James F. Jones (educator)

James F. Jones
President of Sweet Briar College
Interim
In office
August 1, 2014 – July 2, 2015
Preceded byJo Ellen Parker
Succeeded byPhillip C. Stone
21st President of Trinity College
In office
July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2014
Preceded byBorden W. Painter Jr.
Succeeded byJoanne Berger-Sweeney
16th President of Kalamazoo College
In office
1996–2004
Preceded byLawrence D. Bryan
Succeeded byEileen Wilson-Oyelaran
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
SpouseJoan Sheets
Children3
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Emory University (MA)
Columbia University (MPhil, PhD)

James F. Jones Jr. (born April 9, 1947) is an American academic administrator and educator. He began his career as a professor of Romance languages and other humanities. His administrative posts have included being vice provost of Southern Methodist University and dean of its Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences; president of Kalamazoo College; president of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut; and interim president of Sweet Briar College.