Mary Buckley
Mary Buckley
B.A., M.A.
Emeritus Professor
Associate Professor of Dance
School: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
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Academic Building & Post Hall
2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington DC 20052
Mary Buckley is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Dance at George Washington University. She performed in Washington, New York, California and throughout England dancing in the works of many Washington based artists, among them Liz Lerman, Joseph Mills, Meriam Rosen, and Deborah Riley; and she was a member of Kickstart, a British based dance company directed by Virginia Taylor. Professor Buckley taught in the Elizabeth J. Somers Women’s Leadership Program for 25 years, leading the International Arts & Culture Cohort. She was also the WLP Director from 2016-2022.
B.A., Mathematics, New Jersey City University (year)
M.A., Dance, George Washington University (year)
“Malala and Leadership”. Contributor. I Am Malala: A Resource Guide for Educators, Little Brown and Company, 2014.
“Performing Artists: Leading Women Who Broke the Mold”, contributing chapter, Gender and Women’s Leadership: A Reference Handbook, Sage Publishing, Karen O’Connor editor, 2010
Capacity to Transform, Documentary Film-Women of India, official selection at “Reel Film Festival for Women,” Los Angeles, CA and “Women’s International Film Festival,” Miami FL 2009
Writing in the Disciplines, GWU Best Assignment Award, 2017
Morton A Bender Award for Exceptional Teaching, GWU, 2013
Elizabeth J Somers Leadership Award for Faculty, GWU, 2005
Affiliated Faculty, Global Women’s Institute, GW
Member, Academy of Distinguished Teachers, GW