EHFOP Announces New Foundation Board Member, Laura Niesen

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the addition of Laura Niesen, to the Board of Directors as of February 9th of this year.

Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruña serves as the provost and vice president for academic affairs for Dominican University. She previously served in these same roles at York College of Pennsylvania, Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut and at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. She has also held the position of dean at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio and at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Niesen de Abruña received her Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in French from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts; a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania; and a Doctor of Philosophy in English Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina.

She has been a professor of English literature for many years and has received numerous awards, including two Fulbright Fellowships in Belgium and Luxembourg.

In her leadership roles she has been involved in raising millions of dollars in grants, scholarships and endowments.