Columbia University
Private university in New York City, New York, US
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Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, New York, United States. It was first established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter under George II of Great Britain on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan.
The university was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
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🇺🇸 Epstein’s Cash and Influence Helped Women Attend Columbia and N.Y.U.
Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he sought to gain college admission for young women in his orbit....
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🇺🇸 12 Columbia Professors and Students Are Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest
Demonstrators, who were demanding that the university provide more protection for international students, blocked Broadway....
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