Krase, Jerome.

Jerome Krase began his long career of teaching and scholarship at Brooklyn College as an adjunct professor in 1969. He became a full-time assistant professor in 1970 while pursuing a PhD at NYU. He achieved tenure in 1976. Professor was named Chair of the Sociology Department at Brooklyn College twice, once in 1980, and a second time in 1999, a title he held until his retirement in 2003. Krase was, and is, a n active member ina large number of sociological and humanitarian organizations,public and private. Early in his career, he was active in the Prospect Lefferts Garden Neighborhood Association (PLGNA) and Lefferts Manor Association, plus various local, city, state, and national election campaigns. He ran for a seat on the Community School Board District 17 in 1975, but lost. Krase was one of the founders of the Urban Studies Program and Italian American Stuidies Institute at Brooklyn College.

From the description of The Papers of Jerome Krase, 197?-199? 196?-200? (Brooklyn College). WorldCat record id: 488672603