Gary A. Olson

Gary A. Olson (born December 12, 1954) is a scholar of rhetoric and culture, a literary biographer, and president of Daemen University. He has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University, and chief academic officer at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.

For other people named Gary Olson, see Gary Olson (disambiguation).

Gary A. Olson
6th President of Daemen University
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byDr. Edwin Clausen
Personal details
Born (1954-12-12) December 12, 1954
ResidenceAmherst, NY
Alma materKings College
University of Connecticut
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
ProfessionScholar, Biographer, and University Administrator

Olson served as a monthly columnist on higher education administration for the Chronicle of Higher Education from February 2006 to August 2013, and he wrote for the Huffington Post on similar topics from August 2013 to May 2017. He has written or edited 22 books and almost 100 essays and articles on subjects including the role of theory in rhetorical scholarship, the connections between ideology and discourse, and the contributions of Stanley Fish to literary and rhetorical studies.

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