Douglas C. Bennett

Douglas C. Bennett (born 1946) is a former president of Earlham College, located in Richmond, Indiana. He was installed as president in 1996. Beginning in 1997, Bennett was also a member of the politics department at Earlham.

Background and career Bennett grew up in Rochester, New York and graduated from Haverford College in 1968. He obtained his MPhil and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University. Bennett taught political science at Temple University from 1973 to 1989, before becoming the president of Earlham College.

Early career Bennett was vice president and chief operating officer of the American Council of Learned Societies in New York City. He was also the Vice President and Provost at Reed College (Portland, Oregon) and has served on several education-related organizations, such as the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) or the National Advisory Board of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). and served on the Corporation for the American Friends Service Committee.