Hurst Robins Anderson (September 16, 1904 – April 19, 1989) was president of
American University
The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...
from 1952 until 1968, during which he oversaw one of the institution's most important periods of growth and development. He was previously a faculty member of
Allegheny College and president of
Hamline University in
Saint Paul, Minnesota. He received a BA from
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium ...
, a law degree from the
University of Michigan and master's degrees from
Northwestern University and the
University of Chicago.
["Hurst R. Anderson, 84; Leader of American University.", ''New York Times''m April 21, 1989]
AU's largest residence hall is named after Anderson.
References
1904 births
1989 deaths
Leaders of American University
University of Michigan Law School alumni
20th-century American academics
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