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Retiring president reflects on 31 years at William Woods University
Barnett, William Woods’s first female president, will leave behind a list of accomplishments, having grown the university from an 800-student undergraduate women’s college to a coed university that enrolls more than 2,000 students and offers a range of graduate and undergraduate programs.
Her tenure is noteworthy in part because of how long it is. Many college presidents spend fewer than 10 years at a single institution. In 2016, the average tenure of a college president in their current job was 6.5 years, according to a 2017 study from the American Council on Education.
But Barnett’s many years as president of William Woods were also productive. In an interview, she reflected on some of her biggest accomplishments, including establishing the LEAD Award program, which gives students up to $5,000 toward tuition for attending cultural events. She also grew the university’s endowment, eliminated the universit
New-yorkUnited-statesWestminster-collegeMissouriMissouri-school-for-the-deafCallaway-countyUniversity-of-missouriWilliam-woods-universityAmericanJahnae-barnettWilliam-woodsMissouri-national-guardIf Susan B. Anthony had a deaf sister, everyone would know that deaf suffragists fought tirelessly for expanding women’s right to vote, right alongside Anthony herself. Everyone would know deaf suffragists contributed to women’s emancipation in the United States and Britain and that they lived bold lives.
As a researcher of deaf history, including deaf women’s history, I work to illuminate the often hidden history of deaf people and their unique contributions to the world. I have unearthed historical information about deaf women suffragists and assembled it into an online collection chronicling what is known – so far – about these women and their lives.
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