Kendal will be honored by having the President of Pace University Marvin Krislov speak as part of its Monday Night Lecture Series.
Residents are encouraged to attend a special presentation by President Krislov at 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 28.
Named the 8th President of Pace on August 1, 2017 Krislov is deeply committed to the University’s mission of providing all students, regardless of economic background, access to the transformative power of education.
Prior to Pace, Dr. Krislov served for 10 years as president of Oberlin College. Prior to Oberlin, he was vice president and general counsel at the University of Michigan, where he led the legal defense of the University’s admission policies that resulted in the 2003 Supreme Court decision recognizing the importance of student body diversity.
He earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, at Yale in 1982, and was named a Rhodes Scholar. He earned master’s degrees at Oxford University and Yale, and a juris doctor degree at Yale Law School in 1988.
Prior to entering academic life, he served as acting Solicitor and then Deputy Solicitor of national operations in the US Department of Labor. He previously served as associate counsel in the Office of Counsel to the President under President Bill Clinton.