- Joel Seligman
Joel Seligman (born
January 11 ,1950 ) is the current President of theUniversity of Rochester , inRochester, New York , and is one of the leading authorities onsecurities law in theU.S. .Seligman was named the tenth president of the
University of Rochester onDecember 1 ,2004 . He assumed office onJuly 1 ,2005 , succeedingThomas H. Jackson , and was formally inaugurated in a ceremony at the Eastman Theatre onOctober 23 , 2005.Along with his service at the
University of Rochester , as an academic, business, and community leader, Seligman is considered a leading authority on securities law, as well as on the SEC, having authored or coauthored 20 books and over 40 articles, including "Securities Regulation", "The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities" and "Exchange Commission and Modern Corporation Finance". He is currently on the board ofNASD .Before his current service as the
University of Rochester 's president, Seligman served as the dean andEthan A.H. Shepley University Professor at the School of Law atWashington University in St. Louis . Prior to serving atWashington University School of Law , Seligman was the dean and Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law at the University of Arizona College of Law (1995-1999) and had previously held professorships at theUniversity of Michigan Law School (1987–1995),George Washington University Law School (1983–1986) andNortheastern University School of Law (1977–1983; named full professor in 1983).Seligman received his
bachelor's degree inpolitical science from theUniversity of California, Los Angeles in 1971. He received hisJuris Doctor (J.D. ) degree fromHarvard Law School in 1974.References
* [http://www.rochester.edu/president/ University of Rochester, Office of the President website]
* [http://www.rochester.edu/president/memos/index.html President Seligman's Memos/Letters/News]
* [http://www.rochester.edu/president/photos.html President Seligman's Photo Gallery]
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title=President ofUniversity of Rochester
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years=2005 – present
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