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*[[March 20]] - [[March 22|22]]: The university opens the first of its [[Columbia Global Centers]] in Amman, Jordan and Beijing, China | *[[March 20]] - [[March 22|22]]: The university opens the first of its [[Columbia Global Centers]] in Amman, Jordan and Beijing, China | ||
*[[March 24]]: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the [[Columbia College]] administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, [[Harmony Hall]], is opened to the [[housing lottery]] | *[[March 24]]: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the [[Columbia College]] administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, [[Harmony Hall]], is opened to the [[housing lottery]] | ||
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| + | *[[Columbia College]] Dean [[Austin Quigley]] is set to step down and be succeeded by [[Michelle Moody-Adams]] | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[2008]]|succeeded=[[2010]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2009}} | {{succession|preceded=[[2008]]|succeeded=[[2010]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2009}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:23, 25 March 2009
2009 in Columbia's future...
Spring
- January: Lee Bollinger announces that the ongoing financial crisis causes a catastrophic drop in Columbia's endowment funds
- January 20: Barack Obama inaugurated, the first Columbia graduate to become President of the United States
- March 20 - 22: The university opens the first of its Columbia Global Centers in Amman, Jordan and Beijing, China
- March 24: Due to an ongoing budget crunch, the Columbia College administration announces plans to admit 50 more students into the Class of 2013. To accommodate them, a former graduate residence, Harmony Hall, is opened to the housing lottery
Summer
- Columbia College Dean Austin Quigley is set to step down and be succeeded by Michelle Moody-Adams
| Preceded by 2008 |
History of Columbia University 2009 |
Succeeded by 2010 |
