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Calhoun College

Besitzer Id00024112
EntitätstypKörperschaft
Biographische Angaben1933-

Aktivität

Beginn (Jahr)1933
MARC Area Coden-us
Anmerkung zur geogr. RegionThe college was originally named Calhoun College after John C. Calhoun, but was renamed in 2017 in honor of computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper. Calhoun, a US Vice President and 1804 graduate of Yale College, was an advocate of slaveholding and states' rights. Since the 1960s, Calhoun's white supremacist beliefs and pro-slavery leadershid had prompted calls to rename the college or remove its tributes to Calhoun. In 2016, the Yale Corporation chose to retain Calhoun as the college's namesake, but reversed its decision in 2017 and renamed the college after Hopper.
Beruf / Art der InstitutionBibliothek
CharakterisierungKeine Characterisierung / Laie
Letzte Änderung2018-06-28 13:55:29

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Calhoun College

Besitzer Id00024112
EntitätstypKörperschaft
Biographische Angaben1933-

Aktivität

Beginn (Jahr)1933
MARC Area Coden-us
Anmerkung zur geogr. RegionThe college was originally named Calhoun College after John C. Calhoun, but was renamed in 2017 in honor of computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper. Calhoun, a US Vice President and 1804 graduate of Yale College, was an advocate of slaveholding and states' rights. Since the 1960s, Calhoun's white supremacist beliefs and pro-slavery leadershid had prompted calls to rename the college or remove its tributes to Calhoun. In 2016, the Yale Corporation chose to retain Calhoun as the college's namesake, but reversed its decision in 2017 and renamed the college after Hopper.
Beruf / Art der InstitutionBibliothek
CharakterisierungKeine Characterisierung / Laie
Letzte Änderung2018-06-28 13:55:29
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