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Lee Eliot Berk
American college president (1942–2023)
Lee Eliot Berk (1942 – October 21, 2023) was an American academic who was President and namesake of the Berklee College of Music (founded as Schillinger House in 1945 by his father, Lawrence Berk, who renamed the school after Lee in 1954) from 1979[1]: 169 to 2004.[2] Under the younger Berk’s leadership, the college underwent significant changes. Berklee expanded its curriculum to create new majors, including Film Scoring, Music Production and Engineering, Music Synthesis, Songwriting, Music Business/Management, and Music Therapy.[1]: 216 Educational applications of music technology expanded, the college administration was reorganized, more student services were added, and non-music academic offerings increased.[1]: 169, 170 In 1992, he established the Berklee International Network that includes music schools with a shared mission around the globe.[1]: 267