| An alternative to remedial college classes gets results; Ivies, other leading colleges file brief joining challenge to Trump’s order on immigration; Yale renames Calhoun College because of historical ties to white supremacy and slavery; University apologizes ‘with heavy hearts and great embarrassment’ for Hitler Valentine’s Day card; | | | | | | | A higher education news blog |
| | | | | Yale renames Calhoun College because of historical ties to white supremacy and slavery | | Yale University will no longer have a residential college named in honor of 19th-century alumnus John C. Calhoun, known for his support of slavery. The decision reverses one made last spring, when the university president said he wanted to confront, rather than erase, history. The college will be renamed in honor of an alumna, Grace Murray Hopper, who was a pioneering computer scientist. | | By Monica Wang and Susan Svrluga • Read more » |
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