Kimberly W. Benston (born January 18, 1953) is an American literary historian and academic administrator.
Benston earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree from Yale University.
[1] He taught at his alma mater and Princeton University before joining the Haverford College faculty in 1984.
[1][2] Benston was appointed Francis B. Gummere Professor of English in 2002 [3] and served as provost between 2012 and 2015.
He was named president of Haverford College later that year and took office on July 1, 2015.