Senior Lindsey Hogg said that during the debates about Calhoun, she had advocated for Henry Roe Cloud, the first Native American to graduate from Yale. Another popular option was Roosevelt Thompson, an African American graduate known for his academic achievements and dedication to public service.
Date: Feb 11, 2017
Category: U.S.
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Yale dishwasher resigns after smashing 'racist, very degrading' stained-glass window
However, the Yale Daily News reported last week that Calhoun College told students in an email that it was making some changes, including removing a set of stained-glass windows portraying Calhoun from a common room and renaming the dining hall after another Yale alumnus, Roosevelt Thompson.
Date: Jul 12, 2016
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Group rallying for Yale worker who was accused of destroying 'racist image'
She also announced in her email that the dining hall has been named after Roosevelt Thompson, an African-American Calhoun resident who died in a car crash while returning from Little Rock, Arkansas, two months before he was to graduate.
Date: Jul 12, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Yale keeps the Calhoun name despite racial concerns, but ditches the 'master' title
etition at Yale calling for the renaming of Calhoun College has drawn more than 15,000 signatures. A raft of alternatives were offered names as disparate as Frederick Douglass, the self-taught abolitionist, and Roosevelt Thompson, a model student who died in the spring of his senior year at Yale.