Richard Charles Levin (b. 1947) is an American economist, who has served as president of Yale University since 1993. He is currently the longest serving Ivy-League president still in office. “Yale” redirects here. ... el 18 de mayo nacio claudia // 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Howard Roberts Lamar (born 1923) is a historian of the American West, and a former president of Yale University. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in an unincorporated area of Santa Clara County. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... el 18 de mayo nacio claudia // 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Born in San Francisco, California to Jewish-American parents, Levin graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco in 1964. At Lowell, he was a member of the Lowell Forensic Society and debated in high school debate tournaments regionally. He graduated from Stanford University in 1968 with a B.A. in history. He received a Bachelor of Letters in politics and philosophy from Oxford University. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Yale in 1974. His academic specialties include industrial research and development, intellectual property, and productivity in manufacturing. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent or religion who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... Lowell High School (San Francisco) Lowell High School is a public magnet school in San Francisco. ... The Lowell Forensic Society, founded in 1892, is the oldest high school speech and debate team in the nation and also the largest organization at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in an unincorporated area of Santa Clara County. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... History studies the past in human terms. ... Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... This article is 58 kilobytes or more in size. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Levin became an Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale in 1974 and was elevated to Associate Professor in 1979. In 1982, he was promoted to Professor of Economics and Management at the Yale School of Management. In 1992, he was appointed Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Economics. Before becoming president, he served as chairman of the Economics Department and dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Yale SOM offers M.B.A. and Ph. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

On February 6, 2004, Levin was appointed to the Iraq Intelligence Commission, an independent panel convened to investigate U.S. intelligence surrounding the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq and Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. He had previously served on a government panel reviewing the U.S. Postal Service and an independent panel appointed by Major League Baseball to examine the sport's economics. Levin is a director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, American Express, and Satmetrix. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction was a panel created by Executive Order 13328 signed by U.S. President George W. Bush in February of 2004. ... Combatants Coalition Forces: United States United Kingdom South Korea Australia Poland Romania others. ... For the album, see Weapons of Mass Destruction (album). ... The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a foundation that has been making grants since 1966 to address current social and environmental issues. ... American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as Amex, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. ...

Although described in Who's Who as a Democrat, Levin was one of the first guests of President George W. Bush in the White House during his first term and the president stayed at Levin's house when he received an honorary degree from Yale in 2001. Whos Who is the name of a number of publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Levin and his wife, Jane, a professor at Yale, reside in New Haven, Connecticut. They have four children and three grandchildren. Nickname: The Elm City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA New Haven Region South Central Region Settled 1638 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1895 Government Type Mayor-board of aldermen  - Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ...

Yale Under Levin

Since Levin's appointment, three of his provosts have gone on to head other universities: Judith Rodin as president of the University of Pennsylvania, Alison Richard as vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and Susan Hockfield as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, Richard Brodhead, the former dean of Yale College, left to become the president of Duke University. Judith Rodin (born 1944) Ph. ... Professor¹ Alison Fettes Richard (born in Kent, United Kingdom) is the current Vice_Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. ... Susan Hockfield, a molecular neurobiologist, became the first woman President of MIT on December 6, 2004 Susan Hockfield was announced as MIT’s sixteenth president on August 26, 2004. ... Richard Halleck Brodhead (b. ...

Levin has been praised during his tenure for an unparalleled expansion of the University's endowment and for overseeing an ambitious renovation plan. Yale's admissions standards and academic prestige have increased since Levin's appointment. For example, Yale now has the most selective undergraduate program in the Ivy League, with an acceptance rate of less than 9%. Under Levin's leadership, Yale has been transforming itself into a truly global university, with a new flagship program for undergraduates in Beijing and a dramatic increase in international work/study programs. Closer to home, Levin's administration in 2003 negotiated unprecedented eight-year contracts with the University's unionized workers that provided free health care, extensive paid leave and cumulative raises ranging from 32% to 43%.

The Bass Affair

Levin's tenure at Yale has not been been without controversies. In 1994, he diverted a $20 million donation intended to fund an integrated Western Civilization program into other departments. After reading about this in the Wall Street Journal, the donor, Lee Bass, withdrew his donation. To placate alumni angered by the incident, Yale trustees José Cabranes and Henry Schacht were commissioned to investigate the Bass affair and publish their findings. In the spring of 1996, however, Levin suppressed the release of the Cabranes/Schacht report. (In fact, the report was not even shown to Bass.) As a result of the "Bass affair", Yale lost up to $500 million in potential donations from the Bass family. ^{[1] [2]} The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... Lee Marshall Bass is one of three brothers who inherited a family fortune created by their oil baron uncle Sid Richardson. ... José Alberto Cabranes (born 1940 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico), formerly an educator, is the second Puerto Rican to be appointed as a judge of a United States Court of Appeals. ... Henry Schacht is an American businessman, a former chairman and CEO of Cummins Diesel (1973-1994), and later CEO of Lucent Technologies. ...

References

1. ^ The $500 Million Cover-Up and What It Says About Higher Education
2. ^ Facts Concerning Levin Administration Representations about the Bass Affair

External links

• Official Biography from the Office of the President of Yale University
• Article about Levin's 10th Anniversary As President