Lehman College is a public college in the Bronx borough of New York City. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of

Hunter College Hunter College is a public university in New York City. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also admi ...

, the school became an independent college within CUNY in September 1967. The college is named after

Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York. He served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th governor of New York and represented New York State in the U.S. Senate from 194 ...

, a former New York governor, United States senator, philanthropist, and the son of Lehman Brothers co-founder Mayer Lehman. It is a senior college of the

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven Upper divis ...

(CUNY) with more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and specializations.

History

Hunter College in the Bronx was built during the 1930s. The campus was the main national training ground for women in the military during World War II. For a decade before the entry of the United States in World War II, only women students attended, taking their first two years of study at the Bronx campus and then transferring to Hunter’s Manhattan campus to complete their undergraduate work. During the war, Hunter leased the Bronx Campus buildings to the United States Navy who used the facilities to train 95,000 women volunteers for military service as WAVES and

SPARS The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve, also known as the SPARS (SPARS was the acronym for "Semper Paratus—Always Ready"), was the women's branch of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. It was established by the United States ...

. When the Navy vacated the campus, the site was briefly occupied by the nascent United Nations, which held its first Security Council sessions at the Bronx campus for six months in 1946. From March to August 1946, the first American meetings of the Security Council were held in the Gymnasium Building where intercollegiate basketball, archery, swimming, and other sports have been played. During festivities marking the 40th anniversary of the United Nations in 1986, the Southern New York State Division of the

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presented the College with a commemorative plaque, now displayed outside the Gymnasium Building. The College participated in the United Nations’ 50th anniversary activities in 1995–96. Lehman College's founding president was

Leonard Lief Leonard Lief (June 14, 1924 – July 30, 2007) was the founding president of Herbert H. Lehman College a Bronx institution that is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. Lief was the college's president for more than two ...

and he was succeeded by Ricardo R. Fernández in 1991. In 2016, José Luis Cruz, a former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Fullerton, was appointed as the third president of the College. On July 1, 2019, Jose Luis Cruz was appointed as the CUNY Executive Vice Chancellor and stepped down from the Lehman presidency. On February 21, 2021, the CUNY Board of trustees appointed Dr. Fernando Delgado to succeed interim president Daniel Lemons as the fourth president of the college. The college closed like other

CUNY , mottoeng = The education of free people is the hope of Mankind , budget = $3.6 billion , established = , type = Public university system , chancellor = Fél ...

campuses on March 11, 2020 in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Later, in April, the university released a study that concluded that the virus could be spread through a building's ventilation system. On October 5, 2020, 98% of classes were fully online due to the coronavirus pandemic. On May 26th, 2022, after two years of conducting commencement ceremonies online due to the COVID-19 restrictions regarding mass gathering in NYC, Lehman held its first commencement ceremony post COVID-19 lockdowns.

Campus

Lehman has a 37-acre (15 hectare) campus with a combination of

Collegiate Gothic Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture, popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries for college and high school buildings in the United States and Canada, and to a certain extent Europ ...

and modern architecture, located near the

Jerome Park Reservoir The Jerome Park Reservoir is a reservoir located in Jerome Park, a neighborhood in the North Bronx, New York City. The reservoir is surrounded by DeWitt Clinton High School, the Bronx High School of Science, Lehman College, and Walton High Schoo ...

at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West (250 West 200th Street). The school's architects were Kerr Rainsford, John A. Thompson, and Gerald A. Holmes; they had earlier designed the

Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, at 319–337 East 74th Street on the Upper East Side in New York City, New York, is a Neo-Byzantine-style Greek Orthodox church. It serves as the national cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese ...

in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Lehman College houses a multimedia center in Carman Hall, comprising an acoustically designed recording studio, audio and video production control rooms, editing suites, student newsroom, media conversion room, graphics room, and "technology-enhanced" classrooms. BronxNet public access channel is also headquartered in Carman Hall, where many programs are produced including Bronx Talk and Open. In 2012, Lehman dedicated its new $70 million Science Hall, a four-story building equipped with high-tech classrooms and laboratories, as well as a rooftop teaching and research greenhouse. In 2013, Science Hall was awarded a

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platinum rating from the

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, the first CUNY building to earn the top green building rating. The structural engineers for this project was Leslie E. Robertson Associates (LERA). Lehmanoldgymnjeh

The Lehman College Center for the Performing Arts is a professional theater which seats 2,310. The campus is also home to the Lehman College Art Gallery. The Apex, Lehman College's post-modern style athletic and fitness facility, opened in 1994. Designed by architect

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, the Apex stands in contrast to the original Gothic revival buildings that define the campus. Lehman is located between Bedford Park Blvd and West 195th Streets in the Bronx, along Goulden Avenue and Paul Avenue as well as parts of Jerome Avenue The campus is served by the following methods of public transportation:

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: the Bedford Park Blvd–Lehman College subway station at Jerome Avenue, served by the 4 train; and the Bedford Park Blvd station in the Grand Concourse, served by the B and D trains. MTA Regional Bus Operations: Bx9,

Bx10 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in the Bronx). All local buses are ope ...

Bx22 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in the Bronx). All local buses are ope ...

Bx26 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in the Bronx). All local buses are ope ...

Bx28 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in the Bronx). All local buses are ope ...

routes; The

Bx1 The Bx1 and Bx2 are two bus routes that run on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York City. The routes, which are operated by the MTA Regional Bus Operations, also follow Sedgwick Avenue and Mosholu Parkway for a short distance at their no ...

, Bx2, and Bx3 routes also run near the campus and have stops that are at walking distance.

Students

Students at Lehman College are from multiple ethnic and racial identities, multiple language backgrounds, various social classes, and diverse sexual orientations with many international students. Enrollment (Fall 2018) Lehman College: * Undergraduates: 12,639 * Graduate Students: 2,148 * Total: 14,787 students

Academics

Lehman College offers undergraduate and graduate programs in its Schools of Arts & Humanities, School of Education, School of Natural and Social Sciences, School of Business, School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing, and School of Continuing Education.

Macaulay Honors College at Lehman

The highly selective Macaulay Honors College at Lehman provides a full tuition scholarship, Apple laptop computer, and opportunities fund of $7,500 that can be used for various activities such as study abroad, reimbursements for internships or research, and service learning. Students in the honors college are required to take 4 seminars relating to New York City, maintain a 3.5 grade point average, and graduate within four years. They also must take four Lehman Scholars Program Seminars, or "LSP"s.

Lehman Scholars Program

The Lehman Scholars Program (L.S.P.) is designed for capable and highly motivated students who have the desire and ability to pursue a somewhat more independent liberal arts course of study. The program offers the advantages of a small, intimate college, including special courses, seminars, and individual counseling. The Lehman Scholars Program offers several special features, first being that students are exempt from all Degree Requirements. They must, however, pass the CUNY Skills Assessment Tests to be admitted to the program and meet all course prerequisites and requirements for their major field. The Lehman Scholars Program has its own requirements, which students must fulfill: a one-semester honors course in English composition and stylistics; two years of a foreign language at the college level or its equivalent; four honors seminars from any of four different academic areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, and Social Science; and a senior honors essay. Students who enter the program with more than 30 credits may be considered for exemption from one seminar after consultation with the Program Director, Professor Gary Schwartz. Mentors: Each student entering the program will be assigned to a faculty mentor in his or her field of interest. The mentor will advise the student in the areas of program planning and academic and career goals. Application Procedure: Students who have earned 60 or fewer college credits may apply for either September, June, or January admission. They will be notified about their acceptance in time for the following semester's registration.

College Now

The College Now program allows selected high school students to take college courses. The program is offered during the spring, summer and fall semesters and the courses are taught at the main Lehman campus.

Freshman Year Initiative

The Freshman Year Initiative is a program involving "blocks" of classes, similar to many high schools, which allows for new and first year students to get to know each other and become familiar with the college environment. All first-year students participate in the program, which promotes an interdisciplinary curriculum, faculty collaboration, and peer support. All students take mathematics and writing courses as well as a Freshman Seminar when they arrive to prepare them for the rest of their college courses.

Athletics

Lehman College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Lightning Bugs are a member of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field, tennis and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and cheerleading. In 2012–13, the Lightning Bugs won CUNYAC Championships in men's swimming and diving and women's outdoor track and field. The school produced two All-Americans in women's outdoor track: Tobi Alli (100 m) and Jasmine Springer (Triple Jump).

Conference affiliations

* Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)

Notable faculty

There are nearly 400 full-time faculty. Notable faculty include: Billy Collins 2007 by Marcelo Noah

Allison Amend Allison Amend (born May 20, 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer. Early life Amend was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Stanford University, and received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. Car ...

(born 1974), Professor of English, novelist, and short story writer * Michael Bacon, Associate Professor of Music, Lehman alumnus, and

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

winning composer and songwriter; performs in the band the

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with his brother Kevin Bacon * Jason Behrstock, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Sloan Fellowship winner * Laird W. Bergad, Distinguished Professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies * Eugene M. Chudnovsky, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Jane K. Cleland, Lecturer in English * Billy Collins, Professor Emeritus of English,

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2001–2003 *

María Teresa Babín Cortés María Teresa Babín Cortés (May 30, 1910- December 19, 1989) was a Puerto Rican educator, literary critic, and essayist.

, Professor Emeritus of Latin American and Latino Studies *

John Corigliano John Paul Corigliano Jr. (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. His scores, now numbering over one hundred, have won him the Pulitzer Prize, five Grammy Awards, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, an ...

, Professor of Music, Academy Award winner *

Joseph W. Dauben Joseph Warren Dauben (born 29 December 1944, Santa Monica) is a Herbert H. Lehman Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University. His fields of expertis ...

, Distinguished Professor of History *

J. Yellowlees Douglas Jane Yellowlees Douglas (born J. Yellowlees Douglas; June 25, 1962) is a pioneer author and scholar of hypertext fiction. She began writing about hypermedia in the late 1980s, very early in the development of the medium. Her 1993 fiction ''I Hav ...

, former Assistant Professor of English * Martin Duberman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History *

Melvin Fitting Melvin Fitting (born January 24, 1942) is a logician with special interests in philosophical logic and tableau proof systems. He was a professor at City University of New York, Lehman College and the Graduate Center. from 1968 to 2013. At the ...

, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science *

J. E. Franklin J. E. Franklin (born August 10, 1937) is an American playwright, best known for her play ''Black Girl (play), Black Girl'', which was broadcast on public television in 1969, staged Off-Broadway in 1971, and made into a feature film in 1972. She ...

, former Lecturer in Education *

Dmitry Garanin Dmitry Garanin is a Russian-American physicist known for his work in theoretical condensed matter physics. He is a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Lehman College of The City University of New York and a faculty member in th ...

, Russian-American Professor of Physics *

Nancy Griffeth Nancy Davis Griffeth (born October 26, 1945) is an American computer scientist notable for approaches to the feature interaction problem. In 2014, she is a professor at Lehman College of The City University of New York and is modelling biological ...

, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science *

Michael Handel Michael Handel is an American mathematician known for his work in Geometric group theory. He is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Lehman College of The City University of New York and a Professor of Mathematics at The Graduate Ce ...

, Professor of Mathematics *

Nicholas Hanges Nicholas William Hanges was a mathematician at the City University of New York, known for his work in partial differential equations and the theory of several complex variables. He was a Professor of Mathematics at Lehman College. Education and c ...

, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (in memoriam) *

David Freeman Hawke David Freeman Hawke (died 1999 at age 75) was an American historian. His book ''Benjamin Rush: Revolutionary Gadfly'' became a National Book Award nominee in 1972. Hawke was born in Philadelphia and held degrees from Swarthmore College, the Univer ...

, Professor Emeritus of History (in memoriam) *

William M. Hoffman William M. Hoffman (April 12, 1939 – April 29, 2017) was an American playwright, theatre director, editor, and professor. Life and career Hoffman was born in New York City to Johanna (Papiermeister), a jeweler, and Morton Hoffman, a caterer. ...

, Associate Professor of Theatre (in memoriam) *

Linda Keen Linda Jo Goldway Keen (born August 9, 1940, in New York City, New York) is a mathematician and a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Since 1965, she has been a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Lehm ...

, Professor Emerita of Mathematics,

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Ádám Korányi Ádám Korányi (born July 13, 1932, in Szeged) is a Hungarian and American mathematician. He is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Lehman College, City University of New York and at the CUNY Graduate Center. His ...

, Hungarian-American Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science *

William Latimer William W. Latimer is an infectious disease Epidemiology, epidemiologist and academic administrator. He recently served as the 7th President of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and previously served as the 14th President of t ...

, Professor of Health Sciences *

Robert Lekachman Robert Lekachman (May 12, 1920 – January 14, 1989) was an American progressive economist and academic noted for his interest in social justice. He was noted for his interpretation of John Maynard Keynes's ''The General Theory of Employment, Int ...

, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics (in memoriam) * John L. Locke, Professor of Language Science *

Ursula Meyer Ursula Meyer (1915–2003) was a German-born American artist and a professor of sculpture. Biography Ursula Meyer was born in Hanover, Germany in 1915. She studied ceramics at the Reggia Scuola in Faenza, Italy. Meyer became a professor of sculp ...

, Professor Emerita of Sculpture (in memoriam) *

Margot Mifflin Margot Mifflin is an author who has written for ''The New York Times, ARTnews, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, Elle Magazine,The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Los Angeles Review of Books'', and other publications. Mifflin holds an M.A ...

(born 1960), Professor of English *

Joan Miller Joan Whitten Miller is a Canadian-American ophthalmologist and scientist who has made notable contributions to the treatment and understanding of eye disorders (particularly diseases of the retina). She is credited for developing photodynamic th ...

, former Professor of Dance and founder of the Dance program *

Melvyn B. Nathanson Melvyn Bernard Nathanson (born October 10, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American mathematician, specializing in number theory, and a Professor of Mathematics at Lehman College and The Graduate Center ( City University of New Yo ...

, Professor of Mathematics * Matt O'Dowd, Associate Professor of Astrophysics *

Victor Pan Victor Yakovlevich Pan (russian: Пан Виктор Яковлевич) is a Soviet and American mathematician and computer scientist, known for his research on algorithms for polynomials and matrix multiplication. Education and career Pan earne ...

, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science *

Shauneille Perry Shauneille Gantt Perry Ryder (July 26, 1929 – June 9, 2022) was an American stage director and playwright. She was one of the first African-American women to direct off-Broadway. Biography Shauneille Perry was born on July 26, 1929, in Chicag ...

, former Associate Professor and Director of Theatre *

Lawrence Raphael Lawrence J. Raphael (born) is a professor in the Communications Sciences and Disorders department at Adelphi University in New York City, New York. Recently, he has become known for his cluttering research, although he has a more extensive publica ...

, Professor Emeritus of Speech Science *

Stanley Renshon Stanley Renshon is a professor of political science at the City University of New York Graduate Center, Lehman College (City University of New York) and is a psychoanalyst. Renshon grew up in New Jersey, went to college at Rutgers University, and t ...

, Professor of Political Science * Rob Schneiderman, Professor of Mathematics * Raymond Smullyan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Philosophy * Marilyn Sokol (born 1944), Distinguished Lecturer of Theatre *

Christina Sormani Christina Sormani is a professor of mathematics at City University of New York affiliated with Lehman College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is known for her research in Riemannian geometry, metric geometry, and Ricci curvature, as well as h ...

, Professor of Mathematics *

Dannielle Tegeder Dannielle Tegeder is a contemporary artist who works with installation, animation and sound and is best known for her abstract paintings and drawings. She lives in Brooklyn, New York and maintains a studio at The Elizabeth Foundation in Times Sq ...

, Associate Professor of Art *

Concetta M. Tomaino Concetta Tomaino (born July 30, 1954), is the executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF). Tomaino is internationally known for her research in the clinical applications of music and neurologic rehab ...

, Adjunct Professor of Music * Lloyd Ultan, former Adjunct Professor of History * Ruth Westheimer (born Karola Siegel, 1928; known as "Dr. Ruth"), German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former

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sniper. * Eric Wolf, former Distinguished Professor of Anthropology * Eleanore Wurtzel, Professor of Biology, AAAS Fellow *

Naomi Zack Naomi Zack is a professor of philosophy at Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), having formerly been a professor at the University of Albany and the University of Oregon. She has written thirteen books and three textbooks, and she ...

, Professor of Philosophy

Notable alumni

André Aciman André Aciman (; born 2 January 1951) is an Italian-American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is currently a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center, CUNY, Graduate Center of City University of New York, where he teaches ...

, writer, author of ''

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'', and professor at CUNY Graduate Center *

Debo Adegbile Debo Patrick Adegbile (born December 1966) is an American lawyer in private practice who also serves as a Commissioner for the United States Civil Rights Commission. He was previously nominated to serve as the United States Assistant Attorney Ge ...

, Commissioner for the United States Civil Rights Commission *

Andrea Apolo Andrea B. Apolo is an American medical oncologist specialized in bladder cancer research. She is an investigator in the National Cancer Institute's genitourinary malignancies branch and head of the bladder cancer section. Education Apolo gradu ...

, medical oncologist and researcher at the National Cancer Institute *

Gary Axelbank Gary Axelbank is a New York City journalist, disk jockey and TV personality based in The Bronx. He has been called the "Edward R. Murrow" and "Charlie Rose" of the Bronx. Axelbank is the host of ''BronxTalk'' and ''The Bronx Buzz'' on BronxNet, ...

, journalist, disk jockey and TV personality based in The Bronx * Michael Bacon,

winning composer and songwriter, and Associate Professor of Music at Lehman College; performs in the band the Bacon Brothers with his brother Kevin Bacon * Jacqueline Bishop, writer, visual artist and photographer from Jamaica and a professor at New York University * Steven Contursi, businessman and numismatist *

Blondell Cummings Blondell Cummings (October 27, 1944 – August 30, 2015) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. She is known for her experimental choreography and was a fixture in the New York and Harlem dance scene for decades. Early life Blondel ...

, modern dancer and choreographer *

Rubén Díaz Jr. Rubén Díaz Jr. (born April 26, 1973) is an American politician who served as the 13th borough president of The Bronx in New York City from 2009 to 2021. He was elected in April 2009 and reelected in 2013 and 2017. He previously served in the N ...

, Borough President of the Bronx in New York City *

Rubén Díaz Sr. Rubén Díaz (born April 22, 1943) is a Puerto Rican politician from New York City and an ordained Pentecostal minister. He represented the 18th district of the New York City Council from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Día ...

, member of the Democratic Party; represented the 32nd district in the New York State Senate from 2003 to 2017 * Jeffrey Dinowitz, politician who represents District 81 in the New York State Assembly *

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, professional writer, screenwriter, and educator *

Christopher Emdin Christopher Emdin is the Robert Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Southern California. He is an American academic who was previously an Associate Professor of Science Education at the Teachers College, Columbia U ...

, professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology at

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* Eliot Engel, U.S. representative for

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(1989–2021) *

Ailene Fields Ailene Fields (born 1948) is an American sculptor and stone carving teacher known for her skills in stone, bronze and acrylic. Her subjects often call upon mythology and fairy tales for inspiration. Biography Born Eileen Rubin in 1948 in Brook ...

, sculptor and stone-carving teacher *

Nabie Foday Fofanah Nabie Foday Fofanah (born 8 February 1980) is a 2 x Olympian sprinter from Guinea, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and currently living in Los Angeles, CA. He competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, in the 100 and 200 meters, he acted as a fl ...

, Guinean sprinter, also known as the Speed Doctor *

Philip Foglia Philip F. Foglia (November 27, 1950 – April 21, 2020) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, civic activist, politician, and advocate for Italian-American rights issues. Most recently, Foglia led a campaign to construct a statue honoring Frances Xav ...

, prosecutor and

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civic rights activist * John Fox, former novelist and short-story writer *

Joe Foy Joseph Anthony Foy (February 21, 1943 – October 12, 1989) was an American professional baseball player who played third base in Major League Baseball. Boston Red Sox Born in New York City, Foy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesot ...

, Major League Baseball third baseman *

Eve Franklin Eve Franklin is a registered nurse, and was a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing Great Falls from 1991 through 2002. Starting in 2003, Franklin served in the Montana House of Representatives, through 2007. She then serv ...

, Democratic, represented Great Falls in the

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from 1991 through 2002 and served in the

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from 2003 to 2007 *

Lewis Gordon Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born May 12, 1962) is an American philosopher at the University of Connecticut who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of ...

, philosopher, works in Africana philosophy, philosophy of human and life sciences, and phenomenology * Micki Grant, singer (soprano), actress, writer, and composer *

Ramona Hernández Ramona Hernandez, community leader, Sociology, sociologist and historian, is Professor of Sociology at City College of New York and the director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. She is the author of various scholarly works about Dominican ...

, community leader, sociologist and historian, Professor of Sociology at the

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, and director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute *

Andre Harrell Andre O’Neal Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 7, 2020) was an American music executive and multimedia producer. In 1986, recently a rapper, he formed Uptown Records, soon a leader in R&B, rap, and their fusion, "hip hop soul" and " new ...

, founder of Uptown Records, president/CEO of

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, and the first half of the hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde *

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since 2018 *

Janet Kaplan Janet Kaplan (born 1958) is an American poet and professor. She is the author of four full-length books: ''The Groundnote'' (Alice James Books, 1997), "The Glazier’s County," winner of the 2003 Poets Out Loud Prize from Fordham University Press ...

, poet and professor * Matt Kilcullen, Director of Athletics at Mercy College *

Woodie King Jr. Woodie King Jr. (born July 27, 1937) is an American director and producer of stage and screen, as well as the founding director of the New Federal Theatre in New York City. Early life and education King was born in Baldwin Springs, Alabama. He g ...

, theatre and film director and producer and founding director of the New Federal Theatre in New York City * Jeffrey R. Korman, politician who was a member of the

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(33rd District) from 1990 until 1992 * Graig Kreindler, painter and illustrator * Don Leicht, visual artist who has worked as a painter and sculptor in the Bronx *

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