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hofstra President
STUART
RABINOWITZ
Stuart Rabinowitz was chosen by the
Hofstra University Board of Trustees
to serve as the eighth president of the
University on December 20, 2000. Prior
to his appointment, he served as dean of
Hofstra University School of Law from
September 1989 through June 2001. He
joined the faculty of the Law School in
1972. President Rabinowitz currently
holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L.
Claster Distinguished Professor of Law.
President Rabinowitz has held positions
with a number of important government
and community organizations,
including the Judicial Advisory Council
of the State of New York Unified
Court System, County of Nassau.
He currently serves as a member of
the board of directors for the Long
Island Association, and as co-vice
chair of the Long Island Regional
Economic Development Committee.
He has also served as a trustee of the
Commission on Independent Colleges
and Universities and on the board of
directors the Long Island Technology
Network. President Rabinowitz is a
former member of the Nassau County Blue Ribbon Financial Review
Panel and a former chair of the Nassau County Local Advisory Board.
Additionally, President Rabinowitz served as a member of the Nassau
County Commission on Government Revision, which was charged
with drafting a new charter and a new form of government for the
County. He is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Living the
Dream Award, EOC; Distinguished Service in the Cause of Justice,
Legal Aid Society; UJA Federation Leadership Award; the Bar
Association of Nassau County Proclamation for Outstanding Service
to both the legal profession and the community; the Community
Service Award from the Conference of Jewish Organizations of
Nassau County; and the Alumni Association of the City College
of New York 2005 Townsend Harris Medal.
President Rabinowitz has also been honored
by the Long Island Software and Technology
Network (LISTnet) and was the recipient of
Networking magazine’s David Award. In 2009,
he received the Chief Executive Leadership
Award from the Council for Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE), District
II. Claflin University presented President
Rabinowitz with the degree of Doctor of Laws,
honoris causa in November 2009.
President Rabinowitz received a juris doctor,
magna cum laude, from Columbia University
School of Law, where he was a member of the
board of editors of the Columbia Law Review
and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He graduated
from the City College of New York with
honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and
the American Law Institute.
Director of Athletics Jack Hayes, Charles Jenkins and
President Stuart Rabinowitz
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