Daniel L. Marsh, Fourth President
from 1926–1951
Born in rural Pennsylvania, Daniel Marsh earned a degree from the Boston University School of Theology in 1908 and served as a Methodist minister and administrator with a strong record of creating social welfare programs for the urban poor. As Boston University president, Marsh declared that BU would instill in students the spirit of “Useful Service for the Sake of Others.” Marsh succeeded in building the new campus that President Murlin had envisioned. He also incorporated Sargent College into the University and founded the School of Social Work, the School of Nursing, the School of Public Relations (now the College of Communication), and the General College. He successfully guided the University through severe financial stringency in the Depression and during World War II.
