Marvin Bailey Scott (born March 10, 1944) is an American politician and university professor in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Prior to joining Butler University, Scott was a program officer for Higher Education at Lilly Endowment, President of Saint Paul's College, and Assistant to the Chancellor for the Board of Regents for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
At Boston University, he was the W. E. B. DuBois Lecturer, Professor, Associate Dean of Education, and Assistant to the Provost and President.
Scott spent one year as special assistant to the President of the University of Massachusetts system and as an adjunct professor, during which time he was also an ACE Fellow.
At St. Paul's College, located in Lawrenceville, Virginia, Scott created a program for single parents and their children, which received national acclaim.
He has traveled throughout South America, Europe, China, Japan, Australia, Thailand, The Philippines, Angola, the Congo, and Nigeria.
In 2010, Scott ran as a Republican for the US House of Representatives in the Indiana 7th Congressional District against incumbent Andre Carson.
For seven years, he served as a talk show host on WRKO, Boston, Massachusetts, and at other radio outlets WPLZ, Richmond, Virginia, and WHNC, Henderson, North Carolina.
Scott played a primary role in the desegregation plan, which became paramount in the civil rights struggle within U.S. public education.
Most recently, Scott was an appointed court exported to the King County, Ohio School District Desegregation case from July 7, 2006-July 2010.
In the September 1991 to December 1992 case Christopher Armstrong et al. v. The Board of Trustees of Clark County in Las Vegas, Nevada, Scott served as an expert witness.
He co-authored several books: Scott's latest research for publication was in Evansville, IN before the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences," Ruling by Court on Segregation is Opposed Here: School Desegregation Evasion and Compliance in Vance County, North Carolina", October 9, 2015.