Robert Allen Oden Jr. (/oʊˈdiːn/; born September 11, 1946) was the president of Kenyon College from 1995-2002, and president of Carleton College from July 1, 2002 until June 30, 2010. He was also a significant professor in the early years of The Teaching Company, contributing several courses—God and Mankind: Comparative Religions, The Christian Religions and Religious Fundamentalism, and The Old Testament: An Introduction (2nd Edition)—as well as recruiting professors for the series Great World Religions (1st Edition).