Leon Goldstein

Leon M. Goldstein (died January 8, 1999) was a college administrator, President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York. The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences and the Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center are both named in his honor.

Leon M. Goldstein
Born	1932 or 1933 Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York
Died	January 8, 1999 (aged 66)
Monuments	Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center
Alma mater	City College of New York (B.A.) Brooklyn College (M.A.)
Occupation	college administrator
Known for	President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York

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 New York City Community College from 1960 to 1971.^[1]

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]

The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences

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.^[4][10] He also served as CUNY's Dean for Community Colleges.^[4] He was Vice President of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1994.^[1]

Goldstein died at his home in Manhattan on January 8, 1999, at the age of 66.^[2]

The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in Brooklyn, New York, was named in his honor.^[11][12] The 743-seat Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center at Kingsborough was also named in his honor.^[13][14]

References

1. "Leon M. Goldstein and Kingsborough Community College". November 14, 2016.^{[unreliable source?]}
2. Arenson, Karen W. (January 10, 1999). "Leon M. Goldstein Dies at 66; Led a City University College". The New York Times.
3. Jacques Steinberg (September 23, 1995). The New Math of the Man Who Would be Chancellor," The New York Times.
4. "Former Chancellors - Office of the Chancellor - CUNY". www.cuny.edu.
5. Picciano, Anthony G.; Jordan, Chet (2017). CUNY's First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People's University. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351982153 – via Google Books.
6. Firestone, David (February 6, 1998). "Public Lives; An Amiable Defender of Colleges Under Fire". The New York Times.
7. Natta, Don van Jr. (September 27, 1995). "Academic Mystery: An Educator's Resume". The New York Times.
8. "Urban Academic Librarian". Library Association of the City University of New York. August 12, 1981 – via Google Books.
9. Water, Gordon B. Van de (August 12, 1981). New York Community College Finance. Education Commission of the States – via Google Books.
10. "Chancellor Finalist Is Praised by Mayor". The New York Times. September 26, 1995.
11. "Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences". www.lmghs.org.
12. Chapman, Ben (September 9, 2012). "Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences: Academic excellence meets artistic freedom". New York Daily News.
13. "New York Architecture Photos: Kingsborough Community College". NewYorkitecture. March 17, 2015.
14. "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.