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For the Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon, see Columbia University (Oregon). Columbia University in the City of New York Motto: In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin) Motto in English: In Thy light shall we see light (Psalm 36:9) Established: 1754 Type: Private Endowment: US $7.15 Billion[1] President: Lee C. Bollinger Faculty: 3,543[2] Students: 24,820[3] Undergraduates: 6,923[3] Postgraduates: 15,731[3] Location: New York, NY Campus: Total, 299 acres (1.23 km˛): Urban, 36 acres (0.15 km˛) Morningside Heights Campus, 26 acres (0.1 km˛), Baker Field athletic complex, 20 acres (0.09 km˛), Medical Center, 157 acres (0.64 km˛) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 60 acres (0.25 km˛), Nevis Laboratories, Reid Hall (Paris) Former names: *King's College (1754-1784) *Columbia College (1784-1896) Newspaper: Columbia Daily Spectator Colors: Columbia blue and White Nickname: Columbia Lions Athletics: NCAA Division I FCS, Ivy League 29 sports teams Affiliations: MAISA; AAU Website: www.columbia.edu Columbia University in the City of New York (colloquially known as Columbia University), is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. The institution was established as King's College by the Church of England, receiving a Royal Charter in 1754 from George II of Great Britain. One of only two universities in the United States to have been founded by royal charter, it was the only college established in the Province of New York. It was the fifth college established in the Thirteen Colonies. After the American Revolutionary War, it was briefly chartered as a New York State entity from 1784-1787. The university now operates under a 1787 charter that places the institution under a private board of trustees. Contents [hide] 1 Campus 1.1 Morningside Heights 1.2 Other campuses 1.3 University Hospital 1.4 Alma Mater 1.5 Butler Library 1.6 Residence halls 1.7 The Steps 1.8 Sundial 2 History 2.1 King's College: 1754–1784 2.2 Early Columbia College: 1784–1857 2.3 Expansion and the move to Madison Avenue 2.4 Morningside Heights 2.5 Manhattanville 3 Academics 3.1 Admissions and financial aid 3.2 Organization 3.3 Rankings 4 High School Programs 5 Student life 5.1 Publications 5.2 Broadcasting 5.3 Speech and debate 5.4 Greek life 5.5 Entrepreneurship at Columbia 5.6 Other 5.7 Athletics 6 Controversies and student demonstrations 6.1 Protests of 1968 6.2 Protests against racism and apartheid 6.3 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visit and speech controversy 6.4 ROTC ban 7 Traditions 7.1 Orgo Night 7.2 Tree-Lighting and Yule Log ceremonies 7.3 The Varsity Show 8 Faculty and research 9 Notable Columbians 9.1 Alumni and famous past students 9.2 Faculty and affiliates 9.3 Fictitious Columbians 10 Film and television 11 In geography 12 See also 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links // Campus Morningside Heights
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