Background
Derakhshani, Mana was born on January 7, 1956 in Tehran, Iran. Daughter of Manuchehr and Mahvash Derakhshani.
literature and language professor
Derakhshani, Mana was born on January 7, 1956 in Tehran, Iran. Daughter of Manuchehr and Mahvash Derakhshani.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1990.
French instructor University Georgia, Athens, 1984—1986. Visiting professor French Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1986—1989. French professor St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, since 1989.
Interim director Center Women's Intercultural Leadership St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, 2000—2002.
Chair Coalition for Race Unity, South Bend, 1990—2000. Secretary Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is South Bend, 1990—2006. Member United Religious Community, 1996—2002, Urban League, 1993—1998.
President United Religious Community, 2000—2001. Member of American Council Teachers Foreign Languages.
Married Robert Harold Stockman, May 10, 1992. Children: Lua Bahiyeh Derakhshani-Stockman, Nabil Robert Derakhshani-Stockman.