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Rufus Carrollton Harris

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Rufus Carrollton Harris
Harris pictured in The Jambalaya 1929, Tulane yearbook
BornJanuary 2, 1896
Walton County, Georgia, United States
DiedAugust 18, 1988(1988-08-18) (aged 92)
Macon, Georgia
Alma materMercer University;
Yale University
Known forTulane University president;
Tulane University Law School dean; Rufus Carrollton Harris, CLA 1917, dean of Mercer Law School, 1925-1927, and Tulane Law School, 1927-1937; president, Tulane University, 1939-1960; president, Mercer University, 1960-1979; co-authored the G.I. Bill
Scientific career
FieldsLaw
InstitutionsTulane University;
Mercer University

Rufus Carrollton Harris (c. 1898 – August 18, 1988) was the president of Tulane University from 1937 to 1959 and the 12th dean of the Tulane University Law School, from 1927 to 1937.[1]

Education

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He completed his undergraduate studies at Mercer University and earned two law degrees at Yale University, where he completed his Juris Doctor degree in 1924. He left Tulane to become the President of Mercer University. He co-authored the GI Bill.

Role as Tulane University Law School dean

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While at the Tulane Law School, he established the Tulane Law Review.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Profile, mercer.libguides.com. Accessed March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Profile, Time Magazine. Accessed March 31, 2024.
Academic offices
Preceded by Tulane University Law School Dean
1927 – 1937
Succeeded by
Preceded by Tulane University President
1937 – 1959
Succeeded by