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<p>Stand, Columbia! Alma Mater</p> <p>Through the storms of Time abide</p> <p>Stand, Columbia! Alma Mater</p> <p>Through the storms of Time abide.</p> <p>"Stand, Columbia!" by Gilbert Oakley Ward, Columbia College 1902 (1904)</p> <p>Marking the 250th anniversary of one of America's oldest and most formidable educational institutions, this comprehensive history of Columbia University extends from the earliest discussions in 1704 about New York City being "a fit Place for a colledge" to the recent inauguration of president Lee Bollinger, the nineteenth, on Morningside Heights. One of the original "Colonial Nine" schools, Columbia's distinctive history has been intertwined with the history of New York City. Located first in lower Manhattan, then in midtown, and now in Morningside Heights, Columbia's national and international stature have been inextricably identified with its urban setting.</p> <p>Columbia was the first of America's "multiversities," moving beyond its original character as a college dedicated to undergraduate instruction to offer a comprehensive program in professional and graduate studies. Medicine, law, architecture, and journalism have all looked to the graduates a

Author

Robert A. McCaughey

Publisher

New York: Columbia University Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231130080

Subjects

History, Education