Dr. Ruth Blumenstock MANDEL

Background

MANDEL, Dr. Ruth Blumenstock was born on August 29, 1938 in Vienna, Austria.

Education

Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Arts English Literature, 1956-1960. University of Connecticut, Master of Arts English/American Literature, 1960-1962, Doctor of Philosophy, 1969. Spoken languages: English, German.

Career

Writes and speaks widely about women and leadership with particular emphasis on women as political candidates, women in office, women’s political networks and the ’Gender Gap’. As a political analyst and observer of emerging trends, Mandel appears frequently on television and radio programmes and is often called upon as a speaker and lecturer. Professional career: instructor (part-time), University of Connecticut, 1960-1966.

Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, 1968-1970. Assistant Professor, Rider College, 1970-1971. Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, 1973, Associate Professor, 1978, Professor, 1985.

Educational coordinator, Center for the American Woman and Politics (CAWP), Rutgers University, 1971, Director of Educational Programs and Administration, 1971, Director, since 1973.

Membership

Cofounder, Public Leadership Education Network. Rutgers University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Co-Chairwoman, Advisory Committee, Inst, for Research on Women, since 1982.

Research Council Advisory Panels on the Social Sciences, 1982-1985. President’s Commission on the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in an Era of High Technology, 1983-1984. Provost’s Committee on Political Oppression, 1985.

Women’s Studies Advisory Board, Laurie, NJ, since 1986. Provost’s Budget and Planning Committee, 1988-1990. Faculty Council Budget and Planning Committee, since 1990.

University Faculty Budget Committee, since 1990. Presidential Search Committee, 1990.

Connections

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Spouse:

Barrett John Mandel