Introduction
The history of the College of Arts and Science begins with the founding of the University of the City of New York in 1831 by a group of prominent New Yorkers. Among them was Albert Gallatin, the Secretary of the Treasury for President Thomas Jefferson. Interestingly, Mr. Gallatin was following in the footsteps of Mr. Jefferson, who founded the University of Virginia in 1819. The University of the City of New York was renamed New York University in 1896.
The University of the City of New York is not to be confused with the City University of New York (CUNY) which was created in 1961 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller to oversee New York City's numerous public institutions of higher education.
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