[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATION LEE C. BOLLINGER

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Lee C. 
Bollinger on becoming the 19th president of Columbia University.
  President Bollinger comes to this highly esteemed post superbly 
qualified, having previously served as a exceptional teacher and world 
renowned scholar. After serving as law clerk for Judge Wilfred Feinberg 
on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the Chief Justice 
Warren Burger on the U.S. Supreme Court, he joined the faculty of the 
University of Michigan Law School in 1973. In 1987 he was named Dean of 
the Law School, position he held for 7 years. He became Provost of 
Dartmouth College and Professor of Government in July 1994 and was 
named twelfth president of the University of Michigan in 1996.
  President Bollinger's primary teacher and scholarly interests are 
focused on free speech and first amendment issues, and he has published 
numerous books, articles and essays in academic journals on these and 
other subjects. Bollinger is well known also for his commitment to 
students and will be teaching a class on first amendment issues to 
Columbia College students this year.
  As an alum, I am proud to welcome this distinguished and committee 
scholar to the presidency of Columbia University. I wish him all the 
best.

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