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.

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

Early life and education

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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

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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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  • "Hearts Beating for Liberty | Stacey M. Robertson". University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved 2024-04-01.[2]
  • Robertson, Stacey M. (2000). Parker Pillsbury: radical abolitionist, male feminist. Ithaca, N.Y: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-3634-5.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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