Stacey Robertson

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Stacey M. Robertson
Academic background
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara
Thesis Parker Pillsbury, antislavery apostle : gender and religion in nineteenth-century U.S. radicalism  (1994)

Stacey Robertson started as the 11th President of Widener University in 2022. She is a historian known for her work in women and the 19th-century antislavery movement.

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Early life and education

Robertson was born in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has a bachelor's degree in social history and social movements from Whittier College. She earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara. [1]

Career

Robertson accepted a position as an assistant professor at Bradley University and then remained there for twenty years, ultimately serving as an interim dean. She accepted a position as dean at Central Washington University, and then moved to become the provost at the State University of New York. [1]

Robertson began as president in Widener University on July 1, 2022, when she took over from Julie Wollman. [1]

Selected publications

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Snyder, Susan (2022-02-11). "SUNY provost is new Widener president". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. B6. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. Reviews for Hearts Beating for Liberty
  3. Reviews of Parker Pillsbury