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'''Benjamin Franklin College'''<ref name=master /> is a [[Residential colleges of Yale University|residential college]] for undergraduates of [[Yale College]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. It is scheduled to open in 2017.
'''Benjamin Franklin College'''<ref name=master /> is a [[Residential colleges of Yale University|residential college]] for undergraduates of [[Yale College]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. It opened to students for the 2017 academic year.


== History ==
== History ==
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In 2008, [[Yale University]] President [[Rick Levin]] announced that the college had the resources to educate more students and thus would expand its enrollment by opening two new [[Residential colleges of Yale University|residential colleges]] for a total of fourteen.<ref name="NYT: 2008 announce"/> In April 2016, the university announced that the colleges would be named after [[Pauli Murray]] and [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref name="NYT: 2016 names"/> Franklin was chosen at the behest of [[Charles B. Johnson]], class of 1954, who had made the single largest gift in Yale's history. Johnson saw Franklin as a personal role model and was the chairman of [[Franklin Templeton Investments]], a global investment firm named after Franklin. Johnson asked for its consideration but did not stipulate that Yale use the name.<ref name="WashPost"/> The naming decision was met with an outcry by students and faculty.<ref name="YDN"/>
In 2008, [[Yale University]] President [[Rick Levin]] announced that the college had the resources to educate more students and thus would expand its enrollment by opening two new [[Residential colleges of Yale University|residential colleges]] for a total of fourteen.<ref name="NYT: 2008 announce"/> In April 2016, the university announced that the colleges would be named after [[Pauli Murray]] and [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref name="NYT: 2016 names"/> Franklin was chosen at the behest of [[Charles B. Johnson]], class of 1954, who had made the single largest gift in Yale's history. Johnson saw Franklin as a personal role model and was the chairman of [[Franklin Templeton Investments]], a global investment firm named after Franklin. Johnson asked for its consideration but did not stipulate that Yale use the name.<ref name="WashPost"/> The naming decision was met with an outcry by students and faculty.<ref name="YDN"/>


Benjamin Franklin College will be the southern of the two new colleges,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Salovey|first1=Peter|title=Decisions on Residential College Names and “Master” Title|url=https://messages.yale.edu/messages/University/univmsgs/detail/137123|website=Yale University (Official Yale University Messages)|accessdate=July 8, 2016|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> referred to as "South College" in some earlier documents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Architect's Renderings of the New Residential Colleges|url=http://giving.yale.edu/node/1201/attachment|publisher=Yale University|accessdate=July 8, 2016|format=.pdf|date=April 15, 2011}}</ref>
Benjamin Franklin College will be the southern of the two new colleges,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Salovey|first1=Peter|title=Decisions on Residential College Names and “Master” Title|url=https://messages.yale.edu/messages/University/univmsgs/detail/137123|website=Yale University (Official Yale University Messages)|accessdate=July 8, 2016|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> referred to as "South College" in some earlier documents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Architect's Renderings of the New Residential Colleges|url=http://giving.yale.edu/node/1201/attachment|publisher=Yale University|accessdate=July 8, 2016|format=.pdf|date=April 15, 2011}}</ref> Upon their opening to students for the 2017 academic year, the two colleges increased Yale's undergraduate capacity by 15 percent from 5,400 to 6,200 seats.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Nick |title=Yale set for biggest expansion in 40 years |work=Washington Post |date=2016-12-21 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/21/yale-set-for-biggest-expansion-in-40-years/ |issn=0190-8286 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


[[Charles Bailyn]], [[A. Bartlett Giamatti]] Professor of Astronomy and Physics, is the first [[Master (college)|head]] of Benjamin Franklin College,<ref name=master>{{cite web|title=Heads of the two new residential colleges are named|url=http://news.yale.edu/2016/07/06/heads-two-new-residential-colleges-are-named|publisher=Yale University|accessdate=July 7, 2016|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> and Jessie Hill, the former dean of [[Silliman College]], is its first dean.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.yale.edu/2016/12/09/deans-murray-and-franklin-colleges-announced|title=Deans for Murray and Franklin colleges announced|website=Yale News|access-date=2017-03-21}}</ref>
[[Charles Bailyn]], [[A. Bartlett Giamatti]] Professor of Astronomy and Physics, is the first [[Master (college)|head]] of Benjamin Franklin College,<ref name=master>{{cite web|title=Heads of the two new residential colleges are named|url=http://news.yale.edu/2016/07/06/heads-two-new-residential-colleges-are-named|publisher=Yale University|accessdate=July 7, 2016|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> and Jessie Hill, the former dean of [[Silliman College]], is its first dean.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.yale.edu/2016/12/09/deans-murray-and-franklin-colleges-announced|title=Deans for Murray and Franklin colleges announced|website=Yale News|access-date=2017-03-21}}</ref>

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Benjamin Franklin College[1] is a residential college for undergraduates of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut. It opened to students for the 2017 academic year.

History

Benjamin Franklin, namesake of the college

In 2008, Yale University President Rick Levin announced that the college had the resources to educate more students and thus would expand its enrollment by opening two new residential colleges for a total of fourteen.[2] In April 2016, the university announced that the colleges would be named after Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin.[3] Franklin was chosen at the behest of Charles B. Johnson, class of 1954, who had made the single largest gift in Yale's history. Johnson saw Franklin as a personal role model and was the chairman of Franklin Templeton Investments, a global investment firm named after Franklin. Johnson asked for its consideration but did not stipulate that Yale use the name.[4] The naming decision was met with an outcry by students and faculty.[5]

Benjamin Franklin College will be the southern of the two new colleges,[6] referred to as "South College" in some earlier documents.[7] Upon their opening to students for the 2017 academic year, the two colleges increased Yale's undergraduate capacity by 15 percent from 5,400 to 6,200 seats.[8]

Charles Bailyn, A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Astronomy and Physics, is the first head of Benjamin Franklin College,[1] and Jessie Hill, the former dean of Silliman College, is its first dean.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Heads of the two new residential colleges are named". Yale University. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Lewin, Tamar (June 8, 2008). "Yale to Expand Undergraduate Enrollment by 15 Percent". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Remnick, Noah (April 27, 2016). "Yale Defies Calls to Rename Calhoun College". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Stanley-Becker, Tom (April 27, 2016). "Yale keeps the Calhoun name despite racial concerns, but ditches the 'master' title". Washington Post. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Shimer, David (April 27, 2016). "Pauli Murray LAW '65, Benjamin Franklin honored". Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Salovey, Peter (April 27, 2016). "Decisions on Residential College Names and "Master" Title". Yale University (Official Yale University Messages). Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Architect's Renderings of the New Residential Colleges" (.pdf). Yale University. April 15, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. ^ Anderson, Nick (December 21, 2016). "Yale set for biggest expansion in 40 years". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  9. ^ "Deans for Murray and Franklin colleges announced". Yale News. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

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