Robert Devore Leigh (b. 1890 Nebraska; d. Chicago, January 31, 1961) was an American educator, political scientist, and leader in the field of library science. He was the founding president of Bennington College, and served there from 1928-1941. He made the college a center of progressive education, designing a curriculum with no rigid requirements, intensive instruction, off-campus study, and an emphasis on the arts. He attracted a faculty that included distinguished writers, artists, and dancers.