<P> In the show, she is stereotypically portrayed as a strict, disciplinarian college administrator who is romantically attracted to George Feeny, who initially did not reciprocate her affection for years until he is under her employ . </P> <P> In her first appearance in the episode "Learning to Fly", she was having doubt of whether Eric Matthews of being serious of enrolling into colleges because of his less - than - stellar grades and history as a slacker, but Eric persuasively convinced her after an interview . </P> <P> George Feeny eventually sees the Dean's reasonable side when she is willing to trust his judgment over Cory Matthews after he started a fight with a corrupted young professor named Stuart (portrayed by Ben Savage's real - life brother Fred) who made an advance towards Topanga Lawrence . Dean Bolander had Cory under a probationary period of one day for starting physical violence on campus instead of expelling him, and the professor under an investigation for his misconduct . Bolander and Feeny fall in love afterward and eventually they are married . After marrying Feeny in the last episode of season six, she isn't seen again and is mentioned only a few times during the seventh and final season . </P> <P> Bolander was previously married to archeologist Dr. Curtis Kincaid (Francis X . McCarthy). In contrast with Feeny, Kincaid cares more about his personal success than the well being of others, which ultimately leads Dean Bolander to choose Feeny over Kincaid during the latter's attempt at salvaging their past marriage . </P>

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