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Rashid Ismail Khalidi (Arabic: رشيد خالدي; born 18 November 1948) is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University.
The history of Columbia University began prior to its founding in 1754 in New York City as King's College, by royal charter of King George II of Great Britain. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York state , and the fifth-oldest in the United States .
E. Javier Loya, co-founder of OTC Global Holdings & minority owner of NFL's Houston Texans. 2005 Mark E. Kingdon (1971), hedge fund manager, president of Kingdon Capital Management; Virginia Cornish (1991), professor of chemistry at Columbia University and recipient of the 2009 Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry; 2006
He was a founder of the Old Blue Rugby Football Club, [4] one of the leading amateur rugby clubs in America. In 1964, he obtained a master's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. [5] He was head coach of Columbia's football team, the Columbia Lions from 1974 to 1979.
Abraham Wald (/ w ɔː l d /; Hungarian: Wald Ábrahám, Yiddish: אברהם וואַלד; () 31 October 1902 – () 13 December 1950) was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician who contributed to decision theory, [1] geometry and econometrics, and founded the field of sequential analysis. [2]
Shenton entered Columbia in 1946 on the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1949, and went on to earn a master's in 1950 and a Ph.D. in 1954, all from Columbia University. [4] He joined the Columbia faculty as an associate professor of history in 1951 and in 1967 was promoted to professor of American history. He helped found the Double Discovery Center, a ...
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Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, [8] is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States.