Contact for Journalists Only:
Jennifer Choi
Assistant Director, Media Relations
NYU Medical Center Public Affairs
212-404-3555
Email: jennifer.choi@nyumc.org

The Office of Diversity Affairs
NYU School of Medicine
Fall Seminar Series

Life after the Michigan Cases:
Striving for Diversity in Higher Education

Jonathan Alger
Vice President and General Counsel
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Thursday, November 17, 2005
11:15AM

Schwartz Conference Hall F
Ground Floor of the Medical Center, 30th Street Entrance

Jonathan Alger is Vice President and General Counsel at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He previously served as Assistant General Counsel at the University of Michigan, where he coordinated the University’s legal efforts in two landmark Supreme Court admissions cases. Mr. Alger will talk about the challenges facing the medical school, and universities in general, as they seek to provide educational opportunities for a broadly diverse student body while complying with the Supreme Court’s guidance. The presentation will include a discussion of current legal and practical issues related to admissions, financial aid, and outreach, recruitment, and retention programs.

For further information contact:

Mekbib Gemeda
Director, Office of Diversity Affairs
New York University School of Medicine
550 First Avenue, SLH
New York, NY 10016-6481

Tel. 212 263 8948
Fax. 212 263 6526
mekbib.gemeda@med.nyu.edu

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