Adrian Tinsley

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Adrian Tinsley was President of Bridgewater State College from 1989 until 2002[1] and was their first female President.[2]

Education[]

Tinsley was an honors graduate of Bryn Mawr College (1958, psychology) and earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington (1962) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University (1969), both English literature.[1]

Career[]

Tinsley began her teaching career at Cornell before going on to the University of Maryland where she developed the first women’s studies program.[1]

At the Grand Valley State Colleges in Michigan, she was the founding dean and a faculty member at William James College. [2]

When she became President at Bridgewater State, Tinsley began reorganizing the College so there would be individual schools with their own deans. The 1990-1991 academic year was the first for the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education and Allied Studies followed by the School of Managements and Aviation Science.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Adrian Tinsley". Bridgewater State Principals and Presidents. Bridgewater State University. January 1989. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Adrian Tinsley". UMass Dartmouth. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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