<p>zzgirl, you are truly unbelievable. Have you no capacity for reason?</p>
<p>“Grant”, “confer” and “award” are all synonyms. They mean exactly the same thing. If you believe otherwise, you really need to stop posting your rants and start opening a dictionary. </p>
<p>The University Charter (NY Laws 1810, Chapter 85, Article VII) says:</p>
<p>“That the said Trustees and their successors, shall have power and authority to grant all such literary honors and degrees, as are usually granted by any university, college or seminary of learning in this State or in the United States; and in testimony of such grant to give suitable diplomas under their seal, and the signatures of the President and such professors, or tutors of the college as they shall judge expedient;” </p>
<p>The University Statutes (Section 24(b)) says:</p>
<p>"The University Senate . . . shall have the power, and it shall be its duty:
. . .
b. Degrees: to prescribe, by concurrent action with the appropriate faculty or administrative board, the conditions upon which the following degrees shall be conferred and to recommend candidates for such degrees:
. . .
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty of Barnard College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty of Columbia College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty of General Studies
. . .
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science</p>
<p>The actual language used in the Columbia College and Barnard College diplomas are as follows:</p>
<p>CVRATORES VNIVERSITATIS COLVMBIAE
IN VRBE NOVO EBORACO SITAE
OMNIBVS ET SINGVLIS AD QVOS PREASENTES LITTERAE
PERVENIRENT SALVTEM SCIATIS NOS</p>
<hr>
<p>CVM EXERCITATIONES OMNES AD GRADVM
BACCALAVREI IN ARTIBVS
ATTIENTES RITE AC LEGITIME PEREGERIT AD ISTVM GRADVM PROVEXISSE
ETQVE OMNIA IVRA PRIVILEGIA ET HONORES
QVAE ADSOLENT IN TALI RE ADTRIBVE DEDISSE ET CONCESSISSE
IN CVIVS REI PLENIVS TESTIMONIVM CHIROGRAPHIS PRAESIDIS
HVIVS VNIVERSITATIS ET PRASEDIS COLLEGII BARNARDINI NEC NON
SIGILLO NOSTRO COMMVNI DIPLOMA HOCCE MVNIENDVM CVRAVIMVS
DATVM NOVI EBORACI DIE __ MENSIS __ ANNOQVE
BIS MILLESIMO __</p>
<p>CVRATORES VNIVERSITATIS COLVMBIAE
NOVEBORECENSIS COLLEGII OLIM REGALIS
OMNIBVS ET SINGVLIS AD QVOS PREASENTES LITTERAE
PERVENIRENT SALVTEM SCIATIS NOS</p>
<hr>
<p>CVM EXERCITATIONES OMNES AD GRADVM
BACCALAVREI IN ARTIBVS
ATTIENTES RITE AC LEGITIME PEREGERIT AD ISTVM GRADVM
PROVEXISSE ETQVE OMNIA IVRA PRIVILEGIA ET HONORES QVAE
ADSOLENT IN TALI RE ADTRIBVE DEDISSE ET CONCESSISSE
IN CVIVS REI PLENIVS TESTIMONIVM CHIROGRAPHIS PRAESIDIS
HVIVS VNIVERSITATIS ET DECANI COLLEGII COLUMBIAE NEC NON
SIGILLO NOSTRO COMMVNI DIPLOMA HOCCE MVNIENDVM CVRAVIMVS
DATVM NOVI EBORACI DIE __ MENSIS __ ANNOQVE
BIS MILLESIMO __</p>
<p>Simply put, the authority to grant/award/confer Bachelor of Arts degrees upon Columbia College and Barnard College students derives from exactly the same authority, and the diplomas are essentially indistinguishable. Why does this threaten you so? Why can’t you admit your error and just move on?</p>
<p>Your insistence on a distinction is irrational. Please stop posting here – you have no credibility whatsoever.</p>