Catherine Brooks

Catherine Brooks

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Remembering Dan Leahy: October 6, 1943 – December 10, 2022 Dan Leahy was my former professor, mentor, and friend. The truth is, if you were his friend, you were family to him. We met when I was a student in his freshman seminar in 1997. I was a shy girl hoping to make...

Betsy Taylor

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There are so many lessons I could list, including his insistence on lists. But I will focus on just one. Dan is committed to continuous learning and brings a rigorous spirit of inquiry to the world. It was telling that in his roster of recommended top 25 books, he...

Anna Zanella

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Dan taught me THIS. What you are doing with this shout-out email to gather learnings from him. Call it organizing? Spurring into action? Following up? All of the above, possibly. My guess is that If you are doing it, it’s because of a seed that Dan planted in...

Steven Kant

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Dan Leahy: What he taught me In 1987, I worked with Dan to put on an organizing school for trade union women. At one of the early events, I taught some classes to the participants on math and using computers. At the closing ceremonies of the event, Dan thanked the...

Salima Benkhalti

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Some of the shit that Dan has taught me: how to appreciate a beautiful old Mercedes  how to reach for the cheese without shame  how to open a bottle of French wine (around the age of 6)  how to make change locally and support your community  how to build and make...

Rick Devine

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I have known Dan for 52 years; we were students at NYU. Both of us were returned Peace Corps volunteers.  The Dan Leahy of today differs little from the man I met in grad school; wiser, more experienced and weathered but essentially he is what he was then. By that I...