Chris Olsen, Ph.D.
Chris Olsen serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Indiana State University. Previous to his current position he was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for five years and Chairperson of the Department of History for fourteen. He earned his PhD at the University of Florida in 1996 in United States History, with minors in Colonial Latin America and Political Culture Theory. His previous degrees are from the University of Nebraska (MA, 1990) and North Dakota State University (BA, 1988). His academic work examines the history of the nineteenth- century United States, focusing on politics and political culture.
Originally from North Dakota, he and his family lived in several parts of the United States before settling in Indiana. In spare time they enjoy hiking and traveling as much as possible.
