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Feb 14, 2022 · Although Grace Hopper College’s former name — Calhoun — was removed in February 2017, memorabilia bearing his name or likeness still remains throughout the College.
Grace Hopper College is a residential college of Yale University, opened in 1933 as one of the original eight undergraduate residential colleges endowed by Edward Harkness. It was originally named Calhoun College after US Vice President John C. Calhoun, but renamed in 2017 in honor of computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper.
Feb 12, 2017 · Calhoun College will be renamed to honour Grace Murray Hopper, who helped transform the way people use technology. Hopper earned Yale degrees in the 1930s and became a US Navy rear admiral....
Feb 11, 2017 · Calhoun College will be renamed in honor of Grace Hopper GRD ’34, a United States Navy Rear Admiral who made pivotal advances in computer science, University President Peter Salovey announced Saturday.
The most recent debate over the naming issue culminated in the 2017 decision on the part of Yale’s president and board of trustees to rename the college after Grace Murray Hopper. In academic year 2017-18, the College therefore saw in a new era.
May 17, 2020 · On April 27, 2016, apprehensive of historical erasure, Salovey communicated to the Yale community that the college would continue to be named after Calhoun — a decision that was met with discontent by many students, scholars and faculty members.
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Feb 11, 2017 · Instead, the college will now honour Grace Murray Hopper, a mathematician who studied at Yale in the 1930s, invented a pioneering computer programming language and became a Navy rear admiral.
