Leon Friedman | |
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Born | February 6, 1933 |
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Education | Harvard University (BA, LLB) |
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Institutions | Hofstra University |
Leon Friedman (born February 6,1933) is an American legal scholar and the Joseph Kushner Distinguished Professor of Civil Liberties Law at Hofstra University. [1]
Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead,New York.
Charles Kushner is an American real estate developer and disbarred former attorney. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985.
Craig Elliott "Speedy" Claxton is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Hofstra University men's basketball team. Claxton won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs. In 2013,he was named as a special assistant to the head coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball program,before being hired as head coach in 2021.
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is a law school located in Hempstead,New York,on Long Island,affiliated with Hofstra University. Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971,the school offers a JD,a joint JD/MBA degree,and LL.M degrees in American law and family law. It also offers online LL.M and MA degrees in Health Law &Policy,an online LL.M in American Law,and an online MA in American Legal Studies. The Law School is on the southern portion of the 244-acre (0.99 km2) Hofstra University campus. The school was renamed to the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in September 2011.
The Hofstra Law Review,an entirely student run organization,is the flagship law review of the Hofstra University School of Law. As of 2021,Hofstra Law Review ranks 68 out of 330 flagship law reviews by the influential Washington and Lee Law Review ranking. Its inaugural issue was published in 1973. The Hofstra Law Review is published quarterly.
The Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal is an American law journal which publishes articles in the field of labor and employment law.
Stuart Rabinowitz was the 8th president of Hofstra University. Before assuming the presidency,he was dean of Hofstra Law School for over a decade and before that was a distinguished professor of law.
Herman Albert Berliner was the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of Hofstra University. He was appointed provost of Hofstra University in 1990 and served as Provost for 28 years in total. He also served as Business School Dean and Interim Dean for 12 years in total.
Joseph M. Margiotta was an American political boss who ran the Nassau County,New York Republican Party,considered "one of the most powerful political organizations in New York State",until his 1983 convictions on federal charges.
Nora V. Demleitner is a German-American jurist and academic administrator. She is the president of St. John's College - Annapolis (2022–present). Prior to this,she served as the dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law from 2012-2015 and dean of Hofstra University School of Law from 2007-2012.
Eric Lane is a U.S. legal scholar and author. He is the Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Lane graduated from Brown University in 1965 with a BA and Fordham University in 1970 with a JD. He joined the Hofstra Law faculty in 1976 and has taught courses in law and literature,constitutional law,statutory interpretation and the legislative process.
Robert Louis Payton was a jazz musician,writer and editor,president of two universities,a State Department official,and ambassador to the African republic of Cameroon. He also served as a founding trustee of Editorial Projects in Education,the organization that helped start The Chronicle of Higher Education. He was the first full-time director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Susan Poser is the current and first female president of Hofstra University,having succeeded retiring president Stuart Rabinowitz on August 1,2021. Before being named to the Hofstra post,she was chief operating officer,provost,and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Battle of Long Island refers to a collegiate sports rivalry between the Hofstra Pride and the Stony Brook Seawolves,who both are located on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. Hofstra University is the largest private university on Long Island and is located in Hempstead,New York in Nassau County,while Stony Brook University is the largest public university in the state of New York by area and is located in Suffolk County. Since 2022,both schools have been members of the Colonial Athletic Association,with Stony Brook playing in the America East Conference from 2001 to 2022.
M. Patricia Adamski is an American legal scholar and Adolph J. and Dorothy R. Eckhardt Distinguished Professor of Corporate Law at Hofstra University.
Janet L. Dolgin is an American legal scholar and Jack and Freda Dicker Distinguished Professor of Health Care Law at Hofstra University.
Eric Mark Freedman is an American legal scholar and Siggi B. Wilzig Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Rights at Hofstra University. Previously he was Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law.
Mitchell Gans is an American legal scholar and Rivkin Radler Distinguished Professor of Law at Hofstra University.
Andrew Schepard is an American legal scholar and Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law at Hofstra University. He is a former editor-in-chief of Family Court Review.