Joseph W. Polisi
Joseph William Polisi | |
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Polisi (left) with Juilliard graduate and opera star Stacey Robinson in 2008 | |
| 6th President of The Juilliard School | |
| In office September 1984 – May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Mennin |
| Succeeded by | Damian Woetzel |
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| Born | Joseph William Polisi May 17, 1947 |
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Joseph William Polisi (born 1947) was the President of The Juilliard School from 1984 to May 2017, having assumed the position upon the death of his predecessor, Peter Mennin.
Born in New York City to an Italian family, Dr. Polisi is the son of William Polisi, a bassoonist who performed with the New York Philharmonic. He oversaw the construction of Juilliard's first dormitory— the Meredith Willson Residence Hall, and focused his tenure on "community building". Polisi is the author of The Artist as Citizen, a book which implores the classical music world to reach out to society at large.