Stacey Robertson started as the 11th President of Widener University in 2022.
She is a historian known for her work in women and the 19th-century antislavery movement.
She earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
[1] Robertson accepted a position as an assistant professor at Bradley University and then remained there for twenty years, ultimately serving as an interim dean.
She accepted a position as dean at Central Washington University, and then moved to become the provost at the State University of New York.