"One of the nicest things about being here is advising senior theses," she says. "Students come up with absolutely fascinating, original topics. I learn a lot from them."
Among the most interesting ones she has advised? Papers on 19th century Siamese history and Icelandic history.
"I have done a lot these now, over twenty by this time," Pedersen adds. "Some have been real contributions."
Pedersen has also served on the Historical Studies Core Subcommittee and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
These roles have helped prepare Pedersen for her new duties, say Todd and Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68.
"This deanship is not really an administrative one," Todd writes in an e-mail message. "The dean does need to know how to chair a committee, and Professor Pedersen has done this most successfully."
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