Columbia
Alumni & Faculty
Campus Places
NYC
History of Columbia
Structure of J-School
100

Who is the Senior Associate Dean for Student Life?

Melanie Huff

100

What is the coffee shop located outside of Pulitzer Hall?

Joe Coffee

100

What are the names of the five boroughs?

the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

100

What year was Columbia University founded?

1754

100

How many areas of study are in the CJS degree program?

12

200

Name a president that went to Columbia University.

FDR

Barack Obama

Theodore Roosevelt

Eisenhower 

200

Who is the statue of in front of Pulitzer Hall?

Thomas Jefferson

200

What is the tallest building in New York City?

One World Trade Center

200

What was Columbia University called at the time of its founding?

King's College

200
Name three affinity groups.

National Association of Black Journalists- NABJ

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association- NLGJA

Alliance of Journalists with Disabilities- AJD

Asian American Journalists Association- AAJA

National Association of Hispanic Journalists- NAHJ

South Asian Journalists Association- SAJA

African Students Association- ASA 

Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists- AMEJ

Religion News Service- RNS

Women in Media- WIM

300

Who is the author of Nomadland?

Jessica Bruder

300

Which two libraries are facing each other at the heart of the campus? *****

Butler Library

The Library of Columbia University

300

What is the name of the river West of Manhattan?

the Hudson River

300

What part of NYC was Columbia University initially located? 

Lower Manhattan

300

How many graduate and professional schools are at Columbia University?

13

400

Name two writers or poets from the Beat Generation who attended Columbia University.

Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac

400

What is the name of the restaurant in Morningside Heights that was featured in Seinfeld? 

Tom's Restaurant

400

What neighborhood is North of Morningside Heights?

West Harlem

400

Which British King was the royal patron of Columbia University when it was founded?

King George II

400

What is the name of Columbia Journalism School's news publication?

Columbia Journalism Review

500

Bill Clinton referred to this Columbia alum (and journalist) in his autobiography, "My Life." What is his name? 

George Stephanopoulos 

500

What is the address to Pulitzer Hall?

2950 Broadway 

New York, NY

10027

500

What musical featured the song "NYC?"

Annie the Musical

500

Why did Joseph Pulitzer found the Columbia Journalism School?

to elevate the reputation of journalism from a common trade to a more distinguished profession 

500

What course will include the "How We Got Here" podcast?

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion