Lawrence Cremin was appointed the seventh President of Teachers in 1974 and served in that role for 10 years. In many ways, he was the College’s first modern president, as he supervised the development of modern systems of accounting, curriculum, and public relations. Significant, too, is that Cremin’s 10 years as President coincided with 10 of the worst years in higher education, marked by a decline in enrollments, the curtailment of federal funding, an increase in governmental and judicial regulation, and the lessening of cultural prestige and economic rewards for a college degree and employment in higher education. Facing these challenges, Cremin still managed to realign the institution toward his vision of being more interdisciplinary, outward-facing, and research-based. Cremin would ultimately see his presidency in two phases: 1974–1981, which included a “honeymoon period” that ended in 1976, and “the real presidency” that started in 1981. This chapter narrates the outlines of Cremin’s activities and reflections as President of Teachers College from 1974 to 1984, and the way that his leadership reflected his liberal ideas, drawing in part of his own personal struggles as an administrator.