Julian Deryl Hart (August 27, 1894 – June 1, 1980) served as President of
Duke University
Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
from 1960 to 1963. Previously, he was the Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Surgery
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery s ...
at Duke. During his presidency of three years, he planned and initiated programs to enhance the "academic excellence" of the university. For example, he redefined the Office of the Registrar, Undergraduate Admissions, and Development.
Faculty salaries increased and the number of distinguished professorships doubled. He also was instrumental in amending the admissions policy to uphold equality regardless of
race, creed, or national origin.
Hart's home, the
J. Deryl Hart House in
Durham, North Carolina
Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...
, serves as the official residence of Duke's presidents.
Notes
External links
Inventory of the J. Deryl Hart Records, University Archives, Duke University
1894 births
1980 deaths
Duke University faculty
Presidents of Duke University
People from Buena Vista, Georgia
Burials at Duke University Chapel
20th-century American academics
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