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BRITTON O'DALY & BRITTANY SMITH
In Calhoun decision, Yale is not alone

The renaming of Calhoun College comes in the midst of a national discussion on building names tied to slavery.

February 14, 2017

JINGYI CUI, ADELAIDE FEIBEL & RYAN GITTLER
Student activists elated by name change

Shortly after University President Peter Salovey announced the renaming, Yalies wasted no time in celebrating.

February 14, 2017

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SONIA WANG
Yale hosts national research conference

Last weekend Yale hosted its first-ever collegiate research conference, bringing together undergraduates from 23 schools across the nation to present research on topics ranging from […]

February 14, 2017

LIANA VAN NOSTRAND
13-year-old egyptologist delivers YUAG talk

Eighth-grader Asher Hurowitz does not know where he will attend high school, let alone college, but during a private talk at the Yale University Art […]

February 14, 2017

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ZAINAB HAMID & DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY
Record nonmale turnout for Whiffs auditions

A record number of female and gender nonbinary students auditioned for the all-male Yale Whiffenpoofs this week, in defiance of the a cappella group’s long-standing policy of admitting only men.

February 13, 2017

DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY
Analysis: Two narratives emerge

The question of whose victory this really is has led to conflicting narratives about the name change.

February 13, 2017

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LUKE CIANCARELLI & DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY
Calhoun alumni torn on renaming

The college’s alumni community reacted with a wide range of emotions — from delight, to nostalgia, to outright fury.

February 13, 2017

KEVIN SWAIN & RACHEL TREISMAN
Faculty praise Hopper pick

Faculty members, many of whom were involved in activism toward changing the name of Calhoun College, are rejoicing.

February 13, 2017

RACHEL TREISMAN
University honors Grace Hopper, CS pioneer and Navy veteran

Students were self-identifying as proud members of Grace Hopper College immediately after the announcement.

February 13, 2017

KEVIN LIN
Yale-Mayo Clinic to further regulatory science

Funded by a United States Food and Drug Administration grant of up to $6.7 million over two years, Yale and the Mayo Clinic are establishing […]

February 13, 2017

JINGYI CUI, ADELAIDE FEIBEL & RYAN GITTLER
Geraldo Rivera resigns as Calhoun associate fellow

“Been an honor but intolerant insistence on political correctness is lame,” Geraldo Rivera tweeted.

February 13, 2017