1949

1949 in Columbia history:

• The Kingsmen a capella group founded
• The Society of Columbia Graduates first presents the Great Teacher Award
• Foundation of the Lamont Geological Observatory
• Provost Grayson Kirk rebuffs NAACP requests that the university make the whites-only Lydia C. Roberts Graduate and Traveling Fellowships available to members of all races
• First woman to complete a four year undergraduate degree at SEAS, Anna K. Longobardo, graduates

Preceded by 1948

History of Columbia University  1949

Succeeded by 1950