Jeanne Foster graduated from Newcomb College in 1963 with a BA in Philosophy. She earned an MA in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin (1965), an M.Div. in Ministry from Starr King School, GTU in Berkeley (1982), and a Ph.D. in Arts Literature and Religion from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. Jeanne is author of numerous books and a professor of English and creative writing. She was a Visiting Poet-in-Residence at Tulane University during the fall of 2004. In 2013, she was a Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at Saint Mary's College, Moraga, California.