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The Weissman School of Arts and Sciences (commonly known as Weissman) is the arts and sciences school of Baruch College.Named after George Weissman, former president of Philip Morris, and his wife Mildred, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences is one of the three schools that comprise Baruch College and offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in various disciplines.
In 1968, after the addition of arts and sciences departments and degree programs, Baruch College became a senior college within the CUNY system. [citation needed] In 1998, Baruch College's business school was renamed the Zicklin School of Business, in recognition of an $18 million donation by Lawrence and Carol Zicklin.
Under his leadership, Baruch College established degree programs with universities globally, ranked as a top college for social mobility, and achieved the best graduation rate within the CUNY system. [12] Baruch College was the scene of student protests in 2011 as a result of tuition hikes. [13] This resulted in arrests. [13]
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]
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CUNY's Baruch College officials planned to ban Jewish students from holding a public campus celebration of Rosh Hashanah over safety concerns — and only reversed course after facing pressure and ...
Major Notability References Tony Allen: 1998 MPA Chair of the US President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and president of Delaware State University [19] [20] Michael J. Freeman: 1970 MBA Professor at Baruch College, Cornell University, and Hofstra University [21] David Hamilton Golland: 2000
Baruch College, Manhattan; Brooklyn College, Midwood; City College of New York, Hamilton Heights, Manhattan; College of Staten Island; Hunter College, Upper East Side; John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan