Dwight D. Eisenhower - Eisenhower became President of Columbia University
Time: 1948
Place: New York City, New York, U.S.
Details: In 1948, Eisenhower became President of Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York City, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
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