Background
Blanche Blank was born in 1923, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She was the daughter of Joseph B. and Mathilda (Markendorff) Davis.
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Blanche got a Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College in 1944.
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Blanche got a Master of Arts in public administration from Syracuse University in 1945.
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Blanche got a Doctor of Philosophy in American political institutions from Columbia University in 1951.
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This is a first-person, insider report of what goes on in an institution which, the author believes, is too thickly shrouded from public view by traditions of secrecy. Blank reports on the Federal Grand Jury's daily practice, true costs, and serious problems. Armed with a two-year stint on a federal grand jury, careful background research, and many interviews, she provides insights into the myths and truths of the system. Blank also suggests a number of reforms intended to revive productivity.
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Blanche Blank was born in 1923, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She was the daughter of Joseph B. and Mathilda (Markendorff) Davis.
A graduate of Hunter High School, Blanche got a Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College in 1944. She then received a Master of Arts in public administration from Syracuse University in 1945 and a Doctor of Philosophy in American political institutions from Columbia University in 1951.
Blanche Blank began her teaching career in 1946 as a political science lecturer at what is now the City College of the City University of New York. From 1951 to 1952 she taught briefly at the New School Social Research before joining Hunter College in 1956 as an instructor. She then served as an assistant professor of political science from 1960 to 1962 and associate professor of political science from 1963 to 1967. Blank became a full professor of political science in 1968 and directing the graduate studies program from 1967 to 1968. From 1972 to 1977 she served as dean of the Division of Social Sciences at Hunter.
She was a founder and, from 1972 to 1980, chairwoman of the Hunter Institute for Trial Judges. She started it with Justice Hortense W. Gabel, a Hunter graduate like her, to provide a common forum for New York's judicial, legal, civic, and academic communities.
Blank left Hunter in 1977 to become an academic president at Yeshiva University until 1981 and a political science professor until 1993. That year, the trustees of the City University recalled her as Hunter's acting president, to replace Paul LeClerc, who became president of the New York Public Library. She remained at Hunter, also teaching a course, until the long-delayed arrival of David A. Caputo as the college's 12th president in 1995. Blank retired as professor emeritus.
Blank was the author of several books, including "American Government and Politics: A Critical Introduction" (1973), "The Not So Grand Jury: The Story of the Federal Grand Jury System" (1993), and "It Takes Two to Tango: International Perspectives on the United Nations: Report of a Study Conducted by the Fund for Peace" (1998).
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1993Blanche married Joseph S. Blank on October 10, 1945. The couple had three children: Laura, Barbara, and Alice.