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Heidi Bostic is a Professor of French at the University of New Hampshire, where she served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 2016 to 2018. She brings extensive administrative and faculty experience from Michigan Technological University and Baylor University, including roles as Department Chair and Director of Interdisciplinary Programs.
Her academic credentials include:
- B.A. from the University of Nebraska
- M.A. from Purdue University
- Ph.D. in Foreign Languages & Literatures from Purdue University
Professor Bostic's research centers on eighteenth-century French literature, contemporary feminist theory, narrative studies, and the role of the liberal arts. She investigates how Enlightenment-era texts engage with gender, reason, and narrative form, with particular focus on Françoise de Graffigny and Luce Irigaray, while advocating for humanities-based approaches to modern crises like the Anthropocene.
Her 14 most recent publications (2017-1996) reveal consistent engagement with French Enlightenment literature and feminist philosophy, evolving from textual analysis of Graffigny's epistolary works to broader examinations of the liberal arts' societal relevance. The corpus demonstrates deep interdisciplinary connections between literary studies, gender theory, and educational philosophy.
Major recognitions include:
- Fulbright Scholar to Chile (2004)
- National Teaching Competition Award (2001-02)
- Theodore E.D. Braun Research Travel Award (2007)
- Distinguished Teaching Award at Michigan Tech (2006)
- Higher Education Administrator of the Year (2015)
She secured significant research funding as Principal Investigator for the New Hampshire Humanities Collaborative, awarded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2017-2019), demonstrating her leadership in advancing humanities education through institutional partnerships.
