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'''Henry S. Coleman''' [[SEAS]] '46 was a former administrator, who served as the acting dean of [[Columbia College]] from [[1967]]-[[1968]] and dean of students from [[1972]]-[[1979]]. He was famously barricaded in his [[Hamilton Hall]] office during the [[1968 protests]]. | '''Henry S. Coleman''' [[SEAS]] '46 was a former administrator, who served as the acting dean of [[Columbia College]] from [[1967]]-[[1968]] and dean of students from [[1972]]-[[1979]]. He was famously barricaded in his [[Hamilton Hall]] office during the [[1968 protests]]. | ||
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Henry Coleman held hostage during the student occupation of Hamilton Hall
Henry S. Coleman SEAS '46 was a former administrator, who served as the acting dean of Columbia College from 1967-1968 and dean of students from 1972-1979. He was famously barricaded in his Hamilton Hall office during the 1968 protests.
On July 25, 1972, Coleman was shot five times in his office by a suspended student. He was rushed to the hospital by Columbia's volunteer EMT service (forerunner of CAVA) and survived.
He died on January 31, 2006.
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| Preceded by David B. Truman |
Acting Dean of Columbia College 1967-1968 |
Succeeded by Carl Hovde |
