The Best Christmas Present

“I emailed Dean Valentini on Christmas Day to let him know that the best Christmas present of all was Columbia displacing Yale in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. That allowed me to spend the holiday mercilessly teasing my older brother, a Yale grad. I certainly didn’t expect the dean to reply that day, but he did! It takes a truly dedicated dean to reply to an alum’s email on Christmas Day! Thank you for everything you do, Deantini. You are leaving big shoes to fill.”