what college did barack obama go to
Obama In College: 9 Things You May Not Have Known, From David Maraniss' New Biography. 06/04/2012 01:24 pm ET | Updated Jun 04, 2012. 3.8k. Barack Obama spent his college years like many people do: wearing what he thought was the most stylish outfit he could throw together and trying to find himself. Obama attended Occidental College starting in 1979 and then moved to New York to attend Columbia University. According to excerpts released from David Maraniss' new biography of Obama, he liked to wear stupid hats and seemed to be pretty good at talking to the ladies.