Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger
To Address NYC Bar Association

What: Annual Benjamin N. Cardozo Lecture: “Academic Freedom”
When: Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 7 p.m.
Where: House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street

You are invited to The Association of the Bar of the City of New York to hear Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger deliver this year’s Cardozo Lecture. The topic of the lecture will be “Academic Freedom.” The Cardozo Lecture was established in 1941 in remembrance of former Supreme Court Justice Cardozo’s “love for the law, passion for justice, and sympathy for humanity.” A reception will follow.

Lee C. Bollinger began his tenure as the 19th president of Columbia University in June 2002, after having served for six years as president of the University of Michigan, where he was also dean of the law school from 1987 to 1994. Bollinger is a recognized expert on free speech and First Amendment issues, having published numerous books, articles and essays in scholarly journals on these and related issues. Bollinger gained national recognition for successfully arguing the need to uphold affirmative action in university admissions before the Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger.

Members of the media are asked to register with Matt Kovary at (212) 382-6713.

About the Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (((www.nycbar.org))) was founded in 1870, and since then has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public. The Association continues to work for political, legal and social reform, while implementing innovative means to help the disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the Association’s highest priorities.