Henry S. Coleman | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Columbia College | |
Interim | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Preceded by | David B. Truman |
| Succeeded by | Carl Hovde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1926 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 2006 (aged 79) Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BS) |
Henry Simmons Coleman (April 20, 1926 – January 31, 2006) was an American educational administrator who was serving as acting dean of Columbia College, Columbia University when he was held hostage in an office for a day by the Students for a Democratic Society during the Columbia University protests of 1968 and later wrote letters of recommendation to law school for some of the students involved in the protests.[1] In 1972, he was shot five times by a disgruntled student who had been asked to withdraw from the university due to poor grades.[1]