After Protests, Yale Removes 3 Paintings of John C. Calhoun

Three portraits of John C. Calhoun have been removed from the Yale University residential college that bears his name, reports the Yale Daily News.

The master of Calhoun College, Julia Adams, announced plans to remove the portraits — one in the dining hall and two in the master’s house — and will leave the space on the walls blank until the university decides whether it will rename the college. Students protesting racism on the campus have called for such a change, among others, because the 19th-century U.S. vice president was a secessionist who supported slavery.

“An empty space at this point actually befits the stage that we’re at in the conversation,” Ms. Adams told the newspaper. “We are waiting for a decision now.”