Stacey Robertson Explained

Stacey M. Robertson
Alma Mater:University of California, Santa Barbara
Thesis Title:Parker Pillsbury, antislavery apostle : gender and religion in nineteenth-century U.S. radicalism
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34448113
Thesis Year: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.

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.

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.

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

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Snyder . Susan . 2022-02-11 . SUNY provost is new Widener president . 2024-04-08 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . B6.
  2. Reviews for Hearts Beating for Liberty
  3. Reviews of Parker Pillsbury