1999

1999 in Columbia history:

• Alfred Lerner Hall opens for use
• The Alexander Hamilton Medal is awarded to professors William Theodore de Bary, James Shenton, and Richard Axel

Spring

• The first CC Coursewide Lecture is given
• Claire Shipman is the keynote speaker at Columbia College Class Day

Fall

• Creation of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race as a result of protests that took place in 1996