Rufus Carrollton Harris

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Rufus Carrollton Harris
Harris pictured in The Jambalaya 1929, Tulane yearbook
Born	January 2, 1896 Walton County, Georgia, United States
Died	August 18, 1988(1988-08-18) (aged 92) Macon, Georgia
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 (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]

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.

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

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