Yale University's president reportedly told the Yale Daily News last week that officials are not considering changing the Ivy League school's name, despite its namesake's ties to the 17th century slave trade. "How about a bill withholding all federal funds from Yale University until it changes its name? In 2017, Yale renamed Calhoun College to Grace Hopper College, in honor of the pioneering computer scientist who earned a Ph.D. from the university. Coulter on Tuesday, accused Witt of making an "empty gesture" by renaming Calhoun College, but supporting keeping the university's name. Program at Yale wrote in a 2016 Wall Street Journal op-ed that Yale was "deeply involved in the slave trade."

Source: Fox News June 30, 2020 23:15 UTC