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At Baruch College, Waldron significantly increased the institution’s endowment, raising over $50 million in her first year as president. At William Paterson University, she guided the 10,000 student public institution to become a leader in community cooperation, increasing student diversity while improving student retention and graduation rates.
The School of Public and International Affairs was later named after Austin W. Marxe who donated $30 million to the college in 2016. Austin W. Marxe was a 1965 graduate of Baruch College and an investment banker. It was the largest donation to Baruch College and the second largest in the history of City University of New York. [2] [3] [4]
Bernard Mannes Baruch [nb 1] (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier and statesman.. After amassing a fortune on the New York Stock Exchange, he impressed President Woodrow Wilson by managing the nation's economic mobilization in World War I as chairman of the War Industries Board.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a private liberal arts college in Geneva, New York. It was known as Geneva Academy from 1784 to 1822 and Geneva College from 1822 to 1852. Geneva Medical College was a department of the college from 1834 to 1871. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Mitchel B. Wallerstein is an American educator, philanthropist, policy expert, and former official of the federal government of the United States.He is the President Emeritus of Baruch College of the City University of New York and is currently appointed as a University Professor, teaching courses on international security and public policy.
Known for: Research on abortion in the United States: Scientific career: Fields: Health economics: Institutions: Baruch College: Thesis: Birth outcome production functions in the U.S.: a structural model (1985)
The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. [4]
Following the report, Matthew Goldstein, a mathematician and City College graduate who had led CUNY's Baruch College and briefly, Adelphi University, was appointed chancellor. CUNY ended its policy of open admissions to its four-year colleges, raised its admissions standards at its most selective four-year colleges (Baruch, Brooklyn, City ...