Edgar L. Harden (October 31, 1906 – May 2, 1996) was the president of

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

from 1977 to 1979. Prior to that, he was president of

Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University (Northern Michigan, Northern or NMU) is a public university in Marquette, Michigan. It was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School. In 1963, the state designated Northern a uni ...

from 1956 to 1967. During his presidency, enrollment grew from 800 to 7600, where the enrollment stands today.

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(Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections) 1906 births 1996 deaths Presidents of Michigan State University 20th-century American academics {{US-academic-administrator-1900s-stub