Nancy McGlen
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Nancy E. McGlen is an American political scientist and women's studies scholar. She is professor emerita at Niagara University, where she has also been the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on women and politics in the United States.
McGlen grew up in Hannibal, New York.[1] She attended Ithaca College, graduating with a B.A. degree in government in 1969.[1] In the third year of her studies, she was elected the chair of the student congress, making her the first female chair of that student body.[1] McGlen then attended the University of Rochester, where she obtained an M.A. in political science followed by a PhD in political science in 1975.[2]
McGlen joined the political science faculty of the University at Buffalo in 1974, where she also taught courses on women and politics.[3] She became a professor at Niagara University in 1980.[3] McGlen helped to establish the Women's Studies program at Niagara University.[3] She also became the director of the social science program[4] and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.[5]