All Entries Tagged With: "Idaho State University"
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.
Joyce Loveday to Lead Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington
Dr. Loveday has been on the staff at Clover Park Technical College since 2002. Most recently, she served as vice president for student learning. Before coming to Clover Park Technical College, Dr. Lovday was a dean at ITT Technical Institute.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
The two women finalists are Sandra Woodley, who recently served as president of the University of Louisiana System, and Laura Woodworth-Ney, the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University.
Hamilton College Professor Wins Inaugural Teaching Literature Book Award
Nancy Sokin Rabinowitz is a professor of comparative literature at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. The Teaching Literature Book Award is sponsored by the Ph.D. program in English and the teaching of English at Idaho State University.
Honors for Seven Women Academics
The honorees are Mary Savina of Carleton College, Patricia Cramer of Utah State, Eundeok Kim of Florida State, Peggy Schwartz of the University of Massachusetts, Doris Helms of Clemson University, Bethany Schultz-Hurst of Idaho State, and Sera Young of Cornell University.
A New Provost at Idaho State University
Laura Woodworth-Ney was promoted to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University in Pocatello. For the past three years, she has served as associate vice president for academic affairs.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the College of Letters and Science at Montana State University
Among the four finalists are Sikata Banerjee of the University of Victoria and Laura Woodworth-Ney of Idaho State University.
Three State Universities Name Women Provosts
Women will now hold the provost position at Florida State, Idaho State, and the University of Nevada.
