Yale renames Calhoun College for Grace Hopper

Fred Cisin cisin at xenosoft.com
Tue Feb 14 22:46:13 CST 2017


On Tue, 14 Feb 2017, Ken Seefried wrote:
> I'd be fascinated at a justification for this opinion that squared
> with "John C. Calhoun’s legacy as a white supremacist and a national
> leader who passionately promoted slavery as a ‘positive good’".

And, once he graduated from Yale in 1804, he turned his back on the 
college, with no further significant involvement, and didn't give them 
money!

famous alum, before Yale had any other famous alums.


I'd say that Grace Hopper had a better legacy.



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