Lee Bollinger

Lee Bollinger
Bollinger in 2007
19th President of Columbia University
In office
June 1, 2002 – June 30, 2023
Preceded byGeorge Erik Rupp
Succeeded byMinouche Shafik
12th President of the University of Michigan
In office
1996–2002
Preceded byJames J. Duderstadt
Succeeded byMary Sue Coleman
Personal details
Born
Lee Carroll Bollinger

(1946-04-30) April 30, 1946 (age 78)
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oregon (BS)
Columbia University (JD)

Lee Carroll Bollinger[1] (born April 30, 1946) is an American attorney and educator who served as the 19th president of Columbia University from 2002 to 2023 and as the 12th president of the University of Michigan from 1996 to 2002.

Bollinger is currently the Seth Low Professor and a faculty member at Columbia Law School.[2] He is a legal scholar of the First Amendment and freedom of speech.[3] While serving as President of the University of Michigan, he was at the center of two notable United States Supreme Court cases regarding the use of affirmative action in admissions processes.[4][5] He also served as chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York board of directors in 2011, and was a member of the board from 2006 to 2012.[6]

  1. ^ "A Texture of Mind and Manner". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. ^ "About the President | Office of the President".
  3. ^ "Lee C. Bollinger." Newsmakers, Issue 2. Gale Group, 2003.
  4. ^ Text of Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) is available from: LII 
  5. ^ Text of Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003) is available from: LII 
  6. ^ "Fed Announces Chairs of Regional Banks for 2011". The Wall Street Journal. July 19, 2010.

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