Asa S. Knowles
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Asa Smallidge Knowles (January 15, 1909 – August 11, 1990) was the ninth President of the University of Toledo and the third President of Northeastern University.[1] After graduating from Bowdoin College in 1930 and Boston University a few years later, Knowles began his teaching career at Northeastern, leaving for several years for administrative positions at the University of Rhode Island, the Associated Colleges of Upper New York (1946 – 1948), Cornell University (1948 – 1951), and the University of Toledo. During his time as president of Northeastern, lasting from 1959 to 1975, he expanded the physical campus and changed Northeastern's image from a "technical school" to a more professional university. Significantly, during his tenure, enrollment at Northeastern was increased from 15,000 undergraduates all the way up to 35,000 and up to 50 academic programs were added.
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- ^ “Asa S. Knowles, 81, Ex-President Of Northeastern University, Dies”, The New York Times, August 15, 1990, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D81338F936A2575BC0A966958260>. Retrieved on 4 April 2008
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| Preceded by (Interim committee) |
President of the University of Toledo 1951 – 1958 |
Succeeded by William S. Carlson |
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President of the Northeastern University 1959 – 1975 |
Succeeded by ' |
