2008
2008 in Columbia history:
Contents
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.
Ongoing
- Presidential election: CC '83 alums Barack Obama (Democrat) and Wayne Allen Root (Libertarian) are competitors. The former will be the Democratic nominee, the latter is gunning for the Libertarian VP slot. GS alum Mike Gravel (Democrat) was a competitor during the primaries as well.
Upcoming
- Judith Shapiro will step down from her post as President of Barnard. She will be succeeded by Debora Spar.
| Preceded by 2007 |
History of Columbia University 2008 |
Succeeded by 2009 |
