Robert A. Oden
Robert Oden | |
|---|---|
| 10th President of Carleton College | |
| In office 2002–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Steven G. Poskanzer |
| 22nd President of Kenyon College | |
| In office 1995–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Philip H. Jordan |
| Succeeded by | S. Georgia Nugent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1946 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Cambridge University |
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Robert Allen Oden Jr. (/ˈoʊdin/; born September 11, 1946) is a former professor and college administrator. He was the president of Kenyon College from 1995 to 2002 and president of Carleton College from 2002 to 2010. He was also a significant professor in the early years of The Teaching Company, contributing several courses—God and Mankind: Comparative Religions, The Christian Religions and Religious Fundamentalism, and The Old Testament: An Introduction (2nd Edition)—as well as recruiting professors for the series Great World Religions (1st Edition).