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Columbia University
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Also Known as	Columbia University in the City of New York ; Weaver Hall University
Appeared in	Ghostbusters
Address	"Columbia University"; 116th Street and Broadway; New York, 10027; Loading map...;
Founded	1754 A.D.

Columbia University (also known as Columbia University in the City of New York and Weaver Hall University) was the location where Dr. Stantz, Dr. Venkman, and Dr.Spengler worked before going into business for themselves.

HistoryEdit

GhostbustersEdit

In the early 1980s, Egon, Ray, and Peter worked in the Department of Psychology located at Weaver Hall on the upper west side of campus. ^[1] However, the Board of Regents decided to have them removed in 1984.

Ghostbusters IIEdit

Egon was back on campus in 1989 working in the Institute for Advanced Theoretical Research.

EmployeesEdit

Current EmployeesEdit

Dean Yeager

Former EmployeesEdit

StudentsEdit

Jennifer
Electrical shocks guy
Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn
- Degree Earned: Ph.D. in Anthropology ^[2]
Rachel Unglighter
Peter Venkman
- Degree Earned: Ph.D. in Psychology
- Date of Graduation: June 14, 1980 (IDW Canon only) ^[3]

Known Sections of the UniversityEdit

Note: This is in canon only.

Weaver Hall
- Paranormal Studies Laboratory
Institute for Advanced Theoretical Research

Real Life Location FactsEdit

King's College was founded in 1754 by royal charter of George II, the king of Britain at the time. After the American Revolutionary War ended in 1783, King's College briefly became a state institution and was renamed Columbia College in 1784. In 1787, a charter put Columbia under the auspices of a private board of trustees, then in 1896 it was renamed again to Columbia University. It grew into a prestigious Ivy League research private university. Eventually, the campus moved from Madison Avenue to Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood.

TriviaEdit

Although the University is never given a name in the film, the scenes shot at the University were filmed at Columbia University in New York.
In "The Ghostbusters Storybook", the narrative oddly refers to the University as Weaver Hall University. Weaver Hall is taken from the name of the building that the Paranormal Studies Laboratory occupies at the beginning of the movie. ^[4]
In the novelization, The University is known as Columbia University. ^[5]
On page 21 of Ghostbusters Issue #6, Rachel Unglighter's college I.D. card appears.
On page 18 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #1, Peter's Doctorate of Psychology is more legible and it is revealed he graduated on June 14, 1980.