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Columbia University

Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain. Wikipedia*

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Columbia University has hosted 67 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1957 Vignette. The year with the most events was 2012 with three events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2020 with an average of 1,850 views per video. Most appearances with Peter Slen (10), Winston Lord (5), George Rupp (4). Most common tags: National Security, International Trade, U.S. History.

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    Bancroft Prize

    Columbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2022 winners, authors Mia Bay (Traveling Black) and Mae Ngai (The…

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    Sweet Taste of Liberty

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caleb McDaniel told the story of Henrietta Wood, an enslaved woman who survived slavery twice…

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    You Don't Belong Here

    Journalist Elizabeth Becker recalled the work of three women who were war reporters in Vietnam. This was a virtual event…

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    Partisan Violence and American Elections

    Historian Joanne Freeman talked about violence in American politics from the early republic through the antebellum era,…

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