Stacey Robertson | |
|---|---|
| 11th President of Widener University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Julie Wollman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scottsdale,Arizona,U.S. |
| Education | Whittier College (BA) University of California,Santa Barbara (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Parker Pillsbury,antislavery apostle :gender and religion in nineteenth-century U.S. radicalism (1994) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Bradley University Central Washington University SUNY Geneseo |
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.
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]
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]