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<p>Leon Botstein is a preeminent educator, championing his unique philosophy in the strangest of places…say, prison…and in the most obvious of places…the classroom. I can’t think of any other college president who has done as much for education as Leon Botstein has.</p>
<p>He is one-of-a-kind, a true gem. Bard is lucky to have him and, methinks, vice versa. It’s a perfect match. And you can tell from the aura on campus that it is indeed a very special place.</p>
<p>I don’t know how else to describe it, but I’ve spent time at dozens and dozens of colleges and universities, and worked in admissions at one. But the sensation I get when I step on the Bard campus is just…extraordinary.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, endowments. Sorry, I digressed. ;)</p>