Chancellors and Presidents of New York University
|
|
Year |
Chancellor or President |
| 1831-1839 |
James M. Mathews |
| 1839-1850 |
Theodore Frelinghuysen |
1850-1851 |
Faculty and Council jointly administered the University |
| 1853-1870 |
Isaac Ferris |
| 1870-1881 |
Howard Crosby |
| 1881-1891 |
John Hall |
| 1891-1910 |
Henry Mitchell MacCracken |
| 1910-1911 |
John Henry MacCracken, Acting Chancellor |
| 1911-1933 |
Elmer Ellsworth Brown |
| 1933-1951 |
Harry Woodburn Chase |
| 1951-1952 |
James Loomis Madden, Acting Chancellor |
| 1952-1956 |
Henry Townley Heald |
| 1956-1962 |
Carroll Vincent Newsom |
| 1962-1975 |
James McNaughton Hester* |
| 1975-1980 |
John C. Sawhill |
1979-1981 |
Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Jr., Acting President |
| 1981-1991 |
John Brademas |
| 1991-2002 |
L. Jay Oliva |
| 2002-present |
John Sexton |
* In 1956, based on the New York University Self-Study Final Report, the office of the president was created as the chief administrative post of the university, with the office of the chancellor retained as chief academic officer. Beginning with James Hester, the title of president is used for the chief administrative officer.
