Rusk was born in Cherokee County, [[Georgia]], on February 9, 1909. Rusk earned an A.B. in political science from Davidson College in 1931 prior to entering [[St. John’s College]], [[Oxford University]], on a [[Rhodes Scholarship]]. At St. John’s, Rusk completed B.S. and M.A. degrees. Upon returning to the United States in 1934, he accepted a position as an associate professor at Mills College in [[Oakland]], [[California]]. He later served as dean of faculty at Mills while studying law at the [[University of California]]-Berkeley. | Rusk was born in Cherokee County, [[Georgia]], on February 9, 1909. Rusk earned an A.B. in political science from Davidson College in 1931 prior to entering [[St. John’s College]], [[Oxford University]], on a [[Rhodes Scholarship]]. At St. John’s, Rusk completed B.S. and M.A. degrees. Upon returning to the United States in 1934, he accepted a position as an associate professor at Mills College in [[Oakland]], [[California]]. He later served as dean of faculty at Mills while studying law at the [[University of California]]-Berkeley. |