Peter E. Nathan (born April 18, 1935) was an acting President of the

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, serving in 1995. Prior to that, he served as Provost of the University of Iowa from 1993 to 1995. Nathan received his B.A. in Social Relations from

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in 1957 and his

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from

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in 1962. Nathan has been The University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the university since 1990.

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