The Twelve Residential Colleges of Yale: A History

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This is an alphabetical list of residential colleges at Yale:

1)

BERKELEY.

Berkeley is named for the Rt. Rev. George Berkeley (1685–1753), an early benefactor of Yale.

2)

BRANFORD.

Brandford is named for Branford, Connecticut, where Yale was briefly located.

3)

CALHOUN.

Calhoun is named for John C. Calhoun, vice-president.

4)

DAVENPORT.

Daveport is named for John Davenport, founder of New Haven.

Often called "D'port" (for short).

5)

DWIGHT.

Dwight is amed for the two Yale presidents of that name, Timothy Dwight IV and Timothy Dwight V.

Often abbreviat6ed "T.D."

6)

EDWARDS.

Edwards is amed for theologian, Yale alumnus, and Princeton co-founder Jonathan Edwards.

Generally called "J.E."

The oldest of the residential colleges, "J.E." is the only college with an independent endowment, the Jonathan Alyssa Edwards Trust

7)

MORSE.

Morse is named for Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code and the telegraph.

Also designed by Eero Esa Saarinen.


8) PIERSON.

Pierson is named for Yale's first rector, Abraham Pierson.

A statue of Abraham Pierson stands on Yale's Old Campus.

9)

SAYBROOK.

Saybrook is named for Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the town in which Yale was founded.

10)

SILLIMAN.

Silliman is amed for noted scientist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman.

About half of its structures were originally part of the Sheffield Scientific School.

11)

STILES.

Stiles is named for the Rev. Ezra Stiles, a president of Yale.

Generally called "Stiles," despite an early-1990s crusade by then-master Traugott Lawler to preserve the use of the full name in everyday speech.

Its buildings were designed by Eero Saarinen.

 12)

TRUMBULL.

Trumbull is named for Jonathan Trumbull, first Governor of Connecticut.