Dinkins, one of our better mayors.
You probably wouldn't be here if Dinkins was re-elected.
QFT.
I'm fairly certain Columbia Law School would still exist if Dinkins were re-elected.
In 1988, US News ranked Columbia 18th. Today, it's 4th. This didn't happen in a vacuum, efforts of Sovern, Rupp, et al aside. NYU went from 43 to 30 (again, giving Sexton his due). In contrast, UMich went from 8th to 25th. Ok, CLS was ranked fifth back then, but even if you went to CLS... I probably would have gone to UChicago rather than where I am today. The fortunes of universities are linked with the fortunes of where they are.
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