Editing Adams State University (section)

==History==
Adams State was founded in 1921 as a [[normal school|teacher's college]]. [[Billy Adams (politician)|Billy Adams]], a [[Colorado]] legislator who would later become a three-term [[governor of Colorado]], worked for three decades before obtaining the authorization to found '''Adams State Normal School''' in 1921, to provide higher education opportunities for teachers from remote and rural areas of Colorado, such as the [[San Luis Valley]], and see them work in those same areas. In 1926, Harriet Dalzell Hester became the university's first graduate.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASC History |publisher=Adams State College |url=http://www.adams.edu/about/asc_history.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=2008-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516201558/http://www2.adams.edu/about/asc_history.pdf |archive-date=2008-05-16}}</ref> She became the school's first librarian and an [[Alamosa County]] school superintendent. The school adopted the name '''Adams State College''' in 1946, corresponding with the expansion of its undergraduate and graduate programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adams State Takes Steps to Change Name to University |url=https://blogs.adams.edu/thepawprint/adams-state-takes-steps-to-change-name-to-university/ |website=The Paw Print |publisher=The Paw Print |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2012, the institution's name changed again, to Adams State University.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Adams State College |date=14 May 2012 |title=Adams State becomes a University |url=http://www.adams.edu/news/may1214.php |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234838/http://www.adams.edu/news/may1214.php |archive-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>

The university gained some national attention in 2016 when its online classes came under scrutiny. The university's [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accreditor]], the [[Higher Learning Commission]], placed the university on probation.<ref name="2016_HLC_probation">{{cite web |title=Public Disclosure Notice on Adams State University |date=February 25, 2016 |publisher=[[Higher Learning Commission]] |url=https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_PublicDisclosureNotices/Adams%20State%20University%20PDN.pdf |access-date=February 21, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043954/https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_PublicDisclosureNotices/Adams%20State%20University%20PDN.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> In 2018, the probation was lifted and the university's status was restored to "Accredited".<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Disclosure: Adams State University status changed from "Accredited – On Probation" to "Accredited" effective June 28, 2018 |date=June 28, 2018 |url=https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_PublicDisclosureNotices/Adams%20State%20University%20PDN%207.9.18.pdf |access-date=August 22, 2018 |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822214029/https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_PublicDisclosureNotices/Adams%20State%20University%20PDN%207.9.18.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The university also came into the national spotlight when it placed president Beverlee McClure on leave after employees lodged complaints about her "caustic behavior".<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeremy |last=Bauer-Wolf |date=February 21, 2018 |title=President accused of bullying |website=[[Inside Higher Ed]] |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/02/21/adams-state-president-leave-after-turbulent-tenure |access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> Cheryl D. Lovell was named the interim president and appointed to serve a 12-month term beginning July 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |title=ASU board appoints Cheryl D. Lovell interim president |website=adams.edu |lang=en |url=https://www.adams.edu/news/jun1812.php |access-date=2018-08-22}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>