On Tue, 14 Feb 2017, Ken Seefried wrote:
I'd be fascinated at a justification for this opinion that squared with "John C. Calhoun’s legacy as a white supremacist and a national leader who passionately promoted slavery as a ‘positive good’".
And, once he graduated from Yale in 1804, he turned his back on the college, with no further significant involvement, and didn't give them money!
famous alum, before Yale had any other famous alums. I'd say that Grace Hopper had a better legacy.