Norman Francis
American academic
- Born
- 20 March 1931, Lafayette
- Died
- 18 February 2026, aged 94
Norman Christopher Francis (March 20, 1931 – February 18, 2026) was an American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana from 1968 to 2015. He was the first Black and first lay president of the school, and the second African American to ever serve as president of a Catholic university in the United States.
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