Difference between revisions of "1972"
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*Latino students protest for the establishment of [[Latino Studies]] | *Latino students protest for the establishment of [[Latino Studies]] | ||
*Construction of the [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center]] begins in the former [[The Grove|Grove]] | *Construction of the [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center]] begins in the former [[The Grove|Grove]] | ||
| + | *[[Teachers College]] alum [[Shirley Chisholm]] is the first black presidential candidate and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party nomination. | ||
==Spring== | ==Spring== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:49, 6 May 2024
1972 in Columbia history:
- Latino students protest for the establishment of Latino Studies
- Construction of the Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center begins in the former Grove
- Teachers College alum Shirley Chisholm is the first black presidential candidate and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party nomination.
Spring
- January 26: Ruth Bader Ginsberg is named a professor at the law School; she is the first woman professor in its 114-year history
- February 9: Andrew Cordier resigns as Dean of SIA
- February 25: Columbia and Barnard agree to extend cross-registration and cooperate to eliminate course redundancies; Columbia to assume a controlling role in the tenuring of Barnard faculty
- March 23: James Polschek named the 6th Dean of the School of Architecture
Summer
- June 11: Carl Hovde is succeeded by Peter Pouncey as Dean of Columbia College
- July 25: Dean of Students Henry Coleman shot five times by a suspended student
Fall
- September 19: Columbia College Dean Pouncey approves concept of a gay lounge in one of the undergraduate dormitories
| Preceded by 1971 |
History of Columbia University 1972 |
Succeeded by 1973 |
