Ralph Hexter

Ralph J. Hexter
Hexter at the Gala Event in 2012 celebrating 50 years of achievement at the UC Davis College of Engineering
Acting Chancellor University of California, Davis
In office April 27, 2016 – February 23, 2017
Preceded by	Linda Katehi
Succeeded by	Gary S. May
5th President of Hampshire College
In office 2005–2010
Preceded by	Gregory S. Prince, Jr.
Succeeded by	Jonathan Lash Marlene Gerber Fried (interim)
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-25) August 25, 1952 (age 71)
Nationality	American
Spouse	Manfred Kollmeier ​ (after 2007)​
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA) Corpus Christi College, Oxford (MA) Yale University (MPhil, PhD)

Ralph Jay Hexter (born 1952) is a distinguished professor of classics and comparative literature^[1] at the University of California, Davis. Previously, he served as the fifth president of Hampshire College.^[2][3][4]