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“Writing
a History of The College of New Rochelle:
An Historian at Work”
Dr. James
T. Schleifer
Dean of Gill
Library, The College of New Rochelle
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Dr.
James T. Schleifer began
his career at The College of New Rochelle as a History Professor,
served as Chairperson of that department, and is now Dean of the newly-renovated
Mother Irene Gill Library.
He has taught as visiting professor at Yale University and at the University
of Paris as well as lectured widely at conferences, university colloquia,
and international symposia. He is one of only three American members of
the French National Commission for the Publication of theComplete Works
of Alexis de Tocqueville, an international body of scholars appointed by
the French government. Dr. Schleifer is the author of The Making
of Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, for which he received
the Merle Curti Award, given by the Organization of American Historians,
1981, for the best book in the field of American intellectual history.
He is co-author of a critical edition, in French, of Tocqueville’s Democracy
in America, and contributor to a half-dozen other books on Tocqueville.
He has also published numerous articles and reviews in historical journals.
After writing
The College of New Rochelle: An Extraordinary Story
to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the College, Dr. Schleifer
continued his research and will publish a more in-depth scholarly history
to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the College. We are very
proud to feature this distinguished faculty member who contributes so generously
to the College community.
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