Robert Skotheim
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Robert Allen Skotheim is an educator who has served as president of several college
s and institutions. He served as president of Whitman College
in the 1970s and 80s and the Huntington Library in the 2000s. Skotheim assumed the role of interim president of Occidental College
on January 1, 2008, replacing president Susan Westerberg Prager
who unexpectedly announced her intention to resign in mid-November. During his tenure, Skotheim was one of the oldest college presidents in the nation. On July 1, 2009, Skotheim stepped down and Jonathan Veitch
, formerly dean of Eugene Lang College, took the reins.
College
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s and institutions. He served as president of Whitman College
Whitman College
Whitman College is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian, residential undergraduate liberal arts college located in Walla Walla, Washington. Initially founded as a seminary by a territorial legislative charter in 1859, the school became a four year degree granting institution in 1883...
in the 1970s and 80s and the Huntington Library in the 2000s. Skotheim assumed the role of interim president of Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
on January 1, 2008, replacing president Susan Westerberg Prager
Susan Westerberg Prager
Susan Westerberg Prager became the sixth Association of American Law Schools Executive Vice President and Executive Director on September 1, 2008. She is an American legal scholar and administrator and was dean of the UCLA School of Law from 1982 to 1998, being one of the first female deans of a...
who unexpectedly announced her intention to resign in mid-November. During his tenure, Skotheim was one of the oldest college presidents in the nation. On July 1, 2009, Skotheim stepped down and Jonathan Veitch
Jonathan Veitch
Jonathan Veitch has been the president of Occidental College since July 2009. Prior to that, he was an actor, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and dean of The New School's Eugene Lang College...
, formerly dean of Eugene Lang College, took the reins.