Robert A. Oden

Robert Oden
10th President of Carleton College
In office
2002–2010
Preceded byStephen Lewis
Succeeded bySteven G. Poskanzer
22nd President of Kenyon College
In office
1995–2002
Preceded byPhilip H. Jordan
Succeeded byS. Georgia Nugent
Personal details
Born (1946-09-11) September 11, 1946
Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Alma materHarvard University
Cambridge University

Robert Allen Oden Jr. (/ˈdən/; born September 11, 1946) was the president of Kenyon College from 1995 to 2002, and president of Carleton College from 2002 to 2010. He was also a significant professor in the early years of The Teaching Company, contributing several courses—God and Mankind: Comparative Religions, The Christian Religions and Religious Fundamentalism, and The Old Testament: An Introduction (2nd Edition)—as well as recruiting professors for the series Great World Religions (1st Edition).