Katherine Towle

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dean of students human university administrator

Katherine Towle was a University of California, Berkeley administrator and the first female dean of students, known for her prominent role during the Free Speech Movement in the 1960s.

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dean of students → human → university administrator →
activeIn	1960s →
associatedWith	University of California system →
chronology	served as dean of students during the early phase of the Free Speech Movement →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
employer	University of California, Berkeley →
fieldOfWork	higher education administration →
gender	female →
hasNotableCharacteristic	held a key administrative role during a major student protest movement → pioneering woman in university administration →
hasRole	student discipline administrator → student services leader →
influencedBy	campus political activism of the 1960s →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	administration of the University of California, Berkeley →
name	Katherine Towle →
notableEvent	Free Speech Movement →
notableFor	being the first female dean of students at the University of California, Berkeley → her role in the administration during the Free Speech Movement →
occupation	academic → university administrator →
placeOfActivity	San Francisco Bay Area →
positionHeld	Dean of Students at the University of California, Berkeley → first female Dean of Students at the University of California, Berkeley →
workContext	student affairs → university governance →
workLocation	Berkeley, California →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Free Speech Movement →	hasKeyFigure
Katherine Towle →	name