She directed the university 's Institute of Humanistic Studies from 1977 to 1980 .
Grenander taught at the State University of New York at Albany from 1948 until her retirement as Distinguished Service Professor of English in 1989 .
Grenander directed the university 's Institute of Humanistic Studies from 1977 to 1980 .
Grenander taught at the State University of New York at Albany from 1948 until her retirement as Distinguished Service Professor of English in 1989 .