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*Clement Meadmore's sculpture ''[[Curl]]'' is unveiled outside [[Uris Hall]] | *Clement Meadmore's sculpture ''[[Curl]]'' is unveiled outside [[Uris Hall]] | ||
| + | *The [[School of General Studies]] first grants the B.A. degree | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, 30 January 2014
1968 in Columbia history:
- Clement Meadmore's sculpture Curl is unveiled outside Uris Hall
- The School of General Studies first grants the B.A. degree
Spring
- The Men's Basketball team wins the Ivy League title
- Construction of the Morningside Park gym commences
- April: 1968 protests erupt in response to the gym and other factors; buildings are occupied and classes disrupted for a week until students are beaten and arrested by the NYPD
- The Grateful Dead play a concert outside Ferris Booth Hall
- Commencement is held at St. John the Divine, and historian Richard Hofstadter addresses students rather than University President Grayson Kirk. Students nevertheless stage a walk-out and hold a counter-commencement in Morningside Park
| Preceded by 1967 |
History of Columbia University 1968 |
Succeeded by 1969 |
