Theodora Kalikow

Theodora June Kalikow (born 1941)[1] is an American academic, university president, author, and women's rights advocate.

[9] In 1983 she worked in the president's office at Brown University as an American Council on Education Fellow.

[6] In 1987 she crossed the country again to New Hampshire to serve as Dean of Plymouth State College, holding that position until 1994.

[11] She led several successful campaigns for the University, including a joint fundraising campaign for the on-campus Mantor Library and the Farmington Public Library[12] and the establishment of the $5 million Emery Community Arts Center.

[1] Kalikow's term was marked by ongoing program and staff cuts in an effort to balance the budget, prompting numerous student protests.

[1][13] In July 2014, David Flanagan was named as her successor while the University searched for a permanent replacement,[14] and Kalikow took on a one-year job as acting vice chancellor and president emerita, at the same salary she had received as president.

She is also the author of various papers, reviews, and publications concerning philosophy and the history of science,[9] and has been a columnist for the Morning Sentinel since 2007.

[12] In 1980, she received the Southern Massachusetts University Award for Contributions to the Status of Women.