[1] His father died when Lee was 17, leaving him to manage the family's Chinese restaurant, which he did until the age of 24.
[4] Lee began his academic career at Columbia University, where he was a professor of government and an assistant dean.
[3] In 1968, Lee joined the faculty at Boston University as the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
During his tenure as acting president, Lee led the university through a two-day student strike, a sit-in at the administration building, numerous rallies and demonstrations, and over 100 bomb threats.
Lee was interested in becoming president permanently, but the Board of Trustees instead offered the job to John Silber.