Importance to us. There is no one more qualified than president sexton to deliver this lecture. Clerk,a Warren Burger but he had a long history before that. President sexton earned his ba in history and in a and phd and taught religion in brooklyn before he went to harvard law school. He went to harvard law school, graduating 1979 magna cum laude, and was the Supreme Court editor of the harvard law review. Clerked that she he clerked on the d. C. Circuit court before he clerked for chief Justice Burger. Bywent to nyu in 1981, and 1988 he was dean of the law school. s tenure there was extremely successful. The law school is firmly ensconced in the rankings as one of the top five in the country. By 2002, he had been elevated to president of nyu. He served there until the end of 2015. During that tenure, freshman applications doubled. The endowment grew by over 200 . Minority in rome and went from 11 to 19 . Throughout minority enrollment went from 11 to 19 , and throughout all of this he
Hosted this event. Its about an hour. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to New York Historical society. Im vicepresident for public programs. Im thrilled to welcome you to our spectacular robert h. Smith auditorium. Tonights program, the battle for new york, rallying and rioting, is part of the distinguished Speaker Series which is the heart of our public programs. We always want to thank mr. Schwartz for his support which enabled us to invite so many authors and historians. He would like to thank all the Council Members for all their great work and support. Lets give them all a hand. [ applause ] the program will last an hour and include a question and answer session. The q a will be conducted on note cards. You should have received a note card and pencil as you were entering. We will have our Staff Members circulating through. Just raise your hand if you want a card. They will be collecting them a little later in the program. There will be a normal book signing with our speakers. Copie
Whose topic tonight is Warren Burger. And the Warren Burger, of course, is the founder of our society and is of immense importance to us. Theres no one more qualified than president sexton to deliver this lecture. He was a Warren Burger clerk, but he had a long history before that. And its worth a moment, president sexton earned his bchl a. In history and m. A. In ph. D. And religion from ford ham and taught and shared the Religion Department at st. Francis college in brooklyn before he went to Harvard Law School. He went to Harvard Law School graduating in 1979 and was Supreme Court review of the clerk review. He clerked on the d. C. Circuit before he clerked for Justice Burger. After his clerkship, he went to nyu in 191. By 1988, he was dean of the law school. And his tenure there was extremely successful, though law school was firmly ensconced in the rankings as one of the top five law schools in the country. And by 2002, he was elevated to president of nyu and served there until th
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Their phones and turn them off. Even on silent mode, they will interfere with the sound system here in the court. I am greg joseph, president of the society. Welcome. We are delighted to have you here today. We are honored to have resident emeritus of nyu john sexton, whose topic tonight is Warren Burger, the founder of our society and of immense importance to us. There is no one more qualified than president sexton to deliver this lecture. He was a Warren Burger clerk, but he had a long history before that. President sexton earned his ba in history and ma and phd and religion, and taught religion in brooklyn before he went to harvard law school. He went to harvard law school, graduating 1979 magna cum laude, and was the Supreme Court editor of the harvard law review. He clerked on the d. C. Circuit court before he clerked for chief Justice Burger. He went to nyu in 1981, and by 1988 he was dean of the law school. His tenure there was extremely successful. The law school is firmly ensc