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  1. 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 .

  2. College History. The history of the College is certainly living history. It was founded as Calhoun College in 1933, and renamed Grace Hopper College in 2017. Heightened discussion and debate about whether the College’s name should change and if so, to what, began in the late 1970s and continued, unevenly, through 2017.

  3. Mar 6, 2017 · Grace Murray Hopper College thus honors her spirit of innovation and public service while looking fearlessly to the future.” It remains unclear when the official name change will take place. The official process has already begun and has been underway since August, when the school’s trustees, president and the Witt Committee began talks about the efficacy of having a building dedicated to ...

  4. Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a mathematician; a pioneer in computer sciences; a teacher and public educator, and a naval officer (she retired as a Rear Admiral). Hopper received a master’s degree in mathematics (1930) and a Ph.D. in mathematics (1934) from Yale. One of the first three modern “programmers,” she is best ...

  5. gracehopper.yalecollege.yale.edu › grace-hopperGrace Hopper College

    Grace Hopper College – founded as Calhoun College in 1933 and renamed in honor of Grace Hopper ‘30 M.A., ‘34 Ph.D. in 2017 – is one of the smaller residential colleges. But don’t let that fool you! Its size encourages tight-knit community, and its central location and intimate space make it a wonderful place to be. The college boasts ...

  6. Feb 11, 2017 · February 11, 2017. Calhoun College will be renamed in honor of Grace Murray Hopper, a trailblazing computer scientist who also served as a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. (Image of Hopper from the public domain) Yale President Peter Salovey announced today that the university would rename Calhoun College, one of 12 undergraduate residential ...

  7. Feb 14, 2022 · Five years after Yale stripped John C. Calhoun from the name of what is now Grace Hopper College, remnants of the College’s former namesake are still etched in stone. Feb. 11 marked the five year anniversary of the announcement that Calhoun College would be renamed Grace Hopper College, a decision made in the wake of widespread student protest.

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