Leslie Cohen Berlowitz

Leslie Cohen Berlowitz is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Berlowitz became the Academy's executive officer in 1996 and was later promoted to Chief Executive Officer and President. From 1969 to 1996, Berlowitz was an administrator at New York University. [1]

Berlowitz co-edited three books: Restoring Trust in American Business (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2005) with Jay W. Lorsch and Andy Zelleke, America in Theory (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988) with Denis Donoghue and Louis Menand, and Greenwich Village: Culture and Counterculture (New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1990) with Richard Eric Beard.

American Academy leadership

As chief executive, Berlowitz won praise for increasing Academy revenues, expanding the scope of programs, and raising the Academy's national profile, though questions about her management style and allegedly poor treatment of employees followed her for years. Berlowitz led the Academy’s Strategic Plan "2001 and Beyond" and the development of the Initiative for the Humanities and its Humanities Indicators.[2][3] She created a network of more than 50 University Affiliates[4] to work with the Academy on issues vital to the higher education community and also established two residential fellowship programs for young scholars: the Visiting Scholars Program[5] and the Hellman Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy.[6]

Scandal and resignation

In June 2013, Berlowitz was accused by the Boston Globe of embellishing her résumé in the course of writing grant proposals for the American Academy, as well as drawing excessive compensation and manipulating the Academy's election process. Following calls by the Washington Post and the Boston Globe for her resignation, Berlowitz resigned her position in July 2013. [7][8][9][10][11][12] She resigned her position on July 31, 2013.[13][14] The Academy's Board of Directors hired the law firm Choate Hall & Stewart to investigate the allegations. In reporting on the Choate, Hall & Stewart report, the Board acknowledged Berlowitz's many contributions to the Academy, but also established as fact the résumé embellishment and found that Berlowitz had manipulated the compensation process to boost her pay about $2.2 million over 17 years.[15]


Education

Berlowitz graduated from the Fieldston School, and received a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree from Columbia University. She was named an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Northeastern University in May of 2011.[16][17][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to the Records of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Leslie Berlowitz 1970-1980 RG 9.5". Dlib.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Early Findings From Humanities-Indicators Project Are Unveiled at Montreal Meeting" (PDF). Amacad.org. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. ↑ "A scientific approach ... to the humanities". CSMonitor.com. 2002-08-20. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. ↑ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Amacad.org. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. ↑ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Amacad.org. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. ↑ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Amacad.org. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Leslie Berlowitz, embattled chief of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, gives up reins during inquiry - Metro". The Boston Globe. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  8. 1 2 "Leslie Berlowitz claims of doctoral degree sparks federal investigation - Metro". The Boston Globe. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  9. ↑ "Attorney General Martha Coakley probes Leslie Berlowitz pay, resume - Metro". The Boston Globe. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  10. ↑ Schuessler, Jennifer (2013-06-11). "National Academy's Troubles Shadow Report on Humanities". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ Board, Editorial (2013-09-26). "Leslie Berlowitz and questions at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  12. ↑ "Academy of Arts and Sciences needs a new, untainted leader - Editorials". The Boston Globe. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  13. ↑ Yvonne Abraham (2013-07-25). "Embattled head of American Academy of Arts and Sciences resigns after questions about resume". Boston.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  14. ↑ Wallack, Todd (2013-06-17). "American Academy head Berlowitz went looking for the best and brightest — and found herself - News Local Massachusetts". Boston.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  15. ↑ "Documents: Report on Leslie Berlowitz". Boston.com. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  16. ↑ "Leslie Cohen Berlowitz". Northeastern.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  17. ↑ Wallack, Todd (2013-06-03). "Leader of Cambridge’s prestigious Academy of Arts and Sciences inflated resume, falsely claiming doctorate - News Local Massachusetts". Boston.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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