Tag: Idaho State University

Eight Women Named to Dean Positions at Universities Across the United States

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to dean positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

In Memoriam: Barbara Jones, 1935-2024

Dr. Jones was a women's studies scholar and cultural anthropologist. During her academic career, she taught courses at schools across the country including Merritt College in Oakland, California, where she served as chair of the anthropology department.

Rachel Sagner Buurma and Laura Heffernan Receive Teaching Literature Book Award

"The Teaching Archive: A New History for Literary Study" examines historical English teaching practices in an effort to provide an accurate account of the discipline's history.

Idaho State University Names New Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Valerie Martin Conley is currently the dean of the College of Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Before joining the faculty there in 2015, Dr. Conely was department chair and professor of counseling and higher education in the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education at Ohio University. She will become provost at Idaho State in the summer of 2022.

Janell Oberlander Is the New Leader of Gillette College in Wyoming

Janell Oberlander was appointed interim president of the new Gillette Community College District in Wyoming. She has been serving as vice president of the Gilette College of the Northern Wyoming Community College District. Voters in Campbell County, Wyoming, recently approved the creation of the new community college district.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson Appointed President of Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Since 2012, Dr. Pehrsson has been serving as dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Central Michigan University. Earlier, she served on the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Oregon State University and Sam Houston State University in Texas.

A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

In Memoriam: Connie M. Thorngren, 1940-2017

Connie Thorngren came to Boise State in 1970 as the head coach for women's basketball. She continued to lead the basketball program after being named director of women's athletics in 1974.

Joyce Loveday Appointed President of Clover Park Technical College

The college, in Lakewood, Washington, enrolls about 3,700 students. Women make up 64 percent of the student body. Dr. Loveday has been on the staff at the college since 2002 and has been serving as interim president since June 2016.

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts in the Academic World

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.