Leon Goldstein
Leon M. Goldstein | |
---|---|
Born | 1932 or 1933 Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York |
Died | January 8, 1999 (aged 66) |
Monuments |
|
Alma mater |
|
Occupation | college administrator |
Known for | President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York |
Leon M. Goldstein (died January 8, 1999) was a college administrator, President of
Early life and education
Goldstein was born in Borough Park, Brooklyn, to Jewish immigrants from Poland.[1][2][3] He received his B.A. from City College of New York, and his M.A. from Brooklyn College.[4]
Career
Goldstein taught and was ultimately a professor of history, dean of faculty, and Vice President at
Goldstein was President of Kingsborough Community College from 1971 to 1999.[5][2][6][7] In 1981 he was also Deputy Chancellor of the City University of New York.[8][9][4]
Goldstein was acting Chancellor of the City University of New York from July 1982 to September 1982, during which time he took a leave of absence from his position as President of Kingsborough Community College.
Goldstein died at his home in Manhattan on January 8, 1999, at the age of 66.[2]
The
References
- ^ a b c "Leon M. Goldstein and Kingsborough Community College". November 14, 2016.[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b c Arenson, Karen W. (January 10, 1999). "Leon M. Goldstein Dies at 66; Led a City University College". The New York Times.
- ^ Jacques Steinberg (September 23, 1995). The New Math of the Man Who Would be Chancellor," The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d "Former Chancellors - Office of the Chancellor - CUNY". www.cuny.edu.
- ISBN 9781351982153– via Google Books.
- ^ Firestone, David (February 6, 1998). "Public Lives; An Amiable Defender of Colleges Under Fire". The New York Times.
- ^ Natta, Don van Jr. (September 27, 1995). "Academic Mystery: An Educator's Resume". The New York Times.
- ^ "Urban Academic Librarian". Library Association of the City University of New York. August 12, 1981 – via Google Books.
- ^ Water, Gordon B. Van de (August 12, 1981). New York Community College Finance. Education Commission of the States – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chancellor Finalist Is Praised by Mayor". The New York Times. September 26, 1995.
- ^ "Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences". www.lmghs.org.
- ^ Chapman, Ben (September 9, 2012). "Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences: Academic excellence meets artistic freedom". New York Daily News.
- ^ "New York Architecture Photos: Kingsborough Community College". NewYorkitecture. March 17, 2015.
- ^ "KCC Presidential Search Profile," CUNY.
External links
- "Tribute to Leon Goldstein on his 25th Anniversary", Hon. Charles E. Schumer, in the House of Representatives, May 29, 1996.