▁ ▁Ron ▁Daniel s , ▁Ph D , ▁Dist ingu ished ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁Political ▁Science , ▁Department ▁of ▁Be havior al ▁Sciences , ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁for ▁dec ades ▁and ▁is ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁World ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁( IB W ). ▁ ▁Nancy ▁Fon er , ▁Ph D , ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁Anth rop ology , ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 3 , ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁P urchase ▁( 1 9 7 3 – 2 0 0 4 ), ▁where ▁her ▁career ▁sp anned ▁from ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁to ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁at ▁Hunter ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁C UN Y ▁Gr adu ate ▁Center . ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Jay ▁Fried man , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁play w right , ▁was ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁of ▁English , ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁David ▁Ign at ow , ▁poet , ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Po et - in - Res idence , ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Re ath a ▁King , ▁Ph D , ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁Chem istry , ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁as ▁Associ ate ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁& ▁Mathemat