Difference between revisions of "2008"
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* [[Judith Shapiro]] steps down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]] and is succeeded by [[Debora Spar]]. | * [[Judith Shapiro]] steps down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]] and is succeeded by [[Debora Spar]]. | ||
*[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] made a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]] | *[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] made a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]] | ||
| − | *[[October 8]]: Bio chair [[ | + | *[[October 8]]: Bio chair [[Martin Chalfie]] wins the [[Nobel Prize]] in Chemistry |
*[[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. CC '87 alum [[Matt Gonzalez]] is an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. [[GS]] '56 alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries. | *[[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. CC '87 alum [[Matt Gonzalez]] is an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. [[GS]] '56 alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries. | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 8 October 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 steps down from her post as President of Barnard and is succeeded by Debora Spar.
- September 11: Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain made a joint campus appearance as part of the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum
- October 8: Bio chair Martin Chalfie wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 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. CC '87 alum Matt Gonzalez is an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. GS '56 alum Mike Gravel (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries.
| Preceded by 2007 |
History of Columbia University 2008 |
Succeeded by 2009 |
