1889

1889 in Columbia history:

• Establishent of the all-female Barnard College when the trustees turn down President Barnard's proposal for a co-educational Columbia College. The initial Barnard facility was a small townhouse, perhaps located where today's Rockefeller Center stands.
• President Barnard ends his 25-year tenure

Preceded by 1888

History of Columbia University  1889

Succeeded by 1890