Background
Mossberg, Barbara Clarke was born on August 9, 1948 in Hollywood, California, United States. Daughter of Gerard Theodore and Antonina Rose (Rumore) Clarke.
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Mossberg, Barbara Clarke was born on August 9, 1948 in Hollywood, California, United States. Daughter of Gerard Theodore and Antonina Rose (Rumore) Clarke.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1976.
From assistant to associate professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1976-1988;
associate and acting dean Graduate School, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1984-1985;
director American studies, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1984-1986;
executive director, VIA International, Washington, 1988-1993;
associate provost and director external relations, Hobart and William Smith Colls., Geneva, New York, 1993-1994;
senior fellow, American Council Education, Washington, since 1993;
president, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, since 1997. Professor, bicentennial chair U. Helsinki, Finland, 1982-1983, senior Fulbright Distinguished lecturer, 1990-1991. Mellon fellow, moderator, resource fellowAspen Institute, 1984, 88, 89.
United States scholar in residence United States Information Agency, Washington, 1986-1988. Director American studies summer institute Swedish Ministryof Edition and Culture, Uppsala U., 1986, 87, 88. Director M. R. Smith county scholars American Council on Education, Washington, 1994.
Special advisor to pres.and interim dean College Arts and Sciences, National U., 1996.
United States representative The Lahti (Finland) International Writer's Reunion, 1983, Canada Couchiching Conference, 1994. Speaker Oregon Commission for the Humanities, Oregon, 1983-1986. Advisory board member, moderator The Next Stage, Washington, 1993.
Member Emily Dickinson Society (founding member, board member, vice president and program chair 1988-1990), Society for Values in Higher Education, Society Women Geographers, Women's Foreign Policy Group, The Writer's Center.
Married Christer Lennart Mossberg, June 21, 1974. Children: Nicolino Clarke Mossberg, Sophia Antonina Clarke Mossberg.