N.Y. Education Law § 239: Albert Einstein chairs in science and Albert Schweitzer chairs in the humanities

§ 239. Albert Einstein chairs in science and Albert Schweitzer chairs

in the humanities. 1. Legislative finding and declaration of policy.

The public and private colleges in this state enjoy a well-deserved

reputation for academic excellence and intellectual vitality. For them

to preserve and further enhance their great stature they must compete

with colleges in other states and countries to attract the world's most

distinguished and renowned scholars. The presence of these giants of

science and the humanities at institutions of learning in this state

strengthens and stimulates the academic community of the entire state.

Their presence in this state also serves to attract exceptional faculty

members, research scholars and students to colleges and research

facilities in this state and nurtures the development of graduate work

in science and the humanities in colleges in this state which do not now

have such programs. All of this helps to create an atmosphere of

intellectual, scientific and cultural vigor conducive to the attraction

of new atomic, space, technological and other industries to this state.

The people of the entire state benefit from the resulting state-wide

intellectual, cultural and economic growth. The great cost attendant

upon attracting such world famous figures, compensating them and

providing them with necessary staff and facilities is beyond the

financial means of most colleges. The legislature finds that in order

to meet this need a program of distinguished chairs should be

established within the university of the state of New York, under the

jurisdiction of the regents.

2. There are hereby established in the university of the state of New

York, under the jurisdiction of the regents, two distinguished chairs,

one of which shall be known as the Albert Einstein chair in science and

one of which shall be known as the Albert Schweitzer chair in the

humanities. One additional such Einstein chair and one additional such

Schweitzer chair shall be established during each of the fiscal years

commencing April first, nineteen hundred sixty-five, nineteen hundred

sixty-six, nineteen hundred sixty-seven and nineteen hundred

sixty-eight, until a total of ten such chairs has been established. The

regents shall determine the fields of knowledge to be included within

the terms science and humanities as used in this section.

3. The regents are hereby authorized, within appropriations made

therefor, to contract with outstanding scholars to fill the Albert

Einstein chairs in science and the Albert Schweitzer chairs in the

humanities established by this section, on such terms and conditions and

for such duration as may be agreed upon by the parties.

4. The regents are hereby authorized, within appropriations made

therefor, to contract with any college in this state on such terms and

conditions and for such duration as may be agreed upon by the parties,

in relation to the provision of proper facilities, equipment, supplies,

professional assistants, clerical and other personnel and such other

services as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the holder of an

Albert Einstein chair in science or an Albert Schweitzer chair in the

humanities to carry out his work in connection therewith and to give

effect to the purposes for which such chair was established as set forth

in subdivision one of this section. Every college in this state is

hereby authorized to enter into such a contract with the regents.