2014 - 'Never heard of him': Notable Columbia prof says he isn't sure Obama attended Columbia University Prominent Columbia professor Henry Graff says he isn't sure President Obama ever attended the Ivy League school. “I taught every significant politician that ever studied at Columbia,” said Columbia Emeritus Professor of History Henry Graff, in an interview last week with Wayne Root, a contributor at The Blaze. “Between American History and Diplomatic History, one way or another, they all had to come through my classes.” “Not Obama,” he continued. “I never had a student with that name in any of my classes. I never met him, never saw him, never heard of him.” https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=4794