Education
Northwestern University. Boston University School of Theology. Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Northwestern University. Boston University School of Theology. Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Marsh was raised in Pennsylvania. He became a Methodist preacher before going to study at Northwestern University. He later also studied at Garrett Biblical Institute and Boston University School of Theology.
As president of Boston University, Marsh oversaw the building of a new campus, the merger of Sargent College into the university, and the founding of the School of Social Work the School of Nursing, the School of Public Relations (now the College of Communication), and the General College.
Marsh Chapel is named after him.