- Judith Woodsworth
Dr. Judith Weisz Woodsworth is President of
Concordia University since August 1, 2008, and formerly President ofLaurentian University (since July 1, 2002).Born in
Paris ,France , in1948 , she grew up inWinnipeg . She received a BA in French andPhilosophy fromMcGill University , aLicence ès Lettres from theUniversité de Strasbourg inFrance , and aPh.D. inFrench Literature from McGill.She taught in the Département d'études françaises at
Concordia University (1980-97), where she also served as Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science. In1997 she was appointed Academic Vice-President atMount Saint Vincent University .Woodsworth has written about translation theory, translation history and literary translation, and was the founding president of the
Canadian Association for Translation Studies . She has written about French literature and translation, and is a certified translator and member of theLiterary Translators' Association of Canada .In 1999, she was inducted as an Officer in the Ordre de la Pléiade, Ordre de la Francophonie et du dialogue des cultures, for her work in promoting the French language and intercultural relations. She is a past Chair of the World University Service of Canada.
She edited (with Jean Delisle) "Translators through History", also published in French as "Les traducteurs dans l'histoire" and in Portuguese as "Os Tradutores Na Historia". In 1997, she published her first translation of a literary work, "Still Lives".
On
February 29 ,2008 ,Concordia University announced that Woodsworth had been chosen as its new president and vice-chancellor, effectiveAugust 1 , 2008. [ [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/29/c7602.html Concordia University press release, February 29, 2008 – Judith Woodsworth named new Concordia President and Vice-Chancellor] ]Publications
* "Les traducteurs dans l'histoire", editors Jean Delisle and Judith Woodsworth, Renouf Pub Co. Ltd., ISBN 9231031376
* "Translators Through History", editors Jean Delisle, Judith Woodsworth, John Benjamins Publishers, ISBN 1556196970ee also
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List of Canadian university leaders External links
* [http://www.wusc.ca/about/memgov/board/woodsworth.asp WUSC website]
* [http://president.concordia.ca Office of the President]References
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