Barnard / Columbia

[calmom]

<p>Billamix, if you can find me the text of the current agreement with all the amendments it would be much appreciated. But an “amendment” does not change the underlying provision, unless it is explicitly stated. </p>

<p>So as long as the agreement contains these words, then the issue is settled:</p>

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That the University will confer the degree of Bachelor of Arts upon the students of Barnard College who shall have satisfactorily fulfilled in Barnard College the requirements of the University Statutess for that degree.

The degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred upon the graduates of Barnard College shall be maintained at all times as a degree of equal value with the degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred upon the graduates of Columbia College.

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<p>You can go round and round all you want, but the fact remains that there is a written agreement that stipulates that Columbia University will award a BA degree to Barnard College students, and that such degree is “of equal value” with the BA degree conferred upon graduates of Columbia College. </p>

<p>I assume they wrote that because way back in 1900 they could anticipate that there would be idiots who would argue otherwise.</p>

<p>Again – my point is simply to show prospective Barnard students that this particular issue is essentially cast in stone.</p>