York City, a term lasting for three years. In January 2022, Columbia announced that economist Nemat "Minouche" Shafik, current president of the London School of Economics, would succeed him as president of the university. World Leaders Forum Columbia invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at the World Leaders Forum on September 24, 2007. A number of local and national politicians denounced Columbia for hosting Ahmadinejad. Bollinger described the event as part of "Columbia's long-standing tradition of serving as a major forum for robust debate, especially on global issues." Bollinger released a statement outlining his introduction, explaining to the student body that the free speech afforded to Ahmadinejad was for the sake of the students and the faculty rather than for the benefit of Ahmadinejad himself, whom Bollinger referred to as "exhibiting all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator." Bollinger was criticized by students at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, but praised by Bob Kerrey who said that Bollinger "turned what could have been an embarrassment for higher education into something quite positive." On the media On July 14, 2010, he wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal calling for the American government to subsidize its journalists. Personal life Bollinger is married to artist Jean Magnano Bollinger. They have two children and five grandchildren. Bollinger's family is Catholic; his daughter, Carey Jean Bollinger, and son, Lee Carroll Bollinger, married in Catholic ceremonies. Books In addition to his academic and administrative positions, Bollinger has written many articles and books on the subject of free speech. The Tolerant Society: Freedom of Speech and Extremist Speech in America (Oxford University Press, 1986) Images of a Free Press (University of Chicago Press, 1991) Eternally Vigilant: Free Speech in the Modern Era (University Of Chicago Press, 2002) Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century (Oxford University Press, 2010) The Free Speech Century (Oxford University Press, 2018) Regardless of Frontiers: Global Freedom of Expression in a Troubled World (Columbia University Press, 2021) National Security, Leaks and Freedom of the Press: The Pentagon Papers Fifty Years On (Oxford University Press, 2021) See also List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice) References External links Columbia University President's Office: Bollinger Biography University of Michigan Law School: Bollinger Biography University of Oregon article about Bollinger Columbia Spectator's Eye Magazine profile, "Finding Bollinger," by Jacob