Background
Laura Behling was born on March 17, 1967. Her birthplace is Grosse Pointe, an eastern suburb of Metro Detroit along Lake St. Clair, located in Michigan, United States.
2013
2 East South Street Galesburg, IL 61401
Knox College Dean Laura Behling greets a new student and family on the first day of Student Orientation.
2013
2 East South Street Galesburg, IL 61401
Dr. Laura Behling speaks to a forum of Knox students on January 15, 2013, in Ferris Lounge. She described her work at Butler University and her interest in working at Knox.
2015
2 East South Street Galesburg, IL 61401
Dean Laura Behling gives a faculty teaching award at Knox College during the traditional Opening Convocation.
2015
2 East South Street Galesburg, IL 61401
Dean Laura Behling with Physics Professor Tom Moses at Knox College.
1200 Academy St, Kalamazoo, MI 49006, USA
Laura Behling received her Bachelor's degree in English from Kalamazoo College in Michigan.
Boston, MA 02215, USA
Behling holds a Master of Science in journalism from Boston University's Program for Reporting on Science and Medicine and a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.
150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
Laura Behling attended the Claremont Graduate School and graduated from there with a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in English and American literature.
13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
She got a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.
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The book examines how the suffrage movement's efforts to secure social and political independence for women were translated by a fearful society into a movement of unnatural "masculinized" women and dangerous "female sexual inverts."
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2001
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This study takes as its subject the mutilated and fragmented body that appears in United States literature in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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2008
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This thoroughly revised volume is written by and for academic administrators. Each chapter explores a particular challenge or issue that has been identified by the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) members as most relevant in their role as academic leaders, then provides practical step-by-step guidance that can help deans navigate even the toughest of situations.
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2014
Laura Behling was born on March 17, 1967. Her birthplace is Grosse Pointe, an eastern suburb of Metro Detroit along Lake St. Clair, located in Michigan, United States.
Laura Behling received her Bachelor's degree in English from Kalamazoo College in Michigan. After that, she attended the Claremont Graduate School and graduated from there with a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in English and American literature. Besides, Behling holds a Master of Science in journalism from Boston University's Program for Reporting on Science and Medicine and a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.
Behling started her career in 1999 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, rising through the faculty ranks and serving as chair of the English department from 2006 to 2009. While working there she was named a Fulbright Scholar at Palacky University located in the Czech Republic. Besides, she served as co-director and then director of the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning from 2007 to 2009. Laura Behling was responsible for developing campus-wide programming to support faculty development opportunities, advances in the scholarship of teaching and learning, assessment of student learning outcomes, and undergraduate research.
In 2009, Dr. Behling went to Butler University where she was appointed to the position of Associate Provost for faculty affairs. There she led the successful launch of Butler's new core curriculum, worked to strengthen and cultivate interdisciplinary programs, developed university-wide faculty development opportunities, and provided administrative leadership for internal and external grant programs.
After Butler University Dr.Behling continued her career at Knox College. During four years she was Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs. As a senior academic leader, she led the implementation of new academic and degree programs, expanded a comprehensive faculty development program and processes to improve the hiring of faculty members from underrepresented groups, and developed and implemented a comprehensive retention plan to better address the academic, social, and wellness needs of students.
From 2017 to 2019 she stepped down and resumed teaching in Knox’s English department. In 2019 Laura Behling was appointed Provost Effective at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
On top of all this, Laura Behling was a Fulbright specialist at the American University in Bulgaria and served as a proposal reviewer at the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research. In the USA she is also known as Faculty Fellow of the American Association of Colleges & Universities, Chair of the board of directors of the American Conference of Academic Deans, Chair of the American Fellowships Awards Panel (The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation).
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2014In her book, The Masculine Woman in America, 1890-1935, Laura Behling depicts how the popular press and literature translated the woman suffrage movement into a monstrous movement of unnatural masculinized women. She demonstrates how this movement did not so much suggest alternatives to women's gender and sexual behavior as it offered men and women afraid of perceived changes a tangible movement on which to blame their fears. A biting commentary on the insubstantial but powerful ghosts stirred up by the media, this study shows how, though legally enfranchised, the new woman was systematically disfranchised socially through scientific theory, popular press illustrations, and fictional predictions of impending sociobiological disaster.
"As Behling documents, between 1890 and 1935 popular images of women strongly suggested that in demanding the right to vote and to participate fully in social and political life in the US, women risked losing their female identities in both mind and body. The author focuses on popular fiction, especially that published in magazines, to show how both male and female authors expressed anxiety, suspicion, and dislike of women who crossed gender barriers. She contends that the widespread anxiety expressed throughout US culture during the period found its way into almost all fiction and testifies to the marginalization, mistrust, and downright fear of women's determination to construct new individual and collective identities."
Quotations:
"Some men in mentoring positions still lack awareness that some women have to lead separate lives outside of their work environment. Sometimes, there are expectations on women for childcare and eldercare that men may not have."
"For men, sometimes the default is, “Why can’t we stay late and work till six or seven tonight?” Well, sometimes, she actually can’t! So, I would say a good mentor will acknowledge this oversight right away with something like, “Oh, of course, I never should have assumed.” He should own his wrong assumption."
Laura Behling is known as a strong innovative academic leader. As a lot of her colleagues admit, she undoubtedly has a personality conducive to dealing with the stresses of the top faculty positions.
Quotes from others about the person
President of the University of Puget Sound Isiaah Crawford:
"Dr. Behling is a highly regarded, innovative, and strategic academic leader who embraces the call to be bold and forward-looking in meeting the needs of current and future generations of students. She is a strong addition to our leadership team."
Associate Professor of History at Knox College Konrad Hamilton: "Laura Behling is a dynamic and innovative administrator."