Kim Hei-sook

”’Kim Hei-sook”’ ({{Korean|hangul=김혜숙}}; born c. 1955) is a South Korean academic and university administrator. She has been a professor of philosophy at [[Ewha Womans University]] since 1987, and was elected president of the university in 2017.

”’Kim Hei-sook”’ ({{Korean|hangul=김혜숙}}; born c. 1955) is a South Korean academic and university administrator. She has been a professor of philosophy at [[Ewha Womans University]] since 1987, and was elected president of the university in 2017.

==Education==

Kim began her studies at Ewha, graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English literature in 1976 and a [[Master of Arts]] in Christian philosophy in 1979. She completed a doctorate at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1987, with a thesis on [[epistemology]]. Kim subsequently returned to Ewha to take up a professorship in the philosophy department. She specialises in the [[philosophy of art]], [[epistemology]], and [[women’s studies]],<ref>[http://www.ewha.ac.kr/mbs/ewhakr/jsp/sprofile/sprofile_View.jsp?id=ewhakr_030101010000&cateId=65&sabun=MTAzMTM0&tab=TAB2 김혜숙(金惠淑) 교수], Ewha Womans University. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> and has served as an associate editor of the ”[[International Feminist Journal of Politics]]”.<ref>[http://www.ifjpjournal.org/ International Feminist Journal of Politics]. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> She won a [[Fulbright Scholarship]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.ewha.ac.kr/~wmaster/prof/hkim/ Kim, Hei-sook], Ewha Womans University. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref>

Kim began her studies at Ewha, graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English literature in 1976 and a [[Master of Arts]] in Christian philosophy in 1979. She completed a doctorate at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1987, with a thesis on [[epistemology]]. Kim subsequently returned to Ewha to take up a professorship in the philosophy department. She specialises in the [[philosophy of art]], [[epistemology]], and [[women’s studies]],<ref>[http://www.ewha.ac.kr/mbs/ewhakr/jsp/sprofile/sprofile_View.jsp?id=ewhakr_030101010000&cateId=65&sabun=MTAzMTM0&tab=TAB2 김혜숙(金惠淑) 교수], Ewha Womans University. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> and has served as an associate editor of the ”[[International Feminist Journal of Politics]]”.<ref>[http://www.ifjpjournal.org/ International Feminist Journal of Politics]. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> She won a [[Fulbright Scholarship]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.ewha.ac.kr/~wmaster/prof/hkim/ Kim, Hei-sook], Ewha Womans University. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref>

==Career==

As co-chair of the faculty council, Kim was one of the leaders of protests against Choi Kyung-hee, who resigned as president of Ewha in October 2016 over corruption charges and was later sentenced to imprisonment.<ref name=kh1>[http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170526000596 Ewha gets first directly elected president], ”[[The Korea Herald]]”, 26 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20170624054827206 Jail terms set for Ewha university admissions favours], ”University World News”, 24 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> In early 2017, Kim was elected as Choi’s replacement as university president, winning the first-ever direct election for the post. In a ballot of the university’s students, faculty, and alumni, she won 33.9 percent of the first-round vote and 57.3 percent in the final round.<ref>[http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/796335.html ‘청문회 눈물’ 김혜숙 교수, 이대 첫 직선제 총장 당선], ”[[The Hankyoreh]]”, 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> The election process was somewhat controversial, as there was initially an age limit of 61 for candidates; some commentators accused the university board of setting this limit specifically to exclude Kim, who was 62.<ref>[http://evoice.ewha.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=5053 Different stances collide on electoral reform that will determine Ewha’s 16th president], ”Ewha Voice”, 28 February 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> Kim took office on 31 May 2017, to a term expiring on 28 February 2021.<ref name=kh1/> During her election campaign, she promised to “return Ewha to its original state and restore its honor”.<ref>[http://koreaherald.kr/view.php?ud=20170615000777 Ewha president vows open leadership], ”The Korea Herald”, 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref>

As co-chair of the faculty council, Kim was one of the leaders of protests against Choi Kyung-hee, who resigned as president of Ewha in October 2016 over corruption charges and was later sentenced to imprisonment.<ref name=kh1>[http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170526000596 Ewha gets first directly elected president], ”[[The Korea Herald]]”, 26 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20170624054827206 Jail terms set for Ewha university admissions favours], ”University World News”, 24 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> In early 2017, Kim was elected as Choi’s replacement as university president, winning the first-ever direct election for the post. In a ballot of the university’s students, faculty, and alumni, she won 33.9 percent of the first-round vote and 57.3 percent in the final round.<ref>[http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/796335.html ‘청문회 눈물’ 김혜숙 교수, 이대 첫 직선제 총장 당선], ”[[The Hankyoreh]]”, 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> The election process was somewhat controversial, as there was initially an age limit of 61 for candidates; some commentators accused the university board of setting this limit specifically to exclude Kim, who was 62.<ref>[http://evoice.ewha.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=5053 Different stances collide on electoral reform that will determine Ewha’s 16th president], ”Ewha Voice”, 28 February 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> Kim took office on 31 May 2017, to a term expiring on 28 February 2021.<ref name=kh1/> During her election campaign, she promised to “return Ewha to its original state and restore its honor”.<ref>[http://koreaherald.kr/view.php?ud=20170615000777 Ewha president vows open leadership], ”The Korea Herald”, 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref>

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