@hhjjlala - I don’t know if I answered you earlier or not, but I do not think you should let a few comments or students sway your thoughts about Yale. Yale encourages freedom of thought and just like it rethought its initial decision not to rename the college, it is still in a posture of considering name changes for other venues. If you’re looking for a school that does not have diversity of thought, Yale may not be the place for you anyway. The Hopper name was one that was put forth but students and alum during the process of naming the two new colleges.
Yale, its students, alums, admins and faculty are not perfect, but nowhere is perfect. Please read more deeply into the school’s response to the name change overall. As an AA alum, I can tell you that we are extremely happy with the name being changed and at this moment are not quibbling with the name chosen. We are just glad that after over 30 years of protest, the name Calhoun has been removed, which was a continued slap in our faces. The fact that 2 of 14 residential colleges will now be named after women is a feat after 100+ years of all 100% being named after men considering half of Yale’s undergraduate population is female.
We pick our battles, and yes, there is still work to be done at Yale. But we also know how to celebrate our victories. This is a major victory. We’ll take it!!