Hofstra Pride
Private
Founded 1935
Hempstead, New York
Students: 13,000
CAA
Colors: Crimson
Shuart Stadium (13,000)
2008 Record: 2-6, 4-8
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, and the hamlet of Uniondale on Long Island, New York (USA). The idea of Hofstra University came about as a result of Truesdel Peck Calkins former Hempstead superintendent of schools, who was then with New York University who suggested an NYU extension course on the Hofstra property. [3] The university was founded in 1935 on the estate of lumber magnate William S. Hofstra (1861-1932), and his second wife Kate Mason (1854-1933). It was originally known as "Nassau College - Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island." [4] The school began as a college of New York University, became an independent school called Hofstra College in 1937,[1] and declared itself a university in 1963.
Notable Alumni:
Bernard L. Madoff
Norm Coleman, U.S. Senator (R-Minnesota)
Ron Kovic, activist, paraplegic, author of Born on the Fourth of July
Mary Matalin, Political consultant for the Republican Party, Advisor to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney
David Paterson, Governor of New York
Carol Alt, Supermodel, actress, attended but did not graduate.
James Caan, actor, attended but did not graduate
Francis Ford Coppola
Madeline Kahn, Tony Award-winner for Best Actress
Christopher Walken, Oscar-winning actor, attended but did not graduate.
Alan Colmes, talk radio host and co-host of Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes."
Wayne Chrebet, former New York Jets wide receiver
