Rebecca Chopp
| Rebecca Chopp | |
|---|---|
| 18th Chancellor of University of Denver | |
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Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Coombe |
| 14th President of Swarthmore College | |
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In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Bloom |
| 15th President of Colgate University | |
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In office 2002–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Karelis |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Herbst |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1952 Kansas, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Frederick Thibodeau |
| Children | 3 Sons |
| Education |
Kansas Wesleyan University (BA) St. Paul School of Theology (MDiv) University of Chicago (PhD) |
Rebecca S. Chopp is the 18th Chancellor of the University of Denver, and the first female Chancellor in the institution's history. Dr. Chopp is a former President of Swarthmore College.
Biography
Chopp received her B.A. from Kansas Wesleyan University, a Master of Divinity from St. Paul School of Theology and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Before Swarthmore, Chopp was the president of Colgate University. Before arriving at Colgate in 2002, Chopp was dean and Titus Street Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. She spent fifteen years at Emory University before her tenure at Yale.
Chopp's research focuses on religion and American culture, but she has also written about the culture of higher education and the liberal arts in a democratic society.
Chopp was also one of more than 100 college presidents in the United States to call for the drinking age to be lowered.[1]
In June 2014, she announced her decision to accept the position of Chancellor of the University of Denver, citing her desire to live in Denver as one of the reasons for leaving Swarthmore.[2]
Sources
References
- ↑ http://media.www.maroon-news.com/media/storage/paper742/news/2008/09/05/News/President.Chopp.Joins.In.Drinking.Age.Discussion-3417206.shtml Archived November 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Swarthmore College president resigns - Philly.com". Philly.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.