The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States,comprising 25 campuses:eleven senior colleges,seven community colleges,and seven professional institutions. In 1960,John R. Everett became the first chancellor of the Municipal College System of New York City,later known as the City University of New York (CUNY). CUNY,established by New York state legislation in 1961 and signed into law by Governor Nelson Rockefeller,was an amalgamation of existing institutions and a new graduate school.
The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa,Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church,although it is now nondenominational,and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls,which was established in 1882 in Muskogee,Oklahoma,then a town in Indian Territory,and which evolved into an institution of higher education named Henry Kendall College by 1894. The college moved to Tulsa,another town in the Creek Nation in 1904,before the state of Oklahoma was created. In 1920,Kendall College was renamed the University of Tulsa.
Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
Stephen Allen Schwarzman is an American businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group,a global private equity firm he established in 1985 with Peter G. Peterson. Schwarzman was chairman of former President Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum.
Hillel:The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life,also known as Hillel International,is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world,working with thousands of college students globally. Hillel is represented at more than 850 colleges and communities throughout North America and globally,including 30 communities in the former Soviet Union,nine in Israel,and five in South America.
Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition with campuses in multiple locations in the United States. Founded by conservatives in the Southern Presbyterian Church,the Presbyterian Church in the United States,in 1966,it serves primarily students from more conservative branches of the Presbyterian and Reformed traditions.
A provost is a senior academic administrator. At many institutions of higher education,the provost is the chief academic officer,a role that may be combined with being deputy to the chief executive officer. They may also be the chief executive officer of a university,of a branch campus of a university,or of a college within a university.
Millbrook School is a private,coeducational preparatory boarding school located in Stanford,New York,United States.
Bernard Joseph White is president emeritus of the University of Illinois and professor emeritus of business at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He is dean emeritus of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and professor emeritus of business administration at the University of Michigan,where he also served as interim president,and Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Leadership in Management Education. He is the author of The Nature of Leadership and Boards That Excel:Candid Insights and Practical Advice for Directors. Boards That Excel was named Governance Book of the Year for 2014 by Directors and Boards.
William Reginald "Bill" Rhodes is an American banker and philanthropist. Rhodes is president and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors,LLC which he founded in 2010. Having stepped back from full-time responsibilities with Citi after more than 53 years with the institution. He most recently served as senior advisor,senior vice chairman and senior international officer of Citigroup and chairman,president &CEO of Citibank,N.A. He held various senior executive positions at Citi from 1957 until his retirement from Citigroup on April 30,2010. Subsequent to his retirement,he continued to serve as a senior advisor to Citi from 2010 through 2017.
James Verlin Kimsey was the co-founder of AOL. He was the first chairman of the company and its CEO until 1995. Although Kimsey is best known for having helped to create AOL,he also spearheaded many other business,military and philanthropic endeavors.
Stephen Claar Swid was an American businessman and investor. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of SESAC,Inc.,one of the three performing rights organizations in the US.
Alan David Schwartz is an American businessman and is the executive chairman of Guggenheim Partners,an investment banking firm based in Chicago and New York City. He was previously the last president and chief executive officer of Bear Stearns when the Federal Reserve Bank of New York forced its March 2008 acquisition by JPMorgan Chase &Co.
Stephen John Toope is a Canadian legal scholar,academic administrator and a scholar specializing in human rights,public international law and international relations. In November 2022,he was appointed as the fifth president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Prior to this,he served for five years as the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Noam Gottesman is a New York City-based,British-American businessman,former hedge fund manager,and co-founder of GLG Partners. He later entered the restaurant industry,investing in establishments including Eleven Madison Park in New York City. He is also the CEO of TOMS Capital. Gottesman has dual citizenship in the US and UK,and was listed on the 2020 Forbes 400 list of richest people in the United States,with a net worth of $2.4 billion.
Robert Rosenkranz is an American philanthropist and the chairman of Delphi Capital Management,an investment concern with over $35 billion in assets under management,and the founder of a group of investment and private equity partnerships. From 1987 until 2018 he was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Delphi Financial Group,an insurance company with more than $20 billion in assets. Delphi grew from one of his acquisitions and increased its value 100-fold under his leadership.
Elie Hirschfeld is an American real estate developer,philanthropist and art collector based in New York City. He is the son of the late real estate mogul Abraham Hirschfeld.
Barry Stuart Sternlicht is an American billionaire and the co-founder,chairman,and CEO of Starwood Capital Group,an investment fund with over $100 billion in assets under management. He is also chairman of Starwood Property Trust. He is the founder of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and served as its Chairman and CEO from 1995 to 2005. As of May 2023,his net worth was estimated at $4.6 billion.
Columbia University in New York City,New York,has seen numerous instances of student protests,particularly beginning in the late 20th century.
