Elaine Tuttle Hansen
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Elaine Tuttle Hansen was the president of Bates College
in Lewiston, Maine
from 2002 through June 2011. She became the Executive Director of The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in July 2011.
Hansen graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke College
in 1969. She received her M.A. from the University of Minnesota
in 1972 and Ph.D. from the University of Washington
in 1975.
Hansen served as the Provost of Haverford College
from 1995–2002 and was a Professor of English at Haverford from 1980-2002. She also was an Assistant Professor of English at Hamilton College from 1978-1980. Hansen is a scholar of Chaucer and Middle English
.
Hansen recently oversaw Bates' $120 million dollar campaign. In 2005 Hansen taught a Short Term class on Chaucer at Bates. As of 2010 Hansen earned $432,000 in salary, benefits and perks.
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
from 2002 through June 2011. She became the Executive Director of The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in July 2011.
Hansen graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
in 1969. She received her M.A. from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in 1972 and Ph.D. from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in 1975.
Hansen served as the Provost of Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
from 1995–2002 and was a Professor of English at Haverford from 1980-2002. She also was an Assistant Professor of English at Hamilton College from 1978-1980. Hansen is a scholar of Chaucer and Middle English
Middle English
Middle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
.
Hansen recently oversaw Bates' $120 million dollar campaign. In 2005 Hansen taught a Short Term class on Chaucer at Bates. As of 2010 Hansen earned $432,000 in salary, benefits and perks.