List of presidents of Brown University

The following is a list of presidents of Brown University From 1765 to the 1920s, the president was required by the University Charter to be of the Baptist denomination:

President Brown Class Life Tenure Events
1.
James Manning1738–17911765–1791The College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is established in Warren, RI, (1765) moves to Providence (1770) and establishes campus on College Hill. American Revolution.
2.
Jonathan Maxcy[1]17871768–18201792–1802First alum to be president
3.
Asa Messer[2]17901769–18361802–1826The College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is renamed as Brown University; first Medical School founded
4.
Francis Wayland
Francis Wayland1796–18651827–1855Suspension of the Medical School.
5.
Barnas Sears18251802–18801855–1867
6.
Alexis Caswell18221799–18771868–1872
7.
Ezekiel Robinson[3]18381815–18941872–1889Graduate study instituted
8.
Elisha Andrews18701844–19171889–1898Women's College founded
9.
William Faunce[4]18801859–19301899–1929Women's College renamed to Pembroke College
10.
Clarence Barbour18881867–19371929–1937Last of long line of Baptist minister Presidents
11. Henry Wriston1889–19781937–1955First non-Baptist (Methodist) president and first president since Wayland to not be a Brown alumnus
12. Barnaby Keeney1914–19801955–1966Brown purchases the Dexter Asylum property.
13. Ray Heffner[5]1925–20121966–1969New Curriculum passed
14. Donald Hornig[6]1920–20131970–1976Pembroke merged with Brown, Medical School founded
15. Howard Swearer1932–19911977–1988
16.
Vartan Gregorian1934–1989–1997First foreign-born president of Brown University.
17.
E. Gordon Gee 9150037
Gordon Gee1944–1998–2000
– (Interim President) Sheila Blumstein1944–February 2000-July 2001Blumstein served as Dean of the College at Brown from 1987-1995; as Interim Provost in 1998; and as Interim President from February 2000 to July 2001[7]
18.
Ruth Simmons1945–2001–2012In 2001, Time named Simmons as America's best college president. First African-American President of an Ivy League school.
19.
Christina Paxson1960–2012–

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