Yale Renames Calhoun University Over Namesake's Ties To Slavery And White Supremacy

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Calhoun College portion of Yale University integral 1933, in collegiate gothic design design. The domestic university needs to be is rebranded honoring 1930s alumnus and computer system system system scientist Grace Murray Hopper.

After much conversation, Yale University revealed Saturday it is modifying title of a residential organization that honors a 19th century alumnus which ardently supported slavery.

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