Yale Divinity School’s Living Village, expected to open in 2025, will generate zero waste and give back to the environment more than it takes. Meeting the most stringent standards for sustainable design, it will be the largest residential complex of its type on a university campus.

In learning about the project, Jeffrey Small ’89 saw it as a perfect match for his interests and realized that supporting it would be a meaningful way to commemorate his 35th Yale College reunion.

“When I was at Yale, I unfortunately had no exposure to the Divinity School. But since then, I’ve completed a master’s in religious studies at Oxford, where my research led me to explore ways of fostering greater dialogue between Christianity and Buddhism. As a real estate investor, I am always looking at creative and pioneering construction techniques to bring sustainable designs to our projects. My support of the Living Village seems fated. My real estate experience, my growth at Yale, and my interest in theological education intersected in the same place at the right time,” says Small.

Read a Q&A with Jeffrey Small and learn more about the Living Village.