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Paul LeClerc |
Order: 11th Dates: 1988 - 1993 An eminent French scholar and a renowned author of books on Voltaire and the French Enlightenment, Dr. Paul LeClerc became Hunter’s President on September 1, 1988. Prior to coming to Hunter, Dr. LeClerc compiled a distinguished record as an academic leader, serving as CUNY’s University Dean for Academic Affairs, Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Provost and Deputy President at Baruch College. He has also been a consultant to the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. LeClerc received his Ph.D. in French from Columbia University. Dr. LeClerc established the Hunter College Foundation to provide a vehicle through which alumni and friends of the College could support Hunter at a time of great financial difficulties. He played an active role in fund-raising activities, increasing alumni giving five-fold and raising more than $35 million for new capital projects. On his initiative, Hunter adopted a new multicultural curriculum recognized as the most comprehensive and diverse curriculum of its kind in the nation. He spurred the revitalization of the library and involved Hunter in manifold community health activities, especially those focused on fighting AIDS and drug addiction. Under his leadership, Hunter became the first-choice college of all freshmen applying to a senior college of The City University of New York. |
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