Roger lehecka age

Cristen kromm
Lehecka is not new to Columbia or its administration, having served in various positions at the University for more than 30 years, including nearly two decades.
I was at Columbia while Roger Lehecka was dean.

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Columbia’s administration has appointed Roger Lehecka CC ’67, GSAS ’74, as interim dean of undergraduate student life, according to an internal department email obtained by Sundial. As of publication, the administration has not officially announced the appointment.

Lehecka is not new to Columbia or its administration, having served in various positions at the University for more than 30 years, including nearly two decades as a highly popular dean of students for Columbia College from 1979 to 1998.

His appointment comes two months after Cristen Kromm was suspended as dean of undergraduate student life and later resigned from the University over her involvement in a controversial text message exchange during a May panel on Jewish campus life.

As dean of students, Lehecka worked to increase graduation rates in the 1980s, which climbed from 75 percent to 90 percent over six years, and guided the University’s transition to coeducation. Lehecka also led several initiatives aimed at helping minority students, including appointing an assistant dean in 1982 to deal specifically wi

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