Judith Woodsworth
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Judith Weisz Woodsworth PhD |
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Judith Woodsworth
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| President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University | |
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In office August 1, 2008 – December 22, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Di Grappa (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Lowy |
| President and Vice Chancellor of Laurentian University | |
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In office 2002–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Watters |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Giroux |
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| Born | 1948 Paris, France |
| Alma mater | McGill University, Université de Strasbourg |
Judith Weisz Woodsworth, Ph.D (born 1948) is a Canadian academic and university administrator, having formerly served as President of Concordia University and Laurentian University.
Born in Paris, France, in 1948, she grew up in Winnipeg. She received a BA in French and Philosophy from McGill University, a Licence ès Lettres from the Université de Strasbourg in France, and a Ph.D. in French Literature from McGill.
She taught in the Département d'études françaises at Concordia University (1980–97), where she also served as Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science. In 1997 she was appointed Academic Vice-President at Mount Saint Vincent University.
Woodsworth has written about translation theory, translation history and literary translation, and was the founding president of the Canadian Association for Translation Studies. She has written about French literature and translation, and is a certified translator and member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada.
In 1999, she was inducted as an Officer in the Ordre de la Pléiade, Ordre de la Francophonie et du dialogue des cultures, for her work in promoting the French language and intercultural relations. She is a past Chair of the World University Service of Canada.
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