Andrew Rich | |
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17thPresident of Franklin & Marshall College | |
Assumed office July 12, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Barbara K. Altmann |
CEO of the Truman Foundation | |
In office 2011-2019 | |
President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute | |
In office 2009-2011 | |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Joel Allen |
Education | University of Richmond (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
Occupation | Political scientist,college administrator,academic |
Awards | Truman Scholar |
Andrew Owen Rich is an American political scientist,academic,and college administrator. Rich has served as Dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership since February 2019 [1] [2] and is the incoming 17th President of Franklin &Marshall College,taking office in July 2025. [3]
Andrew Rich is a native of Delaware. [4]
Rich graduated from the University of Richmond in 1992 with a bachelor of arts in political science. In 1991,Rich received a Harry S. Truman Scholarship. [2]
After graduating from Richmond,Rich received his doctorate in political science from Yale University in 1999. [5] His dissertation was entitled Think Tanks,Public Policy,and the Politics of Expertise.
Rich later published Think Tanks,Public Policy,and the Politics of Expertise through Cambridge University Press in 2004. [a] [6] [7]
After graduating from Yale,Rich was a professor at Wake Forest University from 1999 to 2003. [2] Rich has taught at the City College of New York since 2003,serving as chair of the political science department.
In February 2025,the Franklin &Marshall College Board of Trustees announced Rich would succeed retiring president Barbara K. Altmann,who has served in the role since 2018. [4] [3] [8]
Rich has been married to his husband,Joel,for 30 years. Joel Allen is a professor of history and classics at the City University of New York. [9]