Word: sexton
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sexton took over a middle-of-the-packlaw school that had played second fiddle tointracity rival Columbia for its entire history.After a decade of academic pump-priming, theschool now hovers among the nation's elite...
...Sexton inherited a sizable war chest and didimpressive fund-raising on his own. But ratherthan locking up the loot, he gave the key to starprofessors--without a large hike in salaries--byexpanding prominent programs for legalscholarships...
...suggest that stars negotiate bigger andbetter deals with NYU might even insult Sexton. Hesimply asks them for an academic wish list...
What sets Sexton and NYU apart from the pack isthe willingness to spend as freely as their donorsgive...
With an aggressive effort to tap into thewealth of alumni, Sexton has been able to initiateseveral attractive projects: $5 million for theGlobal Law program, another $5 million toestablish the Center on Innovation in a GlobalEconomy and $100 million to start a tuition poolthat would make an NYU legal education completelyfree...