L. Randolph Lowry III, also known as Randy Lowry, (born 1951/1952) is an American academic administrator. He was the President of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee from 2005 to 2021.

Early life

Lowry was born in Oregon and grew up in Long Beach, California. He graduated with a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in public administration from Pepperdine University. He obtained his J.D. from Hamline University.

Career

Lowry started his career by working in the president's office at both Hamline University and Willamette University. From 1986 onwards, he taught law at Pepperdine University, where he established the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. He has also taught at Vermont Law School, the City University of Hong Kong, Shantou University in

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. In 2005, Lowry became President of Lipscomb University. In September 2017, he apologized after hosting a dinner at his home for African-American students where the menu was "mac n cheese, collard greens, corn bread" and the

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s "contained stalks of cotton," a symbol of slavery in the United States.

Personal life

Lowry and his wife, Rhonda, live in Nashville. They have three children together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowry, L. Randolph 03 Living people People from Oregon People from Long Beach, California Educators from Nashville, Tennessee American members of the Churches of Christ Academic staff of Bond University Hamline University alumni Hamline University faculty Presidents of Lipscomb University Pepperdine University alumni Pepperdine University faculty Willamette University people Year of birth uncertain Year of birth missing (living people)