James Harper Marshall (July 21, 1931 – December 16, 2007) was an American administrator who served as the 5th president of Hofstra University from 1972 to 1973.
Marshall attained the post of President of Hofstra University following the sudden relievement of Clifford Lee Lord so that he would become chancellor.
The controversy had been so much that a trustee had resigned his post on the Board due to Marhsall's "...unspecific capabilities...as president and chief executive".
[4] However, Marshall's tenure was ultimately remembered for the 1973 raid that was conducted on Hofstra's campus in coordination with the Nassau County Police Department.
[6] Marshall also made some significant appointments to University Deanships when he appointed Monroe Freedman as the second Dean of Hofstra Law and Harold Lazarus as the Dean for the School of Business.