Dian enrolled in a pre-veterinary course in biology at the University of California, Davis, after attending Lowell High School in San Francisco, going against the advice of her stepfather who wanted her to pursue business instead. She supported herself by working as a clerk at White Front (a department store), doing other clerking and laboratory work, and working as a machinist in a factory. Dian later transferred to San José State College (now San José State University) to study occupational therapy after having difficulty with chemistry and physics. She received her bachelor's degree in 1954. At that time, Dian also established herself as an equestrian.
Initially following her college major, Fossey began a career in occupational therapy, eventually becoming director of the occupational therapy department at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky . While working in Louisville (living a few miles south of the town on a farm called Glenmary) she attended a lecture by Louis Leakey. She subsequently received her PhD from Darwin College, Cambridge, for a thesis entitled 'The behavior of the mountain gorilla' in 1976. Between 1981 and 1983 Dian Fossey lectured as Professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Initially following her college major, Fossey began a career in occupational therapy, eventually becoming director of the occupational therapy department at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky . While working in Louisville (living a few miles south of the town on a farm called Glenmary) she attended a lecture by Louis Leakey. She subsequently received her PhD from Darwin College, Cambridge, for a thesis entitled 'The behavior of the mountain gorilla' in 1976. Between 1981 and 1983 Dian Fossey lectured as Professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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