Mordechai Rozanski
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Mordechai Rozanski became Rider University
’s sixth president on August 1, 2003. In his first year, he has built upon both the foundation of his predecessors and Rider’s rich history. As President of Rider University, he has worked diligently to pursue a long-term vision and strategic plan not only for Rider University's Lawrenceville Campus, but also its campus in Princeton
- Westminster Choir College
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Rozanski’s 30-year record of higher education leadership includes service at Fairleigh Dickinson University
and Wagner College
, on Staten Island, New York until his appointment as president of the University of Guelph
, in Ontario, Canada, where he served from 1993 to 2003. During his tenure as Guelph’s president, President Rozanski led the University to national prominence as Canada’s top rated comprehensive university on three occasions; academic and research excellence among its faculty, students, staff and programs; and two successful capital campaigns, increasing Guelph’s endowment by 300 percent. Rozanski Hall, a new classroom complex, was named in his honor shortly after his departure from the University of Guelph
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Born in Poland, the son of Holocaust survivors, his family fled to Israel, lived in France and immigrated to Montreal in 1953.
He was the first in the family to complete high school and went on to study at McGill University
in Montreal, earning a B.A. in Chinese history and a Ph.D. in Chinese history/American East Asian relations at the University of Pennsylvania
in 1974. He variously held summer fellowships at Columbia University
and Stanford University
and a year-long fellowship in Chinese language studies and research in Hong Kong.
Rozanski held the rank of professor and taught Chinese and Asian history at several universities and colleges. He has published and lectured on Chinese history, Chinese-American relations, international education, higher education, and other related topics.
President Rozanski recently received American citizenship, making him a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States of America.
Rider University
Rider University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...
’s sixth president on August 1, 2003. In his first year, he has built upon both the foundation of his predecessors and Rider’s rich history. As President of Rider University, he has worked diligently to pursue a long-term vision and strategic plan not only for Rider University's Lawrenceville Campus, but also its campus in Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
- Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music, part of Rider University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.Westminster Choir College educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for musical careers in music education, voice performance, piano...
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Rozanski’s 30-year record of higher education leadership includes service at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
and Wagner College
Wagner College
Wagner College is a private, co-educational, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 total students located atop Grymes Hill in New York City's borough of Staten Island...
, on Staten Island, New York until his appointment as president of the University of Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
, in Ontario, Canada, where he served from 1993 to 2003. During his tenure as Guelph’s president, President Rozanski led the University to national prominence as Canada’s top rated comprehensive university on three occasions; academic and research excellence among its faculty, students, staff and programs; and two successful capital campaigns, increasing Guelph’s endowment by 300 percent. Rozanski Hall, a new classroom complex, was named in his honor shortly after his departure from the University of Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
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Born in Poland, the son of Holocaust survivors, his family fled to Israel, lived in France and immigrated to Montreal in 1953.
He was the first in the family to complete high school and went on to study at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal, earning a B.A. in Chinese history and a Ph.D. in Chinese history/American East Asian relations at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1974. He variously held summer fellowships at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and a year-long fellowship in Chinese language studies and research in Hong Kong.
Rozanski held the rank of professor and taught Chinese and Asian history at several universities and colleges. He has published and lectured on Chinese history, Chinese-American relations, international education, higher education, and other related topics.
President Rozanski recently received American citizenship, making him a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States of America.