Margaret Nettesheim Hoffmann has been named director of the Center for the Advancement of the Humanities within the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University. Nettesheim Hoffmann holds a dual position between Marquette and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for Humanities Without Walls, a consortium of humanities centers across 16 research universities that is funded by a $5 million Mellon Foundation grant.
“Maggie is an experienced and energetic leader who has been involved, at the ground level, in reshaping how institutions of higher education across the country think about the humanities,” said Dr. Heather Hathaway, acting dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. “Her ability to build bridges — between disciplines, between institutions and between the university and Milwaukee — embodies Marquette’s mission to address society’s challenges through faith-inspired service and cutting-edge research that extends beyond the boundaries of the university.”
