Lynn Mahoney (born 1964) is an American university president, author, and
social historian. Mahoney is the president of
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different ...
(SFSU) since July 2019, and is the first woman to hold this role.
Her scholarly work has focused on United States history, women's history, feminism, race studies, and ethnicity. She is the author of ''Elizabeth Stoddard and the Boundaries of Bourgeois Culture'' (2004,
Routledge
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); a book about novelist and poet
Elizabeth Stoddard.
Biography
Lynn Mahoney was born on May 19, 1964 in the United States.
She attended
Stanford University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree (1986) in American studies; followed by studies at
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (1999) in history. She is married to history professor Charles Ponce de Leon, together they have two children.
Prior to her role at SFSU, she previously worked at
State University of New York at Purchase;
California State University, Long Beach (August 2008–2015); and
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degrees, 122 master's degrees, ...
(February 2015–2019) as the
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.
San Francisco State University
In July 2019, Mahoney succeeded
Leslie Wong, to serve as the 14th President of San Francisco State University and the first woman President.
During her tenure was the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
, which forced a move towards online classes, budget shortfalls, and staff cuts.
In September 2020, SFSU faculty
Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa were hosting a virtual class lecture on
Zoom (software)
Zoom, stylized as zoom or Zoom Meetings is a proprietary videotelephony software program developed by Zoom Video Communications. The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction. Users have the option ...
by
Leila Khaled
Leila Khaled ( ar, ليلى خالد, born April 9, 1944) is a Palestinian refugee, terrorist, and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Khaled came to public attention for her role in the TWA Flight 840 hijackin ...
, a Palestinian political activist with a militant history, when the Zoom canceled the broadcast due to the company's support of a pro-
Zionism
Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...
stance. The Leila Khaled event brought SFSU into a tense national news debate on the "boundaries and consequences of freedom of expression", and had Mahoney fielding questions about her support and/or lack of support for the Middle Eastern studies program.
Publications
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References
External links
Biography and profileat San Francisco State University
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1964 births
Living people
Stanford University alumni
Rutgers University alumni
American academic administrators
Social historians
Women's historians
California State University, Los Angeles faculty
California State University, Long Beach faculty
State University of New York at Purchase faculty
Presidents of San Francisco State University
21st-century American women