Search results
Grace Hopper College is a Yale residential college that honors the legacy of computer scientist Grace Hopper. Learn about its history, community, and new windows that celebrate its diversity and inclusivity.
Grace Hopper College – founded as Calhoun College in 1933 and renamed in honor of Grace Hopper ‘30 M.A., ‘34 Ph.D. in 2017 – is one of the smaller residential colleges.
Grace Hopper College is a residential college of Yale University, opened in 1933 as one of the original eight undergraduate residential colleges endowed by Edward Harkness. It was originally named Calhoun College after US Vice President John C. Calhoun, but renamed in 2017 in honor of computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper.
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a mathematician; a pioneer in computer sciences; a teacher and public educator, and a naval officer (she retired as a Rear Admiral). Hopper received a master’s degree in mathematics (1930) and a Ph.D. in mathematics (1934) from Yale.
11 de jul. de 2023 · Grace Hopper se graduó con honores en matemáticas y física en Vassar College en 1928, y posteriormente obtuvo su doctorado en matemáticas por la Universidad de Yale. A pesar de que las mujeres en esa época tenían pocas oportunidades en el campo de la ciencia y la tecnología, ella decidió unirse a la Marina de los Estados ...
14 de feb. de 2022 · Feb. 11 marked the five year anniversary of the announcement that Calhoun College would be renamed Grace Hopper College, a decision made in the wake of widespread student protest. Although some relics of the college’s past have been replaced to reflect the new namesake, others remain.
3 de abr. de 2014 · Born Grace Brewster Murray in New York City on December 9, 1906, Grace Hopper studied math and physics at Vassar College. After graduating from Vassar in 1928, she proceeded to Yale...
