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* [[Judith Shapiro]] will step down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]]. She will be succeeded by [[Debora Spar]]. | * [[Judith Shapiro]] will step down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]]. She will be succeeded by [[Debora Spar]]. | ||
| + | *[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] will make a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]] | ||
| + | *[[November 4]]: Presidential election: [[CC]] '[[1983|83]] alums [[Barack Obama]] (presidential nominee for the Democrats) and [[Wayne Allen Root]] (VP nominee for the Libertarians) are competitors. [[GS]] alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the primaries as well. | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[2007]]|succeeded=[[2009]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2008}} | {{succession|preceded=[[2007]]|succeeded=[[2009]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2008}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:22, 10 September 2008
2008 in Columbia history:
Spring
- February: plagiarism scandal involving Professor Madonna Constantine at Teachers College
- April 4: Stats PhD student Minghui Yu is killed by an SUV on Broadway while fleeing muggers
- Alumni mark 40th anniversairy of the 1968 protests
Summer
- June: The Housing SSN security breach was discovered.
Fall
- Judith Shapiro will step down from her post as President of Barnard. She will be succeeded by Debora Spar.
- September 11: Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will make a joint campus appearance as part of the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum
- November 4: Presidential election: CC '83 alums Barack Obama (presidential nominee for the Democrats) and Wayne Allen Root (VP nominee for the Libertarians) are competitors. GS alum Mike Gravel (Democrat) was a competitor during the primaries as well.
| Preceded by 2007 |
History of Columbia University 2008 |
Succeeded by 2009 |
