Lynn Mahoney Explained

Lynn Mahoney
Alma Mater:Stanford University,
Rutgers University
Occupation:University president, administrator, author, social historian
Office:14th President of San Francisco State University
Termstart:July 1, 2019
Preceded:Leslie Wong
Birth Date:19 May 1964
Spouse:Charles Ponce de Leon
Children:2
Module:
Child:yes
Thesis Title:Near the edge: Elizabeth Stoddard and the boundaries of Victorian culture
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/304522833/
Thesis Year:1991
Discipline:History
Workplaces:

Lynn Mahoney (born 1964) is an American university president, author, and social historian. Mahoney is the president of San Francisco State University (SFSU) since July 2019, and is the first woman to hold this role.[1] [2] [3] Her scholarly work has focused on United States history, women's history, feminism, race studies, and ethnicity.[4] She is the author of Elizabeth Stoddard and the Boundaries of Bourgeois Culture (2004, Routledge); a book about novelist and poet Elizabeth Stoddard.[5]

Biography

Lynn Mahoney was born on May 19, 1964, in the United States.[6] She attended Stanford University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree (1986) in American studies; followed by studies at Rutgers University, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (1999) in history.[7] She is married to history professor Charles Ponce de Leon,[8] together they have two children.

Prior to her role at SFSU, she previously worked at State University of New York at Purchase;[9] California State University, Long Beach (August 2008–2015); and California State University, Los Angeles (February 2015–2019) as the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.[10]

San Francisco State University

In July 2019, Mahoney succeeded Leslie Wong, to serve as the 14th President of San Francisco State University and the first woman President. During her tenure was the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced a move towards online classes, budget shortfalls, and staff cuts.[11] [12] [13] [14]

In September 2020, SFSU faculty Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa were hosting a virtual class lecture on Zoom (software) by Leila Khaled, a Palestinian political activist with a militant history, when the Zoom canceled the broadcast due to the company's support of a pro-Zionism stance.[15] [16] The Leila Khaled event brought SFSU into a tense national news debate on the "boundaries and consequences of freedom of expression", and had Mahoney fielding questions about her support and/or lack of support for the Middle Eastern studies program.[17] [18]

In April 2023, Turning Point USA an American conservative non-profit organization student chapter at SFSU hosted a Riley Gaines event where she spoke against the participation of trans women in women's sports.[19] After the event concluded, protesters arrived.[20] Mahoney publicly spoke out against the Gaines event and negative effect on the LGBTQ campus community.[21] Gaines claimed she was assaulted twice by a man after the event, and insisted that women need protection.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-05-22 . CSU appoints first woman president of San Francisco State University . 2022-04-23 . ABC7 San Francisco . en.
  2. Web site: May 22, 2019 . CSU Trustees Appoint Lynn Mahoney As First Woman President Of SFSU . 2022-04-23 . SFGATE . en-US. Bay City News, Inc..
  3. Web site: Asimov . Nanette . 2019-05-22 . After 120 years, San Francisco State hires its first female president . 2022-04-23 . San Francisco Chronicle . en-US.
  4. Web site: Asimov . Nanette . 2019-11-29 . SF State's new president: Lynn Mahoney makes peace on a fractured campus . 2022-04-23 . San Francisco Chronicle . en-US.
  5. Harris . Jennifer . 2007 . American Studies in Review, A Renaissance for Elizabeth Stoddard . Canadian Review of American Studies . 37 . 2 . 283–292. 10.3138/cras.37.2.283 .
  6. Web site: Mahoney, Lynn, 1964- . LC Name Authority File (LCNAF) . The Library of Congress.
  7. Web site: Bravo . Ken . Winter 2021 . Personal History . 2022-04-23 . SF State Magazine.
  8. Web site: Lerose . Robert . May 27, 2020 . Rising to the Challenge . 2022-04-23 . Rutgers University Alumni Association . en-US.
  9. News: Lombardi . Kate Stone . 2007-02-11 . Off Campus and Off the College Security Radar? . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-04-23 . 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: 2014-12-22 . Cal State L.A. names Lynn Mahoney as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs . 2022-04-23 . Cal State LA . en.
  11. Web site: Walsh . Eli . 2021-10-18 . SF, Marin Colleges And Universities To Keep Indoor Mask Requirements For Indoor Settings As Local Mandates Ease . 2022-04-23 . SFGATE . en-US.
  12. Web site: Walsh . Eli . 2022-01-06 . SF State, Cal State East Bay To Start Spring Semester Virtually Amid Omicron Wave . 2022-04-23 . SFGATE . en-US.
  13. Web site: Pereira . Alyssa . 2020-05-12 . CSU schools to keep campuses closed through fall semester, chancellor says . 2022-04-23 . SFGATE . en-US.
  14. Web site: Arredondo . Vanessa . 2020-09-10 . SF State to lay off 131 staffers — but no faculty — after budget shortfall . 2022-04-23 . San Francisco Chronicle . en-US.
  15. Web site: Flaherty . Colleen . 2020-09-27 . Zoom refuses to stream university event featuring member of terrorist organization . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927005246/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/25/zoom-refuses-stream-university-event-featuring-member-terrorist-organization . September 27, 2020 . 2022-04-23 . Inside Higher Ed.
  16. Web site: Egelko . Bob . 2022-03-15 . Tensions over ethnic studies continue at S.F. State as president vetoes faculty decision siding with professor . 2022-04-23 . San Francisco Chronicle . en-US.
  17. News: Mahoney . Lynn . 2020-09-14 . S.F. State president: I condemn hate but cherish a diversity of opinions . 2022-04-23 . J. . en-US.
  18. Web site: Hoffer . Shira . 2021-07-21 . Safe and Free: Envisioning a New Guide for Speakers on Campus . 2022-04-23 . Harvard Political Review . en-US.
  19. News: Hernandez . Adriana . April 7, 2023 . Riley Gaines visit to SF State results in trans-rights activist protest . Golden Gate Xpress . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408063639/https://goldengatexpress.org/102298/latest/news/riley-gaines-visit-to-sf-state-results-in-trans-right-activist-protests/ . April 8, 2023.
  20. News: Regimbal . Alec . April 7, 2023 . Anti-Lia Thomas activist whisked away by police amid protest at San Francisco State . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407214044/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/riley-gaines-speech-san-francisco-state-university-17884740.php . April 7, 2023.
  21. Web site: 2023-04-12 . SFSU president says Riley Gaines event was 'deeply traumatic' for trans community . 2023-11-16 . KRON4 . en-US.
  22. Web site: Chen . Natasha . Mossburg . Cheri . April 7, 2023 . Former college swimmer says she was assaulted at an event opposing the inclusion of trans women in women's sports . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408050848/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/us/former-ncaa-swimmer-riley-gaines-assault-san-francisco-state-university/index.html . April 8, 2023 . CNN . en.

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