Stuart Rabinowitz

Stuart Rabinowitz was the 8th president of Hofstra University. Before assuming the presidency, he was dean of Hofstra Law School for over a decade and before that was a distinguished professor of law. Hofstra University Rabinowitz started his career as a law professor at Hofstra Law School in 1972, when the law school was only in its second year. He was named dean of the law school in 1989, and currently holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished Professor of Law. Presidential Tenure Rabinowitz was named Hofstra's eighth president on December 20, 2000, following the retirement of James M. Shuart, and began his tenure as president in July 2001. In February 2002, Rabinowitz laid out the plan to transform the prior courthouse in Hempstead to the location of the university's school of education and the school of health professions and human services. The building is now known as Hagedorn Hall. Hofstra Stadium would also be renamed James M. Shuart Stadium. During his tenure, Hofstra has hosted three consecutive presidential debates and launched several new schools, including the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, the Hofstra-Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs and the School of Health Professions and Human Services. He also founded the National Center for Suburban Studies, the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Cybersecurity Innovation and Research Center. The university has also invested heavily in new buildings and facilities, including a new, $52 million state-of-the-art building for the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, which opened in 2019 and was recently renamed the Leo A. Guthart Hall for Innovation and Discovery, as well buildings dedicated to the arts and humanities and graduate student housing. In the summer of 2021, the university plans to break ground on a new building to house the school of nursing and the school of engineering and applied science.