Nota relativa all\'area geograficaThe 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.
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Calhoun College
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Estremi biografici1933-
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Inizio (anno)1933
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Nota relativa all\'area geograficaThe 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.
Professione / Tipologia dell’enteBiblioteca
StatusLaico
Ultima modifica2018-06-28 13:55:29
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