Lee Bollinger
Lee Bollinger | |
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Bollinger in 2007 | |
| 19th President of Columbia University | |
| In office June 1, 2002 – June 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | George Erik Rupp |
| Succeeded by | Minouche Shafik |
| 12th President of the University of Michigan | |
| In office February 1, 1997 – December 31, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Duderstadt |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sue Coleman |
| 14th Dean of University of Michigan Law School | |
| In office 1987–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Terrance Sandalow |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey S. Lehman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lee Carroll Bollinger April 30, 1946 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oregon (BS) Columbia University (JD) |
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Lee Carroll Bollinger (born April 30, 1946) is an American attorney and academic administrator who served as the 19th president of Columbia University from 2002 to 2023, as the 12th president of the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001, and as 14th dean of the University of Michigan Law School from 1987 to 1994.
Bollinger is currently the Seth Low Professor and a faculty member at Columbia Law School. He is a legal scholar of the First Amendment and freedom of speech. 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. 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.