John Sexton Quotes


It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and it truly was inspiring. Sometimes during his lifetime, people would try and put him on a pedestal and that's not where he wanted to be, but he was really a great individual.


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Sexton, John. Recollections: Three Decades of Photographs. Ventana Editions, 2006.

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John Sexton
John Sexton
  • Born: September 29, 1942
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Professor

John Edward Sexton is an American lawyer and academic. He presently is the Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law at New York University, where he teaches at the law school and NYU's undergraduate colleges. Sexton actively writes, including books for both the academic and popular press. He also has created several non-profit educational organizations. Sexton served as the fifteenth President of NYU, from 2002 to 2015. During his time as President, NYU's stature rose dramatically into the rank of the world's top universities; and it became the world's first global network university. Sexton has been called a "transformational" figure in higher education and one of the United States' 10 best college presidents.