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REBECCA S. CHOPP Chancellor Professor of Religion University of Denver 2199 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80210 303-871-2111 [email protected] Education Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1983 M.Div. St. Paul School of Theology, 1977 B.A. Kansas Wesleyan University, 1974 Positions Held 2014-present Chancellor and Professor of Religion, University of Denver 2009-2014 President and Professor of Religion, Swarthmore College 2002-2009 President and Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Colgate University 2001 Dean and Titus Street Professor of Theology, Yale Divinity School, Yale University 1998-2001 Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emory University 1997-98 Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emory University 1996 Charles Howard Candler Professor of Theology, Emory University 1993-97 Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs, Candler School of Theology 1993 Professor of Theology, Candler School of Theology and Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University 1991-93 Director of Graduate Studies, Institute for Women’s Studies, Emory University 1989-93 Associate Professor, Candler School of Theology and Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University 1987 Associate Faculty, Institute for Women’s Studies, Emory University Associate Faculty, Institute for Liberal Arts, Emory University 1986-89 Assistant Professor, Candler School of Theology and Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University 1982-86 Assistant Professor of Theology, University of Chicago Divinity School Selected Scholarships/Fellowships/Awards 2011 D.D., Wake Forest University 2010 D.D., Kansas Wesleyan University 2009 D.D., Hamilton College 2009 D.D., Colgate University 2008 Professional Achievement Citation, University of Chicago 2003 D.D., Lafayette University, Easton, Pennsylvania 2001 D.D., Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA 1997 Alumna of the Year, University of Chicago Divinity School 1995 Founder’s Day Award, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas 1991 Distinguished Alumna Award, Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, Missouri 1 1990 Alumni Achievement Award, Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kansas 1990 Luce Fellow, Emory University 1982 Superior Pass, Ph.D. Qualifying Exams, University of Chicago 1981-82 Dempster Fellowship Recipient, United Methodist Board of Higher Education 1977 Graduate with Highest Honors, Saint Paul School of Theology 1976 Bishop Frank Fellowship, Saint Paul School of Theology 1974 Faculty Award for Most Outstanding Scholarship, Saint Paul School of Theology 1974 Magna Cum Laude, Kansas Wesleyan University Selected Professional Presentations “Presidential Leadership in a Changing Environment: Presidential Chat Series,” Georgetown / Arizona State University Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership, January 18, 2016. “Hovering on the Journey from Excellence to Value,” College Board’s Higher Ed Colloquium, January 9, 2016. “The Future of the University of Denver,” Denver Rotary Club, December 3, 2015. “DU, its Future and OLLI,” Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Denver, October 16, 2015. “Liberal Arts in the 21st Century,” Association of Governing Boards Professional Development Conference, October 5, 2015. “The Future of the University of Denver,” Denver Eclectics, September 11, 2015. “Panel on the Future of Education,” National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, February 27, 2015. “The Institution of Higher Education: Organization, Culture, Politics, People,” University of Chicago, February 12, 2015. “Lessons from the Past for Leadership Today,” Panel Session (chaired), Council of Independent Colleges, January 6, 2015. “Imagining our Future Together,” City Club of Denver, December 2, 2014. “Maker Labs for Freedom,” Panel Presentation, Fordham University, April 28, 2014. “Preparing Graduates for the 21st Century,” Panel Presentation, Association of Governing Boards National Conference on Trusteeship, Orlando, Florida, April 13, 2014. “21st Century Pioneers: Empowering Women to Take the Lead,” Intersections Series lecture at Kansas Wesleyan University, March 27, 2014. “Remaking College: A Discussion of Liberal Arts Education,” co-presented with Daniel H. Weiss, March 24, 2014. “Against the Grain: Liberal Arts in the 21st Century,” Lecture at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, October 29, 2013. 2 “Higher Education: Past, Present Future,” conversation with Shirley M. Tilghman, Harold T. Shapiro, and Carmen Twillie Ambar, Princeton Adult School, September 29, 2013. “Fixing College: Is the Business Model Broken?” panelist with David C. Hodge, Nick Anderson, Jeffrey J. Selingo, and Louis Soares, American Council on Education Annual Meeting, March 4, 2013. “Making the Case: Liberal Arts in the 21st Century,” The Council of Independent Colleges 2013 Presidents Institute, January 5, 2013. “The Liberal Arts in an Age of Uncertainty,” co-presented with Daniel H. Weiss, TEDxHaverford, September 29, 2012. “Composing the Future: How Colleges and Universities Can Help Transform the World,” Counselors to Higher Education Senior Summit, Public Relations Society of America, while receiving 2012 Advocate for Higher Education Award, April 25, 2012. “Distinctively American? Creating a New Narrative for Residential Liberal Arts Colleges,” The Future of the Liberal Arts College in America and its Leadership Role in Education around the World Conference, Lafayette College, April 11, 2012. “Moral Imagination, Liberal Arts, and the Good Society,” TEDxSwarthmore, March 31, 2012. “Educating for the Common Good: Practices of Freedom and the Liberal Arts,” Arthur Vining Davis Foundation Board, February 10, 2012. “Renewing a Common World: Transformation and the Liberal Arts,” Board Meeting of the Henry Luce Foundation during their 75th Anniversary Year, November 10, 2011. “Liberal Arts Innovation and Globalization,” University of Tokyo, June 8, 2010. “Financial Sustainability and Liberal Arts Colleges,” Mellon Foundation Liberal Arts College Presidents Program, March 17, 2010. “Religion, the University and the Public,” Law and Religion Conference, Emory Law School, Emory University, October 26, 2007. “American Education in the 21st Century: Liberal Arts in a Global Context,” Peking University, Peking, China, March 9, 2006. “Meaning and Purpose,” Keynote speech at conference on Hidden Wholeness: Students Search for Meaning and Purpose,” College Student Values Conference, February 3, 2006. “How Effectively are Colleges Dealing with Students’ Religious Interests and Engagement?” Little Switzerland, North Carolina, September 9, 2005. “Education and Economic Development,” Metropolitan Development Association, Syracuse, New York, June 2, 2005. 3 “The Future of Higher Education in the 21st Century Global Context,” Syracuse University Roundtable, Syracuse, New York, October 30, 2003. The Wiley Lectures, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California, February 9-11, 2003. “New Kinds of Faculty, New Forms of Funding, New Shapes of Research,” Keynote, American Council of Learned Societies, November 1, 2001. “Academic Freedom at Religiously Affiliated Colleges and Universities,” AAR/SBL Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 20, 1999. “Pragmatism and Religious Thought: Agendas for the Future,” AAR/SBL Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 20, 1999. “To Set A New: To Set Aright: Higher Education in the 21st Century,” SCUP Annual Meeting, July 28, 1999. “Ethics, Leadership, and Values in Higher Education” Sam Nunn Forum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, March 19-23, 1999. “Women & Leadership” Candler Women’s Week, October 7, 1998. “Teaching as Wonder” Teaching Awards Banquet, Emory University, September 24, 1998. “Reimagining Public Discourse” Black Theology Conference, University of Chicago Divinity School, April 2, 1998. “Theological Practices and Practicing Theology,” University of Gronigen, February 24, 1998. “Practicing Christianity Faithfully,” Robert Denham Lecture, Candler School of Theology Minister’s Week, January 12, 1998. “Theology and the Poetics of Testimony,” University of Chicago Divinity School, Alumna of the Year Address, October 10, 1997. “The Future of Higher Education in the U.S.,” Presidential Address, American Academy of Religion Southeast Region, Macon, Georgia, March 12, 1997. “Reading Ruth: Women, Spirituality and Religious Traditions,” Georgia Psychologists Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 17, 1996. “Vision and Voice: Religion and Pluralism in the U.S. Context,” Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, March 7-8, 1996. “Cultivating Communities of Compassion: Public Spaces and Civic Discourse,” Great Teachers Series, Emory University, February 20, 1996. “Do Students Learn What Teachers Teach?” Emory University, February 13, 1996. 4 Response to Walter Bruggeman, “Texts that Linger, Words that Explode,” Endowment for Biblical Research at AAR/SBL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November 19, 1995. “Cultivating Scholarship,” ATS Council on Scholarship and Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1995. “Feminist Values, Christian Visions,” Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, September 28, 1995. “Life Together,” Convocation Address, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, September 20, 1995. "The Already and the Not Yet: Symbols of Transfiguration in Art, Literature and Theology," Pacific School of Religion Summer Session, Berkeley, California, June 19-23, 1995. "Christology of Varied Faces," Voegtle Lectures, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1995. “Education, Imagination, and Compassion,” Founder’s Day Address, Baker University,