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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 |
'''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. |
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== 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"/> |
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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> |
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[[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> |
Revision as of 16:01, 29 June 2017
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
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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 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
- ^ a b "Heads of the two new residential colleges are named". Yale University. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ Shimer, David (April 27, 2016). "Pauli Murray LAW '65, Benjamin Franklin honored". Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Salovey, Peter (April 27, 2016). "Decisions on Residential College Names and "Master" Title". Yale University (Official Yale University Messages). Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Architect's Renderings of the New Residential Colleges" (.pdf). Yale University. April 15, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Nick (December 21, 2016). "Yale set for biggest expansion in 40 years". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
- ^ "Deans for Murray and Franklin colleges announced". Yale News. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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