1919

1919 in Columbia history:

• January 20: the Columbia College faculty decide to merge two courses, Philosophy A and History A, into a new general course for all students: Contemporary Civilization. This move marked the beginnings of the Core Curriculum.
• September: the first semester of Contemporary Civilization begins to be taught

• Professors angry at Nicholas Murray Butler's attempts to stifle professorial dissent during World War I leave Columbia to found the New School for Social Research

Preceded by 1918

History of Columbia University  1919

Succeeded by 1920