Rufus Carrollton Harris

Rufus Carrollton Harris
Harris pictured in The Jambalaya 1929, Tulane yearbook
Born	January 2, 1896 Walton County, Georgia
Died	August 18, 1988(1988-08-18) (aged 92) Macon, Georgia
Nationality	United States
Citizenship	USA
Alma mater	Mercer University; Yale University
Known for	Tulane 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
Fields	Law
Institutions	Tulane University; Mercer University

Rufus Carrollton Harris (January 2, 1896 – August 18, 1988) was the president of Tulane University from 1937–1959 and the 12th dean of the Tulane University Law School, from 1927–1937.^[1]

Education[]

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.^[1]

He left Tulane to become the President of Mercer University. He co-authored the GI Bill.

Role as Tulane University Law School dean[]

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

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