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* [[Judith Shapiro]] will step down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]]. She will be succeeded by [[Debora Spar]].
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* [[Judith Shapiro]] steps down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]] and is succeeded by [[Debora Spar]].
*[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] will make a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]]
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*[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] made a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]]
*[[November 4]]: Presidential election: [[CC]] '[[1983|83]] alums [[Barack Obama]] (presidential nominee for the Democrats) and [[Wayne Allen Root]] (VP nominee for the Libertarians) are competitors. CC '87 alum [[Matt Gonzalez]] is an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. [[GS]] '56 alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries.  
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*[[October 8]]: Bio chair [[Martin Chalfie]] wins the [[Nobel Prize]] in Chemistry
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*[[November 4]]: Senator [[Barack Obama]] (D-IL) [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1983|83]] wins the U.S. presidential election, and will be the first Columbia graduate to occupy the White House. Among his competitors were fellow CC '83 classmate  [[Wayne Allen Root]] (VP nominee for the Libertarians) and CC '87 alum [[Matt Gonzalez]], an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. [[GS]] '56 alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries.  
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*November: Student survey on [[ROTC]] appears to result in a narrow vote for keeping the organization banned from campus, but there is controversy over the number of votes thrown away.
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*[[December 12]]: The [[Columbia University War Memorial]] is unveiled in [[Butler Library]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 26 May 2013

See also Wikipedia's article about "2008".

2008 in Columbia history:

Spring

Summer

Fall

Preceded by
2007
History of Columbia University 
2008
Succeeded by
2009