1919

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1919 in Columbia history:

January 20: the Columbia College faculty decide to merge two courses, Philosophy A and History A, into a new general course for all students: Contemporary Civilization. This move marked the beginnings of the Core Curriculum.
September: the first semester of Contemporary Civilization begins to be taught

Professors angry at Nicholas Murray Butler's attempts to stifle professorial dissent during World War I leave Columbia to found the New School for Social Research

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1918

History of Columbia University
1919

Succeeded by
1920

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20th century