EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Part of the City University of New York System.

Location:
New York City

Founding Date:
1937

Motto:
Disci's ut serviamus

Enrollment:
17,000

Official Website:
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gary Ackerman	Politician	19-Nov-1942		Congressman, New York 5th
Toni Cade Bambara	Novelist	25-Mar-1939	9-Dec-1995	Gorilla, My Love
Joy Behar	TV Personality	7-Oct-1943		Co-Host of The View
Lizzie Borden	Film Director	3-Feb-1958		Born in Flames
Fran Drescher	Actor	30-Sep-1957		The Nanny
Alan Dugan	Poet	12-Feb-1923	3-Sep-2003	Poems
Jon Favreau	Actor	19-Oct-1966		Swingers
Steven L. Gerard	Business	c. 1945		CEO of CBIZ
Michael Goldstein	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Toys R Us, 1994-98
Ellie Greenwich	Songwriter	23-Oct-1940	26-Aug-2009	Leader of the Pack
Marvin Hamlisch	Composer	2-Jun-1944	6-Aug-2012	The Way We Were
Geoffrey H. Hartman	Critic	11-Aug-1929	14-Mar-2016	The Unmediated Vision
Dennis G. Jacobs	Judge	28-Feb-1944		2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Ron Jeremy	Pornstar	12-Mar-1953		The Hedgehog
Carole King	Singer/Songwriter	9-Feb-1942		Tapestry
Richard Kline	Actor	29-Apr-1944		Larry Dallas on Three's Company
Carolyn Leigh	Songwriter	21-Aug-1926	19-Nov-1983	Young at Heart
Hal Linden	Actor	20-Mar-1931		Barney Miller
Allan Z. Loren	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, 2000-05
Stanley Marcus	Judge	27-Mar-1946		11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Butterfly McQueen	Actor	7-Jan-1911	22-Dec-1995	Gone with the Wind
Stanley Milgram	Psychologist	15-Aug-1933	20-Dec-1984	Milgram Experiment
Robert Moog	Inventor	23-May-1934	21-Aug-2005	Invented the synthesizer
Eugene F. Murphy	Business	24-Feb-1934		Vice Chairman of GE, 1997-99
Herbert S. Parmet	Historian	28-Sep-1929		Eisenhower and the American Crusades
Ron Pollack	Activist	?		Families USA
Robert Rosenblum	Art Historian	24-Jul-1927	6-Dec-2006	Transformations in Late Eighteenth-Century Art
Michael Savage	Radio Personality	31-Mar-1942		Savage Nation
Mario Savio	Activist	8-Dec-1942	6-Nov-1996	Free Speech Movement
Nancy Savoca	Film Director	23-Jul-1959		Dogfight
Jerry Seinfeld	Comic	29-Apr-1954		A show about nothing
Nestor Serrano	Actor	5-Nov-1955		Capt. Bruno Dante on Witchblade
Paul Simon	Singer/Songwriter	13-Oct-1941		Simon and Garfunkel
Kenneth I. Starr	Criminal	c. 1943		Ran a $35M Ponzi scheme
Richard J. Whalen	Author	23-Sep-1935		The Founding Father
Grant Williams	Actor	18-Aug-1930	28-Jul-1985	The Incredible Shrinking Man

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Behe	Biologist	18-Jan-1952		Darwin's Black Box
Joseph Brodsky	Poet	24-May-1940	28-Jan-1996	"Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate
Barry Commoner	Biologist	28-May-1917	30-Sep-2012	Science and Survival
Donald Davidson	Philosopher	6-Mar-1917	30-Aug-2003	Actions, Reasons And Causes
Joshua B. Freeman	Historian	1949		In Transit
Ira Glasser	Activist	1938		ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001
Michael Harrington	Activist	24-Feb-1928	31-Jul-1989	The Other America
Dennis G. Jacobs	Judge	28-Feb-1944		2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Abba Lerner	Economist	28-Oct-1903	27-Oct-1982	The Economics of Control
Joseph McElroy	Novelist	21-Aug-1930		Lookout Cartridge
Louis Menand	Critic	21-Jan-1952		The Metaphysical Club
Luc Montagnier	Scientist	18-Aug-1932		Co-Discoverer of HIV
John Norman	Author	3-Jun-1931		Chronicles of Gor
Blanche M. Touhill	Educator	c. 1931		Chancellor of UMSL, 1991-2002
Patricia J. Williams	Scholar	28-Aug-1951		The Alchemy of Race and Rights

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