniversary marked the beginning of these graduate schools’ shift from a professional orientation to a more academic approach.
Sometimes, prep is staid. Not with these fifteen. Dignified, surely, but never boring. And this year’s group might be our most sweltering yet. They may not have been around for the university’s whole history, but there’s a good chance they’ll go down in it.