George Washington Flint (March 2, 1844 — October 23, 1921)[1] was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the second president of Storrs Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, from 1898 to 1901.

[4] Flint was also active in the Connecticut Association of Classical High School Teachers and spoke Latin, Greek, and Old English.

[4] He was a friend of William Edgar Simonds, a Collinsville-based lawyer and politician who chaired the Storrs Agricultural College's board of trustees and pushed for Flint's appointment as president in 1898.

Flint quickly clamped down on wasteful spending, upgraded the college's farming equipment, and built a new agricultural hall (the first brick building on campus).

[5] Flint's presidency was marked by controversy as he attempted to steer the college away from its agricultural roots toward a more comprehensive classical education.

Connecticut newspapers staked out competing positions, with the Hartford Times and the Yale University-aligned New Haven Register arguing for and against Flint.

[4] In fall 1900, Flint hired his brother-in-law, Henry Ruthven Monteith (1848–1922), to teach English, history, civics, and political economy at the college.