2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 1 - General Provisions › Article 5 - University of the State of New York › Part 1 - General Organization › 239 - Albert Einstein Chairs in Science and Albert Schweitzer Chairs in the Humanities.

§ 239. Albert  Einstein chairs in science and Albert Schweitzer chairs
  in the humanities.  1.  Legislative finding and declaration  of  policy.
  The  public  and  private  colleges  in this state enjoy a well-deserved
  reputation for academic excellence and intellectual vitality.  For  them
  to  preserve  and  further enhance their great stature they must compete
  with colleges in other states and countries to attract the world's  most
  distinguished  and  renowned scholars.   The presence of these giants of
  science and the humanities at institutions of  learning  in  this  state
  strengthens  and  stimulates the academic community of the entire state.
  Their presence in this state also serves to attract exceptional  faculty
  members,  research  scholars  and  students  to  colleges  and  research
  facilities in this state and nurtures the development of  graduate  work
  in science and the humanities in colleges in this state which do not now
  have  such  programs.    All  of  this  helps to create an atmosphere of
  intellectual, scientific and cultural vigor conducive to the  attraction
  of  new atomic, space, technological and other industries to this state.
  The people of the entire state benefit  from  the  resulting  state-wide
  intellectual,  cultural  and economic growth.   The great cost attendant
  upon  attracting  such  world  famous  figures,  compensating  them  and
  providing  them  with  necessary  staff  and  facilities  is  beyond the
  financial means of most colleges.  The legislature finds that  in  order
  to   meet  this  need  a  program  of  distinguished  chairs  should  be
  established within the university of the state of New  York,  under  the
  jurisdiction of the regents.
2.  There are hereby established in the university of the state of New
  York, under the jurisdiction of the regents, two  distinguished  chairs,
  one  of which shall be known as the Albert Einstein chair in science and
  one of which shall be known  as  the  Albert  Schweitzer  chair  in  the
  humanities.   One additional such Einstein chair and one additional such
  Schweitzer chair shall be established during each of  the  fiscal  years
  commencing  April  first,  nineteen hundred sixty-five, nineteen hundred
  sixty-six,   nineteen   hundred   sixty-seven   and   nineteen   hundred
  sixty-eight, until a total of ten such chairs has been established.  The
  regents  shall  determine  the fields of knowledge to be included within
  the terms science and humanities as used in this section.
3. The regents  are  hereby  authorized,  within  appropriations  made
  therefor,  to  contract  with  outstanding  scholars  to fill the Albert
  Einstein chairs in science and  the  Albert  Schweitzer  chairs  in  the
  humanities established by this section, on such terms and conditions and
  for such duration as may be agreed upon by the parties.
4.  The  regents  are  hereby  authorized,  within appropriations made
  therefor, to contract with any college in this state on such  terms  and
  conditions  and  for such duration as may be agreed upon by the parties,
  in relation to the provision of proper facilities, equipment,  supplies,
  professional  assistants,  clerical  and  other personnel and such other
  services as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the holder  of  an
  Albert  Einstein  chair  in science or an Albert Schweitzer chair in the
  humanities to carry out his work in connection  therewith  and  to  give
  effect to the purposes for which such chair was established as set forth
  in  subdivision  one  of  this section.   Every college in this state is
  hereby authorized to enter into such a contract with the regents.