Columbia president William J. McGill predicted in 1970 that Barnard College and Columbia College would merge within five years .
Except for Columbia College , by the 1940s other undergraduate and graduate divisions of Columbia University admitted women .
Columbia University president William J. McGill predicted in 1970 that Barnard College and Columbia College would merge within five years .
Except for Columbia College , by the 1940s other undergraduate and graduate divisions of Columbia University admitted women .