How to Graduate From Columbia University, Circa 1775 | Columbia Close-Up

This video offers a closer look at a Columbia University graduation diploma from 1775 and how the University helps protect the memory and memorabilia of the early years of Columbia and the United States.

For more details on Columbia’s connection to the 250th anniversary of the U.S., please visit “250 Years of a Nation. More Than 270 Years of Inquiry.” Be sure to check out the RBML and read this Columbia News article, “What 1976 Reveals About 1776 (and 2026): The American Bicentennial at Columbia, Revisited.”

To learn more, watch the full version of the Columbia Close-Up video: Columbia University's Revolutionary War History Told in a Diploma.