Original sentence: He served as President of New York University from 1991 until May 16, 2002.He was a University Fellow at Syracuse, a Fribourg Fellow at the University of Paris, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.La Pietra, a cluster of five villas in Tuscany bequeathed to NYU by the late Sir Harold Acton, and the Lillian Vernon Center for International Affairs at Washington Square, serve as hubs for international activities that draw scholars and students from around the world.Through Oliva's initiative, NYU was the founding member of the League of World Universities, established in 1991, whose membership now represents nearly fifty of the world's great urban universities
Edited sentence: He was a University Fellow at Syracuse, a Fribourg Fellow at the University of Paris, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.His vision has proved crucial to the long-term growth and development of the University, an institution with extraordinarily strong connections to New York City and cities around the world.La Pietra, a cluster of five magnificent villas in Tuscany bequeathed to NYU by the late Sir Harold Acton, and the Lillian Vernon Center for International Affairs at Washington Square, serve as hubs for international activities that draw scholars and students from around the world.Oliva served as President of New York University from 1991 until May 16, 2002.Through Oliva's initiative, NYU is the founding member of the League of World Universities, established in 1991, whose membership now represents nearly fifty of the world's great urban universities