Nancy Dye
| Nancy Schrom Dye | |
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| 13th President of Oberlin College | |
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In office July 1994 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | S. Frederick Starr |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Krislov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nancy Williamson September 16, 1947 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
October 28, 2015 (aged 68) Lakewood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Timothy Dye |
| Children | Tommy |
| Parents | Thomas Roberts Williamson and Shirley Jane Robinson |
| Alma mater | BA, MS, PhD Harvard University, 1981, 1988, 1998 |
| Profession | Philosopher, Historian |
Nancy Beth Williamson Dye (September 16, 1947 – October 28, 2015) was an American historian and philosopher and college academic who served as the first and so far only female president of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. As a professional historian, she was the author of numerous articles and several books, and she served on the editorial board of The Journal of American History.
Nancy Beth Williamson Dye was born in Columbia, Missouri, in 1947. Both of her parents were college administrators. Her father served as dean of students at Miami University and Indiana University, and her mother worked as assistant to the dean of the New York University Law School.
She graduated from Harvard College, and would go on to earn a MS and PhD from Harvard as well.
In 1988, she accepted a position at Vassar College, where she served as Dean of the Faculty as well as Professor of History. She served as acting president of Vassar for several months in 1992.
Dye became the 13th president of Oberlin College in July 1994, succeeding the embattled S. Frederick Starr. Oberlin's first female president, she oversaw the construction of new buildings, the increased selectiveness of the student body, and helped grow the endowment with the then-largest capital campaign in the college's history.
As president, Dye was known for her accessibility and inclusiveness. Especially in her first few years, she was a regular attendee at student events such as football games, concerts, and dorm parties.
On September 11, 2006, after serving as President of Oberlin College for 12 years, Dye announced her resignation effective June 30, 2007. Her resignation came after a period of transition for the college. Some were dissatisfied with Dye's communication with students and faculty, while others respected her ability to keep the college stable when other Colleges were suffering financially. Her most recent biannual review was unreleased. Official reasons for the burial of the report are because of poor methodologies, although many suspect that it was due to a largely negative review.
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