Opening Speakers
Darlyne Bailey
Dean and assistant to the president
Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development
As the dean of the College of Education and Human Development and assistant to the president at the University of Minnesota, Darlyne Bailey was formerly the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Teachers College, Columbia University, from January 2002 to September 2006. Prior to that, she served as the dean of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University for eight years. Dean Bailey earned a master’s degree in psychiatric social work from Columbia University and a doctorate in organizational behavior from Case Western Reserve University.
Holding the Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development, Dean Bailey is committed to multidisciplinary and multicultural practice, which is reflected in her research and teaching—creating visionary and service-oriented leadership to ensure that individuals, organizations, multi-organizational partnerships, and communities fulfill their highest potential. Dean Bailey has written numerous book chapters and articles. Her recent books include Strategic Alliances Among Health and Human Services Organizations: From Affiliations to Consolidations, and Managing Human Resources in the Human Services. She is currently working with four other women to co-author a book about women, leadership, and spirituality to be published by NASW Press in 2008.
Ann Waltner
Director, Institute for Advanced Study
University of Minnesota
Ann Waltner is a member of the both the Department of History and the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures and is director of the Institute for Advanced Study, a new university-wide interdisciplinary initiative. Her research interests lie in the social history of sixteenth and seventeenth century China, comparative women’s history, and world history. She recently finished a term as editor of the Journal of Asian Studies. Current projects include: a book length manuscript on religion and society in sixteenth century China and an article on a painting as a window into presentations of family in eighteenth century China.
