Nancy H. Hensel | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. theatre, San Francisco State University M.A. theatre, M.A. early childhood education, San Francisco State University Ed.D, early childhood education, University of Georgia |
| Occupation(s) | President, New American Colleges & Universities |
| Predecessor | Lynette Robinson |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame (2003) |
Nancy H. Hensel (born 1943)[1][2] is an American academic and university administrator. She held faculty positions at the University of Toledo and University of Redlands before joining the University of Maine system in 1992. In 1992[6] Hensel was appointed Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maine at Farmington.[11] From 1995 to 1999 she filled the post of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.[11] In 1999 she was named to a one-year term as interim president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, becoming the second woman to head the campus in its history.[1] In 2000 she acceded to the presidency.[5] In 2004 she was appointed CEO of the Council on Undergraduate Research in Washington, D.C., for seven years, and then became the first president of The New American Colleges and Universities in 2011. She has authored numerous books, articles, and monographs. Her research interests include early childhood education, gender equality, and work–family conflict and undergraduate research. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.