Editing Columbia University (section)

=== Organization ===
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Columbia Graduate/Professional Schools<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Structure {{!}} Faculty Handbook|url=https://facultyhandbook.columbia.edu/content/structure|access-date=April 25, 2024|website=Columbia University|archive-date=April 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425200127/https://facultyhandbook.columbia.edu/content/structure|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|'''College/school'''
|'''Year founded'''
|-
|[[Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons|Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons]]
|1767
|-
|[[Columbia University College of Dental Medicine|College of Dental Medicine]]
|1916
|-
|[[Columbia Law School]]
|1858
|-
|[[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
|1864
|-
|[[Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]
|1880
|-
|[[Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation|Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation]]
|1881
|-
|[[Teachers College, Columbia University]] {{small|(affiliate)}}
|1887
|-
|[[Columbia University School of Nursing]]
|1892
|-
|[[Columbia University School of Social Work]]
|1898
|-
|[[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|Graduate School of Journalism]]
|1912
|-
|[[Columbia Business School]]
|1916
|-
|[[Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health|Mailman School of Public Health]]
|1922
|-
|[[Union Theological Seminary]] {{small|(affiliate)}}
|1836, affiliate since 1928
|-
|[[School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University|School of International and Public Affairs]]
|1946
|-
|[[Columbia University School of the Arts|School of the Arts]]
|1965
|-
|[[Columbia University School of Professional Studies|School of Professional Studies]]
|1995
|-
|[[Columbia Climate School]]
|2020
|}
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Columbia Undergraduate Schools<ref name=":3" />
|-
|'''College/school'''
|'''Year founded'''
|-
|[[Columbia College, Columbia University|Columbia College]]
|1754
|-
|[[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
|1864
|-
|[[Barnard College]] {{small|(affiliate)}}
|1889
|-
|[[Columbia University School of General Studies]]
|1947
|}

Columbia University is an independent, privately supported, nonsectarian and [[not-for-profit]] institution of higher education.<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135598093 "Columbia University In The City Of New York"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228202119/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135598093 |date=February 28, 2024 }} ''ProPublica''. Retrieved February 28, 2024.</ref> Its official corporate name is [[Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York]]. 

In 1754, the university's first charter was granted by [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]]; however, its modern charter was first enacted in 1787 and last amended in 1810 by the New York State Legislature.
Columbia has four official undergraduate colleges: [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]], the liberal arts college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree; the [[Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science|Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]] (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering), the engineering and applied science school offering the Bachelor of Science degree; the [[Columbia University School of General Studies|School of General Studies]], the liberal arts college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree to non-traditional students undertaking full- or part-time study; and [[Barnard College]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Schools {{!}} Columbia University in the City of New York|url=https://www.columbia.edu/content/academics/schools|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=www.columbia.edu|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017065128/https://www.columbia.edu/content/academics/schools|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Schools of Columbia University|url=http://www.columbia.edu/content/academics.html|access-date=April 17, 2011|publisher=Columbia University|archive-date=April 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412041309/http://www.columbia.edu/content/academics.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barnard College]] is a women's liberal arts college and an academic affiliate in which students receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University. Their degrees are signed by the presidents of Columbia University and Barnard College.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions – Barnard College|url=https://barnard.edu/frequently-asked-questions-8|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225231547/https://barnard.edu/frequently-asked-questions-8|archive-date=February 25, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019|website=Barnard.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CHARTERS AND STATUTES : Columbia University in the City of New York|url=https://provost.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Faculty%20Affairs/Charters%20and%20Statutes%20September%202016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621075108/https://provost.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Faculty%20Affairs/Charters%20and%20Statutes%20September%202016.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |url-status=live|access-date=March 23, 2019|website=Provost.columbia.edu}}</ref> Barnard students are also eligible to cross-register classes that are available through the Barnard Catalogue and alumnae can join the Columbia Alumni Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cross-Registration: Columbia and Barnard College – Office of the University Registrar|url=https://registrar.columbia.edu/cross-registration-columbia-and-barnard-college|access-date=March 23, 2019|website=Registrar.columbia.edu|archive-date=December 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222041541/https://registrar.columbia.edu/cross-registration-columbia-and-barnard-college|url-status=live}}</ref>

Joint degree programs are available through [[Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York|Union Theological Seminary]], the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]],<ref>{{cite web|title=JTS Joint Program|url=https://gs.columbia.edu/jts-joint-program|access-date=January 19, 2018|website=Gs.columbia.edu|language=en|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223065810/https://gs.columbia.edu/jts-joint-program|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Juilliard School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Columbia-Juilliard Program {{!}} Columbia Undergraduate Admissions|url=https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/juilliard-program|access-date=January 19, 2018|website=Undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu|language=en|archive-date=January 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114204843/http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/juilliard-program|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Patti|first2=Jill|last2=Pasternak|first1=Joe|title=Crossing Boundaries from Past to Future: Pianist Conrad Tao on Crossover|language=en|url=http://wrti.org/post/crossing-boundaries-past-future-pianist-conrad-tao-crossover|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235632/http://wrti.org/post/crossing-boundaries-past-future-pianist-conrad-tao-crossover|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Teachers College]] and [[Barnard College]] are official faculties of the university; both colleges' presidents are deans under the university governance structure.<ref name="columbia.edu2">{{cite web|title=Charters and Statutes|url=http://secretary.columbia.edu/files/secretary/university_charters_and_statutes/University%20Charters%20and%20Statutes_June2017.pdf|website=Office of the Secretary - Columbia University|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929001737/https://secretary.columbia.edu/files/secretary/university_charters_and_statutes/University%20Charters%20and%20Statutes_June2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Columbia University Senate includes faculty and student representatives from Teachers College and Barnard College who serve two-year terms; all senators are accorded full voting privileges regarding matters impacting the entire university. Teachers College is an affiliated, financially independent graduate school with their own board of trustees.<ref name="senate.columbia.edu2">{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Election packet |url=http://senate.columbia.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809223936/http://senate.columbia.edu/ |archive-date=August 9, 2015 |access-date=August 5, 2015 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB2">{{cite web |title=Elections |url=http://senate.columbia.edu/topbar_pages/elections.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227162639/http://senate.columbia.edu/topbar_pages/elections.html |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=September 7, 2017 |website=Senate.columbia.edu}}</ref> Pursuant to an affiliation agreement, Columbia is given the authority to confer "degrees and diplomas" to the graduates of Teachers College. The degrees are signed by presidents of Teachers College and Columbia University in a manner analogous to the university's other graduate schools.<ref name="secretary.columbia.edu2">{{cite web|date=2017|title=Charters and Statutes|url=http://secretary.columbia.edu/files/secretary/university_charters_and_statutes/University%20Charters%20and%20Statutes_June2017.pdf|page=97|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929001737/https://secretary.columbia.edu/files/secretary/university_charters_and_statutes/University%20Charters%20and%20Statutes_June2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet – Barnard College|url=https://barnard.edu/pressroom/fact-sheet|website=Barnard.edu|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215323/https://barnard.edu/pressroom/fact-sheet|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="columbia.edu2" /> Columbia's General Studies school also has joint undergraduate programs available through [[University College London]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint LLB/Juris Doctor (JD) with Columbia University, New York|url=http://www.laws.ucl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/llb-degrees/joint-llb-jd/|access-date=July 29, 2016|publisher=University College London|archive-date=July 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719105700/http://www.laws.ucl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/llb-degrees/joint-llb-jd/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sciences Po]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dual BA Program Between Columbia University and Sciences Po|url=https://gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po/|access-date=August 3, 2015|website=Gs.columbia.edu|archive-date=June 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621190820/https://gs.columbia.edu/sciences-po/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[City University of Hong Kong]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Bachelor's Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University|url=https://gs.columbia.edu/cityu-hk|access-date=August 12, 2016|website=Gs.columbia.edu|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814025003/http://gs.columbia.edu/cityu-hk/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Trinity College Dublin]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dual BA Program {{!}} Trinity College Dublin|url=https://gs.columbia.edu/tcd/dual-ba-program|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211183902/http://gs.columbia.edu/tcd/dual-ba-program|archive-date=December 11, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2018|website=Gs.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref> and the [[Juilliard School]].<ref name="college.columbia2">{{cite web|title=Columbia-Juilliard Exchange|url=https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/juilliard-exchange|website=Undergrad.asmissions.columbia.edu|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810220516/http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/juilliard-exchange|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The university also has several [[Columbia Global Centers]], in [[Amman]], [[Beijing]], [[Istanbul]], [[Mumbai]], [[Nairobi]], [[Paris]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Santiago]], and [[Tunis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Columbia University Global Centers|url=http://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/columbia-global-centers|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028002315/http://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/columbia-global-centers|archive-date=October 28, 2011|access-date=May 4, 2011|publisher=Columbia University}}</ref>