Drew Saunders Days III (August 29, 1941 – November 15, 2020)[1][2] was an American legal scholar who served as Solicitor General of the United States from 1993 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton.

Inspired by the civil rights leaders of that time, Days enrolled at Yale Law School where he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1966.

Returning to the United States in 1969, he became first assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in New York City.

[7] In 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated Days to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice.

He was involved in national and international efforts to resolve social and economic issues—including Hurricane Katrina, poverty alleviation, the environment, and juvenile justice.

In 2011, Hamilton opened the Days-Massolo Center[10] with the goal of promoting diversity awareness and fostering dialogue among the wide variety of cultures represented on campus.