A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IVY

Mon, 18 Dec '23
Poison ___ (plant)
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Climbing vine
Thu, 12 May '22
Brown, for one
Wed, 7 Apr '21
Columbia or Brown
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Climber in academia?
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Certain elite school