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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
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 School of Law
in 1972. President Rabinowitz
currently holds the Andrew
M. Boas and Mark L. Claster
Distinguished Professorship in
Civil Procedure.
President Rabinowitz holds
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, and the
Nassau County Health and
Welfare Council. He serves as
a trustee of the Commission
on Independent Colleges and
Universities, and on the Board of Directors for the Fair Media
Council and the Long Island Technology Network. President
Rabinowitz is a former member of the Nassau County Blue
Ribbon Financial Review Panel, former chair of the Nassau
County Local Advisory Board, and a former member of
the Board of Directors of the Long Island Association.
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. He has
also been honored by the Long
Island Software and Technology
Network (LISTnet) and was
the recipient of Networking
magazine’s David Award.
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 City
College of New York with honors, and is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and the American Law Institute.
President Rabinowitz, Hofstra Pride Club Board member James C. Metzger ’83 and
Hofstra Pride Club President E. David Woycik ’77 at the 2011 Pride Student-Athlete
Awards Banquet
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