Difference between revisions of "2009"
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==Spring== | ==Spring== | ||
| − | *[[January 20]]: [[Barack Obama]] | + | *January: [[Lee Bollinger]] announces that the ongoing financial crisis causes a catastrophic drop in Columbia's endowment funds |
| + | *[[January 20]]: [[Barack Obama]] inaugurated, the first Columbia graduate to become President of the United States | ||
| + | *[[March 24]]: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the [[Columbia College]] administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, [[Harmony Hall]], is opened to the [[housing lottery]] | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[2008]]|succeeded=[[2010]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2009}} | {{succession|preceded=[[2008]]|succeeded=[[2010]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2009}} | ||
[[Category:Future]] | [[Category:Future]] | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 25 March 2009
2009 in Columbia's future...
- Columbia College Dean Austin Quigley set to step down
- Barnard's Nexus student center slated to open
Spring
- January: Lee Bollinger announces that the ongoing financial crisis causes a catastrophic drop in Columbia's endowment funds
- January 20: Barack Obama inaugurated, the first Columbia graduate to become President of the United States
- March 24: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the Columbia College administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, Harmony Hall, is opened to the housing lottery
| Preceded by 2008 |
History of Columbia University 2009 |
Succeeded by 2010 |
