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Areas of expertise: History of and current issues involving Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange
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History helps plot future for U of R president
June 16, 2013
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Guest essay: Rochester rallied to meet need
June 15, 2013
Rochester Business Journal
Partnership benefits both UR, teen workers
June 11, 2013
Irondequoit Post
Work begins on 390 traffic projects
June 05, 2013
News Releases
Construction to Begin on Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation
July 09, 2012
Four Members Join University of Rochester Board
June 24, 2011
Undergraduate Business Major Funded Through Generous Support of Rochester Trustee, Alumnus
June 20, 2011
President Seligman Appoints Two to Vice President Posts
May 26, 2011
Career Center Named in Honor of University of Rochester Trustee
May 17, 2011
'Sobering Challenges, Awesome Opportunities' Face Graduates, Says Xerox CEO Ursula Burns at University of Rochester
May 15, 2011
Distinguished Speakers, Honored Guests Join in the Celebration At University of Rochester 2011 Commencements
May 09, 2011
Rochester Conference Explores the Importance of Diversity, Inclusion Across the University
April 27, 2011
Attorney Joseph F. Cunningham Endows Professorship in History
April 22, 2011
Vice President Paul Burgett to Reduce Duties
April 14, 2011
University of Rochester Bid for East Main Street Block Eyes Future Potential for Mixed-Use Development
April 11, 2011
Xerox Corporation CEO Ursula Burns to Address University of Rochester College Commencement
March 31, 2011
Susan Gibbons to Lead Yale Libraries
March 21, 2011
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2011-12
March 16, 2011
New Warner School of Education Building to Be Named in Honor of the Late Raymond F. LeChase
March 15, 2011
David T. Kearns, Former Xerox CEO and Corporate Crusader for Competitive U.S. Schools, Dies
February 25, 2011
University of Rochester Initiates Next Phase toward College Town Development on Mt. Hope Avenue
January 25, 2011
Rochester Honors Two with Presidential Diversity Awards
January 19, 2011
University of Rochester Recognized for Scientific Excellence
December 22, 2010
University of Rochester and George Eastman House Announce Collaborative Alliance
December 10, 2010
University of Rochester to Receive NIH Grant to Improve Diversity in the Scientific Community
October 27, 2010
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at the University of Rochester Today to Discuss Benefits of Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
October 27, 2010
University of Rochester's Esther Conwell to Receive National Medal of Science
October 15, 2010
Robert Keegan, Alumnus and Business Executive, Joins University of Rochester Board of Trustees
September 17, 2010
Research Funding at University of Rochester Climbs to Historic Levels
September 09, 2010
Two Members Join University of Rochester Trustees
July 07, 2010
Wegmans CEO Shares 'Counterintuitive' Advice on Success at University of Rochester Commencement Ceremony
May 16, 2010
Vivian Lewis Selected to Lead University of Rochester's Faculty Development and Diversity Initiatives
May 10, 2010
University of Rochester Commencements Celebrate Achievement
May 10, 2010
Study: University of Rochester Among Top Employers in New York State
May 06, 2010
University of Rochester Awards Frederick Douglass Medal to Leading Historian of Race and Gender
April 14, 2010
Wegmans CEO Danny Wegman to Receive Eastman Medal, Address University of Rochester College Commencement
April 01, 2010
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2010-11
March 19, 2010
University of Rochester a Leader in Technology Commercialization
February 25, 2010
NeighborWorks Rochester Names University a 'Partner of the Year'
January 27, 2010
First Presidential Diversity Awards to be Bestowed
January 22, 2010
Helping Haiti: Students, Faculty, and Staff Pull Together to Assist Victims of Earthquake
January 14, 2010
Joel Seligman and Kelly Reed Launch Mt. Hope Family Center's 30th Anniversary Symposium
November 11, 2009
Restoring Hope for 30 Years
November 10, 2009
Rochester Region Brainstorms on How to Attract Next Generation to Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Careers
November 03, 2009
University of Rochester Dethrones MIT by Winning Regional Finals of World's Most Prestigious Computer Programming Contest
November 03, 2009
University Receives $34.5M in Federal Stimulus Funding
October 15, 2009
George Eastman to be Honored in Bronze at the University of Rochester, Saturday, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m.
October 09, 2009
Congress increases funding for University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics
October 07, 2009
University of Rochester Freshmen Make Community Connections During Wilson Day 2009
August 27, 2009
University of Rochester's Engineering School Named for Edmund A. Hajim
May 15, 2009
Dean of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration Commits $1 Million to School
April 02, 2009
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Will Speak at University of Rochester College Commencement
March 27, 2009
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2009-10
March 18, 2009
Lamar Murphy Named Deputy to President Seligman
November 10, 2006
Seek Balance in Life, Retain Optimism, Rochester Graduates Urged
May 21, 2006
Biography
Joel Seligman is one of the nation's leading experts on securities law. He is the coauthor, with the late Louis Loss and with Troy Paredes, of the 11-volume Securities Regulation, the leading treatise in the field, and author of The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Modern Corporation Finance.
He also has served as reporter for the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Revision of Uniform Securities Act (1998–2002); as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Market Information (2000–01); and as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professional Ethics Executive Committee. He was a member of the board of the National Association of Securities Dealers (2004-07) and is currently a member of the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).