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ALICE M. RIVLIN APPOINTED HENRY COHEN PROFESSOR OF URBAN MANAGEMENT AND POLICY AT THE MILANO GRADUATE SCHOOL AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
(New York, NY — June 5, 2001) Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution and Chair of the District of Columbia Financial Management Assistance Authority, has joined the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at New School University as the first holder of the Henry Cohen Professorship. Ms. Rivlin’s appointment begins in September 2001.
"Alice Rivlin is a tremendous addition to the Milano faculty," remarked Edward Blakely, Dean of the Milano Graduate School. "She is the perfect complement to the school's orientation to applied policy."
As the Henry Cohen Professor of Urban Management and Policy, Ms. Rivlin will contribute to the graduate program through a variety of vehicles including developing sponsored research projects, promoting applied research and professional practice for students, and reaching out to professional communities across the Milano Graduate School’s constituency.
Ms. Rivlin has held a variety of positions in government and the private sector, including Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, Director and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Rivlin was the founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office. She also served at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as Assistant Secretary for Planning Evaluation. Ms. Rivlin has received a MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellowship, taught at Harvard and George Mason Universities, served on the Boards of Directors of several corporations, and as President of the American Economic Association.
Ms. Rivlin received a Ph.D. from Radcliffe College (Harvard University) in economics and a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College in economics.
The Professorship is named after Henry Cohen, was the founding dean of the Milano Graduate School and a Professor Emeritus. He served as dean from 1965 through 1983. Prior to joining New School University, he served the City of New York as deputy administrator of the Human Resources Administration, deputy city administrator, and director of research for the Department of City Planning. He holds an M.C.P. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Henry Cohen Professorship has been made possible by a generous gift from the Uris Brothers Foundation.
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