Jennifer Raab
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Jennifer J. Raab is the 13th and current president of Hunter College
of the City University of New York
holding this position since June 2001. She is responsible for overseeing the functions of CUNY's largest college and its various affiliates such as the Hunter College High School
for gifted students. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The After-School Corporation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for all students.
, Raab is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University
, holds a Master's in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
at Princeton University
and received her law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School
. Harvard has named her to the Law School Visiting Committee, which reports to the University Board of Overseers.
and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
. She was also special projects manager for the South Bronx Development Organization and director of public affairs for the New York City Planning Commission. Raab served for seven years as Chairman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
under mayor Rudolph Giuliani and on the Charter Revision Commission under mayor Michael Bloomberg
.
She is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors of The After School Corporation and on the Steering Committee of the Association for a Better New York. Mayor Giuliani appointed her president of Hunter College
in 2001 amid controversy and accusations of intimidation of the Board of Trustees. The resistance to her appointment in the CUNY community stemmed from Raab's lack of doctoral degree and fundraising experience. The perceived "forcing through" of Raab prompted the Village Voice to declare CUNY "a patronage mill." In 2010 Raab received an 8% pay raise, bringing her salary to $254,652. That same year CUNY approved substantial increases in tuition.
Raab has been a resident of Fieldston
in the Bronx
.
Crain's New York Business named Raab as one of the "Most Powerful Women in New York" in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
In November 2011, Raab was honored at the annual Martina Arroyo
Foundation Gala.
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
holding this position since June 2001. She is responsible for overseeing the functions of CUNY's largest college and its various affiliates such as the Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a New York City secondary school for intellectually gifted students located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is administered by Hunter College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Although it is not operated by the New York City Department of...
for gifted students. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The After-School Corporation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for all students.
Education
A graduate of Hunter College High SchoolHunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a New York City secondary school for intellectually gifted students located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is administered by Hunter College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Although it is not operated by the New York City Department of...
, Raab is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, holds a Master's in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school has granted undergraduate A.B. degrees since 1930 and graduate degrees since 1948...
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and received her law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. Harvard has named her to the Law School Visiting Committee, which reports to the University Board of Overseers.
Career
Raab worked for several years as a litigator at two of the nation's most prestigious law firms, Cravath, Swaine & MooreCravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a prominent American law firm based in New York City, with an additional office in London. The second oldest firm in the country, Cravath was founded in 1819 and consistently ranks first among the world's most prestigious law firms according to a survey of partners,...
and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The firm has well-noted expertise in its corporate, personal representation, entertainment law and litigation practices, having long been a leader among national litigation firms...
. She was also special projects manager for the South Bronx Development Organization and director of public affairs for the New York City Planning Commission. Raab served for seven years as Chairman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The Commission was created in April 1965 by Mayor Robert F. Wagner following the destruction of Pennsylvania Station the previous year to make way for...
under mayor Rudolph Giuliani and on the Charter Revision Commission under mayor Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
.
She is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors of The After School Corporation and on the Steering Committee of the Association for a Better New York. Mayor Giuliani appointed her president of Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
in 2001 amid controversy and accusations of intimidation of the Board of Trustees. The resistance to her appointment in the CUNY community stemmed from Raab's lack of doctoral degree and fundraising experience. The perceived "forcing through" of Raab prompted the Village Voice to declare CUNY "a patronage mill." In 2010 Raab received an 8% pay raise, bringing her salary to $254,652. That same year CUNY approved substantial increases in tuition.
Raab has been a resident of Fieldston
Fieldston, Bronx
Fieldston is a section of the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York City. It is bounded by Manhattan College Parkway to the south, Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, 250th Street to the north and Broadway to the east....
in the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
.
Crain's New York Business named Raab as one of the "Most Powerful Women in New York" in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
In November 2011, Raab was honored at the annual Martina Arroyo
Martina Arroyo
Martina Arroyo is an operatic soprano of Puerto Rican and African-American descent who had a major international opera career during the 1960s through the 1980s...
Foundation Gala.