Deborah Lavin (academic)
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Deborah Margaret Lavin FRSA (born September 22, 1939) is a South Africa
n academic and historian
, resident in the United Kingdom
for most of her career. She attended Rhodes University
, South Africa
and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
, graduating in 1961. She has lectured at the University of Witwatersrand as well as Queen's University Belfast and was a Senior Associate of St Anthony's College Oxford.
In 1980 she relocated to Durham where she was co-director of the Research Institute for the Study of Change and a lecturer in the Department of Modern History as well as Principal of Trevelyan College
from 1979–1995. She was President of the Howlands Trust and from 1995 to 1997 was Principal-elect of the new College
to be developed at the Howlands Farm, which eventually became Josephine Butler College
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n academic and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, resident in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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for most of her career. She attended Rhodes University
Rhodes University
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, graduating in 1961. She has lectured at the University of Witwatersrand as well as Queen's University Belfast and was a Senior Associate of St Anthony's College Oxford.
In 1980 she relocated to Durham where she was co-director of the Research Institute for the Study of Change and a lecturer in the Department of Modern History as well as Principal of Trevelyan College
Trevelyan College
Trevelyan College, often abbreviated to Trevs, is a college of the University of Durham in North Eastern England. Founded in 1966, the college takes its name from social historian George Macaulay Trevelyan, Chancellor of the University from 1950 to 1957. Originally an all-female college , the...
from 1979–1995. She was President of the Howlands Trust and from 1995 to 1997 was Principal-elect of the new College
Colleges of the University of Durham
This is a list of the colleges within the University of Durham. These colleges are the primary source of accommodation for undergraduates and graduates at the University, also providing bursaries and scholarships to students...
to be developed at the Howlands Farm, which eventually became Josephine Butler College
Josephine Butler College
Josephine Butler College is the newest college at Durham University, having opened in October 2006. It is located at the Howlands Farm site next to residences of Ustinov College...
.