Jaime Campbell, 2019 graduate from the Anthropology Master’s Program, Ethan Kumm, Archaeologist with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) , Bridging the Virtual and In-Person Divide, ISU Launches Spanish for Heritage Speakers and a Foreign Language Vertical Credit System, ISU Faculty and Student Interview Renowned Writer and Director Aaron Mark, Expanding Opportunities Through Restructuring in Anthropology, Languages, and Global Studies at ISU, ISU Spanish MA Students Meet with Argentine Film Directors, A New Director and New Direction for the Global Studies Program, Virtual Visit from Spanish Actress Enriches ISU Literature Class, Successful Inauguration of Arconexiones Spanish Graduate Student Conference at Idaho State , Juan Miguel Martínez Martínez, Congratulations to our Fall 2023 M.A. Graduates!, Bengal Bridge Program Enhances College Transition through Interactive Anthropology Course, ISU Graduate Students Host After-School Anthropology Event, Idaho State Historical Society Recognizes Local ISU Champions of Idaho's History , Connecting Minds and Ideas: Inaugural Arconexiones Conference by ISU Spanish MA Students, First Master of Arts in Spanish Inaugural Cohort, 2021, Professor and Student Represent ISU at AATSP Conference, Rural Health Heroes Awardees, Revolutionizing Research: Idaho State’s Rare Instrument Opens New Frontiers in Science, Spanish Poet Paula Melchor makes virtual visit to ISU , Study on Chilean Plays Examines How Humor and Play Illuminate Dictatorship Trauma

Graduate Student Stories

Jamie Campbell stands outside wearing a beenie hat and a jacket

Jaime Campbell, 2019 graduate from the Anthropology Master’s Program

Ethan Kumm sits in a canoe on a lake holding up a fish he caught

Ethan Kumm, Archaeologist with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Selfie of Marin standing in front of the Stephen's Performing Arts Center in summer.

Bridging the Virtual and In-Person Divide

Dr. Laufenberg discusses her innovative approaches to virtual theatre education in a Q&A format. Her insights reveal how online students can experience a sense of community and connection to campus through interdisciplinary collaborations.

Carr, Turley Ames, and Villalobos Graillet pose together with smiles on their faces

ISU Launches Spanish for Heritage Speakers and a Foreign Language Vertical Credit System

A new heritage speakers Spanish course and vertical credit system at ISU.

Film directors Sofía Jallinsky and Juan Pablo Basovih Marinaro meet with students via Zoom

ISU Faculty and Student Interview Renowned Writer and Director Aaron Mark

Assistant Professor Jose Eduardo Villalobos Graillet and Spanish M.A. student Hillary Buckner of the Department of Anthropology and Languages at ISU recently had the privilege of interviewing the renowned writer and director of film, television, and theater, Aaron Mark.

Expanding Opportunities Through Restructuring in Anthropology, Languages, and Global Studies at ISU

In an exciting development at Idaho State University (ISU), the Department of Anthropology will expand its scope, becoming the Department of Anthropology and Languages, while the Department of Global Studies and Languages will transform into the Global Studies Program.

ISU Spanish MA Students Meet with Argentine Film Directors

¿Qué nos hace reír? ¿Qué hace que los argentinos se rían? What Makes Us Laugh? What Makes Argentines Laugh? ISU Spanish MA Students Meet with Argentine Film Directors.

A New Director and New Direction for the Global Studies Program

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.

Virtual Visit from Spanish Actress Enriches ISU Literature Class

On April 22nd, students of the SPAN3301: Introduction to Hispanic Literature class at Idaho State University (ISU) had a unique opportunity to engage with Spanish actress Carolina Calema in a virtual session.

Gibette Encarnacion is on-screen with 6 participants on Zoom. All their faces are showing.

Successful Inauguration of Arconexiones Spanish Graduate Student Conference at Idaho State

The Arconexiones Spanish Graduate Student Conference, hosted by Idaho State University’s Department of Global Studies and Languages, concluded with great success on Saturday, February 10th.

Juan Miguel Martínez Martínez

We are so proud of our students' accomplishments! ¡Nos sentimos muy orgullosos de los logros de nuestros estudiantes!

headshots of some of the Fall 2023 MA in Spanish graduates

Congratulations to our Fall 2023 M.A. Graduates!

Students gather around a table placed outside on the grass at the quad on the Pocatello campus. They hold pieces of broken pottery and are discussing how to put it back together.

Bengal Bridge Program Enhances College Transition through Interactive Anthropology Course

Idaho State University's Bengal Bridge program is paving the way for a helpful transition from high school to college life for incoming freshmen. One course that is helping students prepare for their fall semester is ANTH 1100 Discover Anthropology.

An ISU graduate student watches as a community youth participant plans to color on a big sheet of brown paper attached to the wall

ISU Graduate Students Host After-School Anthropology Event

On April 28 the Idaho Museum of Natural History at ISU hosted After School at the Museum, a program presented by the Department of Anthropology to engage elementary and middle-school learners in the four fields of anthropology: Archaeology, Biological, Cultural, and Linguistics.

Idaho State Historical Society Recognizes Local ISU Champions of Idaho's History

This year, three individuals with ties to Idaho State University (ISU) have been selected to receive the prestigious Esto Perpetua Award: Drusilla Gould, Dr. Hope Benedict, and Ronald James.

Marin and a student stand outside on a paved patio with colorful chairs and tables in the foreground and background.

Connecting Minds and Ideas: Inaugural Arconexiones Conference by ISU Spanish MA Students

While ISU´s online Spanish Master of Arts program has been in place since 2019, never before have the over 100 students that are in the program held an event to showcase their academic work and to come together to share ideas.

the first MA in Spanish online cohort stands in a line posing for the picture. There are 7 women in the photo, some are faculty.

First Master of Arts in Spanish Inaugural Cohort, 2021

Dr. Marin Laufenberg poses with a representative from Vista Higher Learning with her AATSP award certificate

Professor and Student Represent ISU at AATSP Conference

Following the success of last year's graduate Spanish seminar titled "Theatre and Performance in Latin America," led by Dr. Marin Laufenberg, the Department of Global Studies and Languages collaborated with the School of Performing Arts to study José Rivera's play, "Marisol."

Rural Health Heroes Awardees

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.

Andy Speer loads a small sample into the sample box of a machine

Revolutionizing Research: Idaho State’s Rare Instrument Opens New Frontiers in Science

Discover how Idaho State University's newly installed state-of-the-art mass spectrometer, one of only three in the world, is revolutionizing research across multiple fields.

Spanish Poet Paula Melchor makes virtual visit to ISU

Students in Idaho State University's master's program in Spanish had a virtual visit from acclaimed Spanish poet Paula Melchor, who discussed her award-winning collection Amor y Pan with the Gastronomy in Hispanic Literature and Film graduate class led by Dr. José Graillet.

Study on Chilean Plays Examines How Humor and Play Illuminate Dictatorship Trauma

Dr. Marin Laufenberg’s article, “Accessing Traumatic Pasts through Play: Children’s Perspectives in Two Chilean Theatre Pieces,” explores how play and humor in Chilean theatre reveal trauma from dictatorship. Published in Kamchatka, Universitat de Valencia's open-access journal.