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Happy New Year from your friends in the College of Arts and Letters!

Getting Across the Finish Line: Helping Students Finish Their Degrees

Photo of commencement in the Holt Arena. A line of students in cap and gown follow behind the flag bearer, who carries a banner that says "College of Arts and Letters". The audience can be seen in the background in the stadium seats.

“We know that students stop out of college for many different reasons,” says Dean Kandi Turley Ames. “People are facing many challenges, and it is our hope that we can support--even just a handful of students--to help them achieve their goal of earning a degree.”

Read about the Resiliency Scholarship

Rural Health Heroes Awardees

Headshots of Dr. Tarp and Ms. Kartchner

In an acknowledgment of exceptional dedication and service to rural communities in Idaho, the Idaho Rural Health Association awarded Helen Cathleen Tarp and Holly Kartchner the esteemed Rural Health Heroes Social Justice and Health Equity award.

Read about Health Heroes
Images of staff at Dubois school district in the library taking a training course

Teachers and administrators in rural areas around the region are taking Youth Mental Health First Aid training courses in an attempt to be a resource for their students and take care of themselves

Record Number of MA in Spanish Graduates

Headshots of the MA in Spanish graduates December 2023

This semester we had a record number of graduates in the Master of Arts in Spanish program. Cheers to the achievement of the 24 graduates!

Goering, Storm, and Turley Ames stand together smiling for a picture with the orange KISU wall in the background

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A New Director and New Direction for the Global Studies Program

 Headshot of Donna Lybecker

In an exciting development, the Global Studies and Languages program at Idaho State is being restructured to provide more opportunities for students. ISU is pleased to welcome Dr. Donna Lybecker, Professor of Political Science at ISU, as the Director of Global Studies.

Read about program
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EMS professionals and trainees work with actors who portray accident victims for a more realistic training experience.

ISU Students Dedication to

Sharing Women's Stories

Rachel Dietz and Bex Phillips review each other’s work in class. Pictured in the box on the right is Emily C. Boone, the delegate Rachel is researching.

“Scholars studying the 1977 Conference will turn to these biographies, written by our students, to assist in their research. The students are creating new knowledge about the feminist movement in the 1970s."

Spencer Peck (Left) and Jovany Leyva (Right)
Read about undergrad history research

Idaho State Establishes the Dr. Randy Earles Legacy Scholarship Endowment

Portneuf Brass Quartet (c. 1992): Dr. Randy Earles and Mr. Tom Banyas, trumpets; Mr. Craig Knutson, horn; Dr. Patrick Brooks, trombone

"The College of Arts and Letters would not be what it is today if we had not had Randy."

Read about the Earle's Endowment
Student Beauyn is in the art gallery at ISU talking about his art.

Beauyn Nichols, student artist at ISU, talks about his artwork on display at the ISU gallery

¡Sentimos muy orgullosos de los

logros de nuestros estudiantes!

We are so proud of our students' accomplishments!

Foto de cabeza de Juan Miguel Martínez Martínez/Headshot of Juan Miguel Martínez Martínez
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What can I do with a philosophy background or degree?

Jordan Forde graduated from ISU in 2015 with degrees in both Philosophy and Social Work. She is a licensed social worker practicing community based rehabilitative services. Learn more about Jordan’s experience with philosophy at ISU and the ways it helped her professionally.

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