Karen Hanson
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Karen Hanson currently the Provost
of the Bloomington campus of Indiana University
and one of two Executive Vice Presidents of the university, has been named the senior vice president and provost of the University of Minnesota.
She is the first Provost of the Bloomington campus, succeeding Michael A. McRobbie, who was named Interim Provost when the Indiana University Board of Trustees created the position in 2006. Earlier, Hanson was Dean of Indiana University's Hutton Honors College and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Indiana University. Hanson is a Rudy Professor of Philosophy at IU and has been a member of the university's Department of Philosophy since 1976. She has had numerous leadership roles in the American Philosophical Association
, including a term as Chair of the Board. Hanson earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard in 1980.
Hanson is the author of The Self Imagined: Philosophical Reflections on the Social Character of Psyche and a co-editor with Kenneth R. Johnston, Gilbert Chaitin and Herbert Marks of the book Romantic Revolutions: Criticism and Theory. Hanson has been a member of the editorial board of the American Philosophical Quarterly
and associate editor of the Journal of Social Philosophy. She is currently a member of the editorial boards of Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews and Cognitio and a member of both the advisory and the editorial boards of the Peirce Edition Project Hanson is an Officer of the Board of the John Dewey Foundation.
Hanson received a Lilly Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship and numerous teaching awards, including the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching Award.
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of the Bloomington campus of Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
and one of two Executive Vice Presidents of the university, has been named the senior vice president and provost of the University of Minnesota.
She is the first Provost of the Bloomington campus, succeeding Michael A. McRobbie, who was named Interim Provost when the Indiana University Board of Trustees created the position in 2006. Earlier, Hanson was Dean of Indiana University's Hutton Honors College and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Indiana University. Hanson is a Rudy Professor of Philosophy at IU and has been a member of the university's Department of Philosophy since 1976. She has had numerous leadership roles in the American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...
, including a term as Chair of the Board. Hanson earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard in 1980.
Hanson is the author of The Self Imagined: Philosophical Reflections on the Social Character of Psyche and a co-editor with Kenneth R. Johnston, Gilbert Chaitin and Herbert Marks of the book Romantic Revolutions: Criticism and Theory. Hanson has been a member of the editorial board of the American Philosophical Quarterly
American Philosophical Quarterly
The American Philosophical Quarterly is a scholarly journal for the publication of work in philosophy. It was created in 1964 and is published quarterly by University of Illinois Press. Some significant contributors include John Rawls...
and associate editor of the Journal of Social Philosophy. She is currently a member of the editorial boards of Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews and Cognitio and a member of both the advisory and the editorial boards of the Peirce Edition Project Hanson is an Officer of the Board of the John Dewey Foundation.
Hanson received a Lilly Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship and numerous teaching awards, including the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching Award.