Anthony William "Tony" Marx (born February 28, 1959) is an American academic. He became the president and CEO of the New York Public Library in July 2011, succeeding Paul LeClerc.[1] Marx is the former president of Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Since joining the New York Public Library, Marx has focused on expanding the library’s education programs and on increasing public access to library e-books. He has also prioritized services for researchers and bringing library materials to public schools.[2]
After graduating from Yale, Marx spent a year in South Africa participating in the anti-Apartheid movement. Even after returning to the U.S. for graduate school at Princeton, he returned frequently to participate in the founding of Khanya College, a post-secondary college which prepared black students for university.[4][5]
According to BusinessWeek, one reason the Amherst Board of Trustees chose Marx as president was his support for socioeconomic diversity on college campuses. One of Marx's goals was to make Amherst more accessible to qualified students from lower income families. Marx supports the 'QuestBridge College Match' program at Amherst, an alternative college admission and financial aid process.[5][6] Marx was arrested for drunk driving in November 2011 after crashing a library-owned vehicle into a parked car [7] and subsequently pleaded guilty to a criminal misdemeanor for driving while intoxicated.[8]
Published worksedit
Marx has written three books on nation-building, concentrating on South Africa.
Lessons of Struggle: South African Internal Opposition, 1960–1990 (1992)
Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of South Africa, the United States, and Brazil (1998)
Faith in Nation: Exclusionary Origins of Nationalism (2005)
anthony, marx, anthony, william, tony, marx, born, february, 1959, american, academic, became, president, york, public, library, july, 2011, succeeding, paul, leclerc, marx, former, president, amherst, college, amherst, massachusetts, since, joining, york, pub. Anthony William Tony Marx born February 28 1959 is an American academic He became the president and CEO of the New York Public Library in July 2011 succeeding Paul LeClerc 1 Marx is the former president of Amherst College in Amherst Massachusetts Since joining the New York Public Library Marx has focused on expanding the library s education programs and on increasing public access to library e books He has also prioritized services for researchers and bringing library materials to public schools 2 Anthony W MarxMarx in 201418th President of Amherst CollegeIn office 2003 2011Preceded byTom GeretySucceeded byCarolyn MartinPersonal detailsBorn 1959 02 28 February 28 1959 age 65 New York City USChildrenJoshAnna ClaireEducationYale University B S Princeton University M P A Ph D OccupationPresident and CEO of New York Public Library Contents 1 Biography 2 Published works 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksBiography editMarx is an alumnus of the Bronx High School of Science after which he attended Wesleyan University before transferring to Yale University where in 1981 he received a B S magna cum laude He received an M P A from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1986 followed by M A and Ph D degrees in politics from Princeton in 1987 and 1990 Marx completed a doctoral dissertation titled Lessons of struggle South African internal opposition movements 1960 1990 3 In 2012 one year after he left the college he received an honorary degree from Amherst College After graduating from Yale Marx spent a year in South Africa participating in the anti Apartheid movement Even after returning to the U S for graduate school at Princeton he returned frequently to participate in the founding of Khanya College a post secondary college which prepared black students for university 4 5 According to BusinessWeek one reason the Amherst Board of Trustees chose Marx as president was his support for socioeconomic diversity on college campuses One of Marx s goals was to make Amherst more accessible to qualified students from lower income families Marx supports the QuestBridge College Match program at Amherst an alternative college admission and financial aid process 5 6 Marx was arrested for drunk driving in November 2011 after crashing a library owned vehicle into a parked car 7 and subsequently pleaded guilty to a criminal misdemeanor for driving while intoxicated 8 Published works editMarx has written three books on nation building concentrating on South Africa Lessons of Struggle South African Internal Opposition 1960 1990 1992 Making Race and Nation A Comparison of South Africa the United States and Brazil 1998 Faith in Nation Exclusionary Origins of Nationalism 2005 See also editJohn William Ward professor Notes edit Taylor Kate Amherst President is Expected to Be Named Chief of the New York Public Library New York Times October 6 2010 NYPL Press release President and Leadership The New York Public Library Retrieved 2016 03 02 Marx Anthony W 1990 Lessons of struggle South African internal opposition movements 1960 1990 Khanyacollege org za Archived November 2 2006 at the Wayback Machine a b Campus Revolutionary Archived April 19 2006 at the Wayback Machine QuestBridge Archived February 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine Taylor Kate 2011 11 07 Library President Charged With D W I The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 01 17 Rosenberg Noah 2011 12 09 Library President Loses License in D W I Case City Room Retrieved 2020 01 17 External links editAnthony Marx bio on Amherst web site Article about Marx in BusinessWeek QuestBridge website College Match Colleges Face Challenges of the Class Divide NPR Interview on Charlie Rose Show PBS After 21 minutes Anthony W Marx South Africa Research Materials at the Amherst College Archives amp Special CollectionsAcademic officesPreceded byTom Gerety President of Amherst College2003 2011 Succeeded byCarolyn Martin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony Marx amp oldid 1199935041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
