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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.
Twelve new decorative windows installed today in Grace Hopper College, the Yale residential college previously known as Calhoun College, celebrate the richness of the college’s community and contemplate the complex history behind its name.
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. But don’t let that fool you!
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.
Grace Hopper Academy is a for-profit immersive programming school in New York City named in Grace Hopper's honor. It opened in January 2016 with the goal of increasing the proportion of women in software engineering careers.
This afternoon we honor the life of Grace Murray Hopper—an extraordinary Yale graduate whose achievements spanned decades and changed the way we understand and use computers. We also reflect on what her life means for us today.
Apr 3, 2014 · Grace Hopper became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University in 1934. In 1952, Grace Hopper and her team created the first compiler for computer languages.
Apr 6, 2015 · Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper—or “Amazing Grace” to those familiar with her many accomplishments—was a pioneering mathematician and computer scientist. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University, and one of the first women to reach the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy.
Sep 11, 2017 · Members of the Yale community gathered to celebrate the naming of Grace Hopper College (formerly Calhoun College) on Sept. 5.
It was founded as Calhoun College in 1933, and renamed Grace Hopper College in 2017. Heightened discussion and debate about whether the College’s name should change and if so, to what, began in the late 1970s and continued, unevenly, through 2017.
