Edward J. Bloustein (1925-1989)

Edward J. Bloustein (born 1925, in New York City New York—9 December 1989 in the Bahamas) was the seventeenth President of Rutgers University) serving from 1971 to 1989. File links The following pages link to this file: Edward J. Bloustein ... File links The following pages link to this file: Edward J. Bloustein ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in New York City, Bloustein, graduated from James Monroe High School in the Bronx in 1942 and served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from New York University in 1948 and subsequently traveled to the University of Oxford as a Fulbright scholar and received a Bachelor of Philosophy (B.Phil) degree in 1950. Returning to the United States, he taught philosophy briefly at Brooklyn College and spent close to a year in Washington D.C. with the Office of Intelligence in the State Department, where he served as a political analyst, specializing in Marxist theory and international political movements in the German Democratic Republic. Subsequently, Bloustein earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in 1954 from Cornell University, and entered Cornell's law school earning a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1959. During that time, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Law Quarterly. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... This article is about the year. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ... Bachelor of Philosophy (B.Phil. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brooklyn College of The City University of New York Brooklyn College of The City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York. ... The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (or INR) is a small bureau in the U.S. State Department tasked with analyzing information for the State Department. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a socialist country that existed from 1949 to 1990. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation). ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bloustein began his professional career as a law clerk to Judge Stanley H. Fuld of the New York State Court of Appeals, serving from 1959 to 1961. He then joined the faculty of the New York University Law School until 1965, when he was named president of Bennington College. In 1971, following the retirement of Mason W. Gross he was appointed president of Rutgers University. A law clerk is a person who assists a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Law school is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the Socratic method. ... Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont. ... Mason Welch Gross (1911 in Hartford, Connecticut – 11 October 1977 in Red Bank, New Jersey) was the sixteenth President of Rutgers University serving from 1959 to 1971. ... Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. ...

During his tenure as President of Rutgers University, Bloustein, implemented programs that expanded the institution's research facilities, attracted internationally known scholars to the faculty, and achieved distinction as one of the major public research universities in the nation, leading to an invitation for Rutgers to join the prestigious Association of American Universities. Bloustein died suddenly on 9 December 1989 The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Mason Welch Gross (1911 in Hartford, Connecticut – 11 October 1977 in Red Bank, New Jersey) was the sixteenth President of Rutgers University serving from 1959 to 1971. ... Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. ... Francis L. Lawrence (1937-present) Francis L. Lawrence (born 1937, in Rhode Island) was the eighteenth President of Rutgers University) serving from 1990 to 2002. ...