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Yale Grapples With Ties to Slavery in Debate Over a Collegeโ€™s Name

NEW HAVEN (New York Times) โ€” When Maya Jenkins was accepted to Yale, her family erupted in joy. Still, her mother confessed a concern: that her daughter might be assigned to Calhoun College, one of the 12 residential colleges at the heart of the universityโ€™s undergraduate life. It is named for John C. Calhoun, a Yale valedictorian-turned-politician from […]

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