About Leon R. Tarver II
Born 1948. Leon R. Tarver II is an American academic.
Leon R. Tarver II (born ) is an American academic administrator. He served as the president of Southern University, a public, historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 1997 to 2005.
Early life and education Tarver was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended local schools before college. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Southern University Baton Rouge, a master's of public administration from Harvard University (John K. Kennedy School of Government), and a doctor of philosophy from The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Career Tarver joined Southern University as a professor of Public Administration in 1992. He served as its president from 1997 to 2005.
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American academic administrator (born c. 1948)
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