Ruth Mandel

Ruth Mandel
Born
Ruth Blumenstock

(1938-08-29)August 29, 1938
DiedApril 11, 2020(2020-04-11) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
ChildrenMaud Mandel
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Ruth Mandel (née Blumenstock; August 29, 1938 – April 11, 2020), usually published as Ruth B. Mandel, was an American political scientist. She was the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University for more than 20 years, where she was also a Professor of Politics.

Before that she spent more than 20 years as the Director of the Eagleton Institute's Center for American Women and Politics. Mandel was also an official at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her daughter Maud Mandel is the 18th president of Williams College.