[3] She also served as vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies, as well as university distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas[4][5][6] and was an affiliated faculty member in the Women, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Program during her time there.
[5] On March 10, 2023, Cudd was formally selected as the 11th president of Portland State University.
[5] After receiving her doctorate, Cudd accepted a position as assistant professor at the University of Kansas.
She left in 1991 for a similar position at Occidental College, but returned to the University of Kansas in 1993.
[5] Much of Cudd's work analyzes power relationships through rational choice theory.