List of presidents of New York University
This is a list of presidents of New York University, a research and teaching institution in New York City.[1] The current president Andrew D. Hamilton is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and also a former Provost of Yale University.[2] He took office on January 1, 2016.[3]
New York University presidents
| Name | Relation to NYU | Years | Duration | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Matthews | 1st President | 1831–1839 | 8 | |
| Theodore Frelinghuysen | 2nd President | 1839–1850, U.S. Senator | 11 | [4] |
| Isaac Ferris | 3rd President | 1853–1870 | 17 | |
| Howard Crosby | 4th President | 1870–1881 | 1 | |
| John Hall | 5th President | 1881–1891 | 10 | |
| Henry Mitchell MacCracken | 6th President | 1891–1911, developer of the University Heights Campus | 20 | |
| Elmer Ellsworth Brown | 7th President | 1911–1933 | 22 | |
| Harry Woodburn Chase | 8th President | 1933–1951 | 18 | |
| James Loomis Madden | Acting Chancellor | 1951–1952 | 1 | |
| Henry Townley Heald | 9th President | 1952–1956 | 4 | |
| Carroll Vincent Newsom | 10th President | 1956–1962 | 6 | |
| James McNaughton Hester | 11th President | 1962–1975 | 13 | |
| John C. Sawhill | 12th President | 1975–1980 | 5 | |
| Ivan Loveridge Bennett | Acting President | 1980–1981 | 1 | |
| John Brademas | 13th President | 1981–1991, United States House of Representatives | 10 | |
| L. Jay Oliva | 14th President | 1991–2002 | 11 | |
| John Sexton | 15th President | 2003–2015 | 12 | |
| Andrew D. Hamilton | 16th President | 2016–present | 3+ |
References
- "John Brademas, Indiana Congressman and N.Y.U. President, Dies at 89". The New York Times. 12 July 2016.
- "Big Man on a Global Campus". The New York Times. 6 March 2016.
- https://www.nyu.edu/about/leadership-university-administration/office-of-the-president/redirect/andrew-hamilton-biography.html
- "175 Facts About NYU". New York University. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
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