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UniversityColumbiauniversityThediscussaboutfoundacollegeinNewYorkprovincestartedin1704.Itwasuntiljuly.1754.thecollegestartedtooperate.ThefirstheadmasterisDr.Johnson,whowastheonlydoctorforjust8students.TheAmericarevolutiondestroyedthecollegein1783.King’scollegeColumbiaCollege

Afterthewar,theremainingmembersoftheBoardofGovernorsofKing'ssoughttoresuscitatethecollege,OnMay5,1784,theRegentsheldtheirfirstmeeting,appointingacommitteetosupervisetherepairsofthecollegebuilding.Columbia

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In1896,theschooldirectorsformallydecidedtouse"ColumbiaUniversity"astheschool'snewname.Atsametime,theheadmasterchangedthecampustotherapiddevelopmentofmorningsidecampus.After40yearsdevelopment,ColumbiaUniversityisbecomingtheimportantresearchinstitutionsintheUnitedStatesENVIRONMENTColumbiaUniversitybelongstoIvyLeague,whichislocatedinNewYork.ItisnexttotheWallStreet,UNHeadquartersandBroadway.Inthenation'scultural,financialanddiplomaticCenter,studentscanfindtheirdevelopmenteasily.ThecommunitiesaroundColumbiaUniversityareonespecialaspectforit.ItislocatedinthejunctionofblackHarlemandSpanishHarlem,isthemiddleof20thcentury"thebeatgeneration"(BeatGeneration),birthplaceoftheliteraryandartisticmovement.

AlsoColumbiaUniversitysurroundedbymanyfamousfullofNewYorkjazzbars,performancecenters,cafes,nightlifedestination.Inthecolleges,Malls,restaurants,convenientshoppingmalls,sportscentersandotherplacesyoucanfindmanystudentsisreadingchattingorbreaking.Variousstudents'associationsalsoorganizevariousleisureandsocialactivities.,suchasschoolSpringBallpartyorganizedbybusinesscollege.TraditionsColumbiaUniversityOrgoNightOnthedaybeforetheOrganicChemistryexam—whichisoftenonthefirstdayoffinals—atpreciselythestrokeofmidnight,theColumbiaUniversityMarchingBandoccupiesButlerLibrarytodistractdiligentstudentsfromstudying.Afteraforty-fiveminutesorsoofjokesandmusic,theprocessionthenmovesouttothelawninfrontofHartley,WallachandJohnJayresidencehallstoentertaintheresidentsthere.TheBandthenplaysatvariousotherlocationsaroundMorningsideHeights,includingtheresidentialquadrangleofBarnardCollege,wherestudentsoftheall-women'sschool,inmock-consternation,raintrash–includingnotesandcoursepackets–andwaterballoonsuponthemfromtheirdormitoriesabove.TheBandtendstoclosetheirOrgoNightperformancesbeforeFurnaldHall,knownamongstudentsasthemorestudiousandreportedly"anti-social"residencehall,wheretheunderclassmenintheBandserenadethegraduatingseniorswithanentertaining,thoughvulgar,mock-hymntoColumbia,composedofquipsthatpokefunatthevariousstereotypesabouttheColumbiastudentbodyTree-LightingandYuleLogceremoniesThecampusTree-LightingCeremonyisarelativelynewtraditionatColumbia,inauguratedin1998.Itcelebratestheilluminationofthemedium-sizedtreesliningCollegeWalkinfrontofKentandHamiltonHallsontheeastendandDodgeandJournalismHallsonthewest,justbeforefinalsweekinearlyDecember.ThelightsremainonuntilFebruary28.Studentsmeetatthesun-dialforfreehotchocolate,performancesbyvariousacappellagroups,andspeechesbytheuniversitypresidentandaguest.ImmediatelyfollowingtheCollegeWalkfestivitiesisoneofColumbia'solderholidaytraditions,thelightingoftheYuleLog.TheChristmasceremonydatestoaperiodpriortotheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,butlapsedbeforebeingrevivedbyUniversityPresidentNicholasMurrayButlerintheearly20thcentury.AtroopofstudentsdressedasContinentalArmysoldierscarrytheeponymouslogfromthesun-dialtotheloungeofJohnJayHall,whereitislitamidthesingingofseasonalcarols.TheChristmasceremonyisaccompaniedbyareadingofAVisitFromSt.NicholasbyClementClarkeMooreandYes,Virginia,ThereisaSantaClausbyFrancisPharcellusChurchTheVarsityShowTheVarsityShowisanannualmusicalwrittenbyandforstudentsandwasestablishedin1894,makingitoneofColumbia'soldesttraditions.PastwritersanddirectorshaveincludedColumbiansRichardRodgersandOscarHammerstein,LorenzHart,I.A.L.Diamond,andHermanWouk.TheshowhasoneofthelargestoperatingbudgetsofalluniversityeventsThesetupofCollegedepartmentThe

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States.Thereare107bachelordegreecourses31master'sdegreecoursesand27doctoratecourses.ColumbiaUniversityLibraries

ColumbiaUniversityLibrariesisthelibrarysystemofColumbiaUniversityandisoneofthetopfiveacademiclibrarysystemsinNorthAmericaandtoptenlargestlibrariesbyvolumesheld.Withover12millionvolumes,over160,000journalsandserials（期刊）,aswellasextensiveelectronicresources,manuscripts,rarebooks,microforms,maps,andgraphicandaudio-visualmaterials,itisthesixthlargestacademiclibraryintheUnitedStatesandthelargestacademiclibraryintheStateofNewYork.Library

Theservicesandcollectionsareorganizedinto22libraries

andvariousacademictechnologycenters,includingaffiliates（隸屬機(jī)構(gòu)）.

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inNewYorkCity.ColumbiaUniversityLibraries

FamousAlumni

ColumbiaUniversityisknownasthecradleofcultivatingpoliticalandeconomicleaders.Sofar,ColumbiaUniversity,hasdevelopedtwoU.S.SupremeCourtjustice:threeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Inaddition,the34thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesPresidentDwightEisenhower'swasappointedasColumbiaUniversityvice-chancellorofthe13.FormerU.S.secretaryofstateMadeleineAlbright,Alangreenspan,formerchairmanofthefederalreservebankoftheUnitedStates,theU.S.attorneygeneralEricholder,etc.,and14inNewYorkCitymayor,governorofthestateofNewYork10isalsoagraduateofColumbiaUniversity.ColumbiaUniversityalsoownstheWallStreetandotherleadingpositioninthebusinessworld,includingtheUnitedStateseconomyfamilyastorfamily,famousstockinvestmentguruWarrenBuffettincludingfortune500executivessuchastheworldretailgiantWal-MartfounderRobsonWalton,America'spublictelevisionnetworkPBSIntheemergingfieldalsohavesocialmediaplatformsBuzzFeedSteinberg,President,etcasarepresentative.

Inthetechnologicalworld,IBMfounderHermanHollerith,FMradioinventorEdwinArmstrong,Howar