1972

1972 in Columbia history:

• Carl Hovde is succeeded by Peter Pouncey as Dean of Columbia College
• Latino students protest for the establishment of Latino Studies
• Construction of the Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center begins in the former Grove

Summer

• July 25: Dean of Students Henry Coleman shot five times by a suspended student

Preceded by 1971

History of Columbia University  1972

Succeeded by 1973