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David Van Zandt | |
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| 8th President of The New School | |
| In office January 1, 2011 –April 15, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Kerrey |
| Succeeded by | Dwight A. McBride |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Edgar Van Zandt |
| Spouse | Lisa Huestis |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD) London School of Economics (PhD) |
David Van Zandt (born 1953) is an American attorney,legal scholar,and academic administrator. He served as president of The New School from January 2011 to April 15,2020. [1] He previously served as the dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law from 1995 to 2011. [2] [3] He has taught courses in international financial markets,business associations,property,practical issues in business law,and legal realism. [4]
Van Zandt was born in 1953 in Montgomery,New Jersey,and raised in the state along with his three siblings.[ citation needed ] He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. In 1981,he earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School,where he served as managing editor of the Yale Law Journal. He also earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the London School of Economics. [5]
Van Zandt joined the Northwestern University faculty in 1985 and became dean in 1995.
He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [6]
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