Leon Botstein

Leon Botstein (1946 - ) has been the president and Leon Levy Professor in the Arts and Humanities of Bard College, New York, since 1975, and is generally credited with elevating the academic and cultural reputation of the college to its current standing.

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1946 - Leon Levy - Bard College - New York

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He's also the music director and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, as well as a well-known advocate of progressive education.

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American Symphony Orchestra - Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

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In 1979 he oversaw Bard's takeover of what is now known as Simon's Rock College of Bard, the oldest and most highly regarded early college entrance program in the country.

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Simon's Rock College of Bard - Early college entrance program

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His written work includes Jefferson's Children: Education and the Promise of American Culture (New York, 1977, ISBN 0385475551), as well as other books on musicology and education.

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From 1970 to 1975 he served as the president of the now-defunct Franconia College, where he became the youngest college president in the history of the country.

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