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| − | *The "Riotous Commencement" | + | *[[William Harris (President)|William Harris]] succeeds [[Benjamin Moore]] as college president |
| + | *Creation of the post of [[Provost]] to compensate [[John Mitchell Mason]] for not gaining the presidency | ||
| + | *The "Riotous [[Commencement]]", in which students violently protested the faculty's decision not to confer a degree upon John Stevenson, who had inserted objectionable words into his commencement speech. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | {{succession|preceded=[[1810]]|succeeded=[[1812]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=1811}} |
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| + | [[Category:19th century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:35, 30 January 2014
1811 in Columbia history:
- William Harris succeeds Benjamin Moore as college president
- Creation of the post of Provost to compensate John Mitchell Mason for not gaining the presidency
- The "Riotous Commencement", in which students violently protested the faculty's decision not to confer a degree upon John Stevenson, who had inserted objectionable words into his commencement speech.
| Preceded by 1810 |
History of Columbia University 1811 |
Succeeded by 1812 |
