About the Author

Lee C. Bollinger is an American legal scholar and educator who served as the nineteenth president of Columbia University, from 2002 to 2023.He is currently president emeritus and theSeth Low Professor of the University. He also served as the president of the University ofMichigan from 1997 to 2002. A renowned expert on the First Amendment and freedom ofspeech and press, he lives in New York City.