Difference between revisions of "2009"
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*[[January 20]]: [[Barack Obama]] inaugurated, the first Columbia graduate to become President of the United States | *[[January 20]]: [[Barack Obama]] inaugurated, the first Columbia graduate to become President of the United States | ||
*[[March 20]] - [[March 22|22]]: The university opens the first of its [[Columbia Global Centers]] in Amman, Jordan and Beijing, China | *[[March 20]] - [[March 22|22]]: The university opens the first of its [[Columbia Global Centers]] in Amman, Jordan and Beijing, China | ||
| − | *[[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]] | + | *[[March 24]]: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the [[Columbia College]] administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013, and an indeterminate number of transfer students. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, [[Harmony Hall]], is opened to the [[housing lottery]] |
| + | *[[March 30]]: University makes a 10% cut in the number of incoming [[PhD]] students as part of additional cost-cutting measures | ||
==Summer== | ==Summer== | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 31 March 2009
2009 in Columbia's future...
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 20 - 22: The university opens the first of its Columbia Global Centers in Amman, Jordan and Beijing, China
- March 24: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the Columbia College administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013, and an indeterminate number of transfer students. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, Harmony Hall, is opened to the housing lottery
- March 30: University makes a 10% cut in the number of incoming PhD students as part of additional cost-cutting measures
Summer
- Columbia College Dean Austin Quigley is set to step down and be succeeded by Michelle Moody-Adams
| Preceded by 2008 |
History of Columbia University 2009 |
Succeeded by 2010 |
