10 Questions for Yale’s President - Commentary

James W. Loewen, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Vermont, writes:  Peter Salovey, president of Yale University, announced in April that, despite protests, the university would continue to name a residential college after John C. Calhoun, an alumnus, senator from South Carolina, vice president, and leading proponent of slavery in the 19th century. One Yale graduate and former resident of Calhoun College, Malcolm Pearson, who describes himself as an "old Southern white," calls this decision "almost beyond comprehension."  Pearson is right. The decision prompted me to put 10 questions to President Salovey.