1776

1776 in Columbia history:

• In this year, King's College was shut down due to events surrounding the Revolutionary War.

• Commencement is cancelled "for want of our absent President": Myles Cooper had fled from an angry Revolutionary mob the previous year
• British expropriate College Hall for use as a military hospital after occupying New York City
• The college is offered quarters on Wall Street to continue instruction, but nothing comes of it

Preceded by 1775

History of Columbia University  1776

Succeeded by 1777