Personal profile
Research interests
The last 15 years Alkeline van Lenning combined teaching, in the Netherlands and abroad, with management positions, the latter always being concerned with academic education.
Career
Academic positions
2013-present Educational Professor, School of Humanities (TSH), TiU
2012-present Dean Liberal Arts and Sciences, Scool of Humanities, TiU
2007-2011 Vice Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences, TiU
2010-2011 Associate professor, TiU
2007-present Program Director Major Social Sciences in the Liberal Arts Bachelor?s program
2004-2007 Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Socio-cultural Sciences, TiU
2005-2007 Program Director Sociology Bachelor?s and Master?s programs, TiU
2001-2004 Assistant Professor, University lecturer Sociology, TiU
1986-2001 Assistant Professor of Women?s Studies, TiU
1998-2001 Employee (freelance) of IKON (Dutch broadcasting company).
1993-1995 Editor, acting upon instructions from the Ministry of Social Affairs,
Department of Gender, Culture and Public Policy, Free University Amsterdam.
1986-1994 Member of the editorial Staff of the Journal for Gender Studies.
1982-1986 Coordinator of Women?s Studies, TiU
Teaching
1988-present
Designing & Teaching BA and MA courses
Supervising research, internships, and theses
Guest lectures in The Netherlands and abroad
Teaching Awards
2011 Educational Innovation Award TiU.
2005 Best Teacher, Faculty of Social Sciences,TiU
2003 Best Teacher Sociology Department, TiU
2002 Second prize best Sociology lecturer, TiU.
Teaching Qualifications
2011 SKO (senior teaching qualification)
2009 BKO (basic teaching qualification)
International Teaching
2016 Roosevelt University, Chicago (planned in summer)
2014 KOC University, Istanbul
2011 Venice International University, Italy
1999-2000 Sanaá University, Yemen
Teaching
Alkeline van Lenning teaches together with Dr. Janssen, a philospher, the course 'Modernities, Identities and Evil' , a course for second year LAS students in the majors: Social Scinces and Humanities. Furthermore, she (team) teaches the course Introduction into social Sciences and Business and Management, together with Dr. van Oijen an economist. for LAS freshman. And in for the third year LAS- students she designed the so called distance course Visual Culture and the Body, an online course.
Current courses
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Keywords
- Innovation In Higher Education
- Feminist Theory
- Gender
- Feminism
- Liberal Arts
- Interdisciplinarity
- Emancipation
- Corporality
- Innovative Assessment In Higher Education
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Gender Identity Disorders
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Teaching In Higher Education
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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A student-centred understanding of what influences character development in higher education
Hüvös, A., Leesen, T., Gelissen, J. & van Lenning, A., 2025, Conference papers 2026: Character caught, taught, and sought. University of Birmingham, 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
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When Resilience Falls Short: Lessons from Cicero's Hardships for Today's Students
Leesen, T. & van Lenning, A., 2025, Rethinking Resilience in Character Education: Insights from Literature and Philosophy. Leesen, T. & Cohen de Lara, E. (eds.). Routledge, p. 55-70Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Character Education and Assessment in Practice
Leesen, T. & van Lenning, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Core Texts on Character. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Success and Failure in Higher Education: Building Resilience in Students
van Lenning, A. & Leesen, T., 1 Nov 2020, Tilburg: Tilburg University Press. 154 p. (Tilburg Series in Academic Education; vol. 3, no. 1)Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Professional
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Training Personality Traits
van Lenning, A., 1 Nov 2020, Success and Failure in Higher Education: Building Resilience in Students. Leesen, T. (ed.). 1 ed. Tilburg: Tilburg University Press, Vol. 3. p. 57-65 (Tilburg Series in Academic Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Activities
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De pestkop en het publiek
van Lenning, A. (Speaker) & Janssens, D. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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First Liberal Arts and Sciences and Core Texts Conference
van Lenning, A. (Organiser)
11 Sept 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference › Scientific
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Night University, Tilburg University
van Lenning, A. (Participant)
1 Oct 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course etc. › Scientific
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Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies (External organisation)
van Lenning, A. (Chair)
1994 → 2017Activity: Membership types › Membership of council › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Active
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It's Not All About Good Grades: Assessing Intellectual, Personal and Civic Learning Gain in Higher Education
Hüvös, A. (Principal Investigator), Leesen, T. (Researcher), Gelissen, J. (Researcher) & van Lenning, A. (Researcher)
1/08/22 → 31/07/27
Project: Research project