AndrewGrove Founder and Former Chairman, Intel Corporation
"City College allowed me to be me. It was an ultimate meritocracy where I was encouraged to speak my mind and fight for my convictions. I could even win arguments with professors if I was right. My natural inclination to explore and question, which I suppressed while living under a totalitarian regime in my native Hungary, sprang back to life. It was like being replanted in very friendly soil, and I flourished.
City College also made my career possible, as it did for an untold number of low-income students, immigrants and otherwise, who came before me and after me. I believe those of us who benefited from The College’s superb intellectual experience have a responsibility to make sure that it endures for future generations."
