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Calhoun College

Two re-namings, two defaults. How and how not to use history and public memory at Yale

Jim SleeperSeptember 18, 2019October 24, 2019

“No donor is pure, but Yale’s acceptance of this donor and donation was unnecessary”

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A History of Dispute: Yale Alumni Reflect on Calhoun Controversy

Sophie CappelloFebruary 21, 2017

In the wake of the renaming of Calhoun College, Sophie Cappello reaches out to alumni to trace the history of student opinion about the college.

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Grace Hopper College

Anna BlechFebruary 11, 2017February 11, 2017

The Yale community reacts to the decision to change the name of Calhoun College.

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Property of John C. Calhoun

Weronika BettaNovember 11, 2016November 12, 2016

Weronika Betta interviews Branson Rideaux ’20 about his one-man protest.

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Yale Police Officer Threatens La Unidad Latina en Acción Protesters

Katherine KidneySeptember 17, 2016October 14, 2016

BETWEEN 12PM AND 1pm on Friday, a Yale Police officer issued veiled threats to members of La Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA), a Latino social justice group that protests the name of Calhoun College.

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