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lee bollinger

lee carroll bollinger -lrb- born april 30 , 1946 -rrb- is an american lawyer and educator who is serving as the 19th president of columbia university .
formerly the president of the university of michigan , he is a noted legal scholar of the first amendment and freedom of speech .
he was at the center of two notable united states supreme court cases regarding the use of affirmative action in admissions processes .
in july 2010 , bollinger was appointed chair of the federal reserve bank of new york board of directors for 2011 .
previously , he had served as deputy chair .
