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'''1983''' in Columbia history:
 
'''1983''' in Columbia history:
  
*[[Columbia College]] becomes a coeducational institution for the first time, following the failure of a merger agreement with [[Barnard]]. As compensation to Barnard, however, the [[Columbia-Barnard Intercorporate Agreement]] is amended to give Barnard joint control over the schools' tenuring processes.
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*[[Columbia College]] becomes a coeducational institution for the first time, following the failure of a merger agreement with [[Barnard College|Barnard]]. As compensation to Barnard, however, the [[Columbia-Barnard Intercorporate Agreement]] is amended to give Barnard joint control over the schools' tenuring processes.
 
*The men's soccer team plays in the NCAA championship
 
*The men's soccer team plays in the NCAA championship
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==Spring==
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*May: [[Mortimer Adler]] earns an honorary bachelors degree from Columbia despite refusing to take the [[Swim Test]] six decades earlier
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== Fall ==
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* The [[Football|football team]] ties a game with Bucknell, giving rise to a [[Losing streak|streak]] of 44 consecutive winless games  that lasts until [[1988]].
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{{succession|preceded=[[1982]]|succeeded=[[1984]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=1983}}
 
{{succession|preceded=[[1982]]|succeeded=[[1984]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=1983}}
  
 
[[Category:20th century]]
 
[[Category:20th century]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 24 May 2013

1983 in Columbia history:

  • Columbia College becomes a coeducational institution for the first time, following the failure of a merger agreement with Barnard. As compensation to Barnard, however, the Columbia-Barnard Intercorporate Agreement is amended to give Barnard joint control over the schools' tenuring processes.
  • The men's soccer team plays in the NCAA championship

Spring

  • May: Mortimer Adler earns an honorary bachelors degree from Columbia despite refusing to take the Swim Test six decades earlier

Fall

  • The football team ties a game with Bucknell, giving rise to a streak of 44 consecutive winless games that lasts until 1988.


Preceded by
1982
History of Columbia University 
1983
Succeeded by
1984