04-09-2017 13:50 via connecticut.cbslocal.com

Dedication Set For Renamed Yale Residential College

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Yale University is holding a dedication ceremony for a residential college that’s being renamed in honor of a pioneering mathematician.
The university announced the change earlier this year to drop the name of John C. Calhoun, a 19th century Yale alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was an ardent slavery supporter. The Calhoun College name had been the target of protests for years and Yale’s president said Calhoun’s princi
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