Background
Iselin, John Jay was born on December 8, 1933 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Jay and Fannie Harrington (Humphreys) Iselin.
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John Jay Iselin
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AB, Harvard University, 1956;Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1965;Bachelor of Arts, Corpus Christi College, U. Cambridge, England, 1958;Master of Arts, Corpus Christi College, U. Cambridge, England, 1963;honorary degree, Adelphi U. honorary degree, Long Island U. honorary degree, Lander College.
Career
Research fellow Brookings Institute, Washington, 1960-1961. Senior writer Congressional Quarterly, 1961. Correspondent-editor Newsweek magazine, 1962-1965, senior editor national affairs, 1965-1969.
Vice president, public Harper & Row Publications Incorporated, New York York City, 1969-1971. President, trustee Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 13, station W National Educational Television, 1971-1987. President The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 1988-2000.
Director Marconi International Fellowship Foundation, 2000—2008. Adjunct professor Columbia University, since 2000.
Membership
Member of the board overseers Harvard University, 1970-1976. Member Academy Political Science, American Friends of U. Cambridge. Member National Geography Society, Josiah Macy Junior Foundation, Ventures in Education, Waterford Institute.
Trustee Public Education Association, since 1995. Member Council on Foreign Rels., Metropolitan Club (Washington), Century Club, Harvard Club of New York City.
Connections
Married Josephine Lea Barnes, September 8, 1956. Children: William Jay II, Benjamin Barnes, Josephine Lea, Fannie I. Minot, Alison Jay Russell.
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American