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Not Very Tall, But Bigger Than Life | Teachers College Columbia University
Back in , E. John Rosenwald Jr. brought a proposal for a new academic concentration to the new president of Dartmouth College, Jim Yong Kim.
“[Kim] was a biomedical researcher who spent his life saving the world—working on drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and river blindness,” says Rosenwald, alumnus and Chairman Emeritus of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees. “So my idea was that we’d have a central building, with wings for the study of terrorism, the environment, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, developing seeds to grow food in areas without water, and so forth. We could build a new major called Save the World. Wouldn’t that have been great?”
Rosenwald shakes his head. “I’m a disciple of [legendary advertising guru] David Ogilvy, and one of his favorite sayings that I’ve adopted is, ‘You don’t sell the steak, you sell the sizzle.’
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Foreign Policy Fellowship Program Named for John Rosenwald
Dartmouth today announced it will endow, expand, and name its globally recognized foreign relations fellowship program in honor of John Rosenwald, Jr. ’52 TU’53 H’02, chair emeritus of the Dartmouth Board of Trustees and counsel to generations of Dartmouth leaders.
The postdoctoral fellows program, piloted in with grant funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, brings to Dartmouth leading young scholars who are working on pressing, complex international säkerhet questions.
Rosenwald’s friends and classmates have led a quiet campaign to raise $12 million to ge the program in tribute to his 70 years of leadership and service to Dartmouth.
“I have the privilege of being the seventh Dartmouth president to benefit from John Rosenwald’s wisdom, not to mention his boundless energy. Since the earliest days of my administration, I’ve turned to Rosie for counsel, and he has always made time to share his insights and
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Former Dartmouth Trustee chair and New York City business executive and philanthropist E. John Rosenwald Jr. ’52, Tuck ’53 was honored November 8, , for his contributions to New York City by the New York Landmarks Conservancy.
The Conservancy, dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and protecting iconic buildings and diverse neighborhoods that define the city, each year honors distinguished New Yorkers as “Living Landmarks” for their contributions to the city. Honored along with Rosenwald were chef Daniel Boulud, real estate investor Peter Malkin, entertainer Liza Minelli, and huvudgata impresarios James M. Nederlander and James L. Nederlander.
“Living Landmarks preserve New York City in their own special ways. John Rosenwald’s prodigious