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Boise State University

Despite spiraling case numbers, Boise State maintains regular operations
Business as usual extends to Friday night — when Boise State’s football team is slated to play at a full Albertsons Stadium for the first time since 2019.

Boise State COVID surge threatens face-to-face classes, campus events
“What happens next is largely within the campus community’s control,” said university administrators, urging staff and students to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Test results indicate Idaho’s teacher prep programs are not aligned to licensure exams
Nearly half of elementary teacher candidates fail to pass the required Praxis on their first attempt.

Who is Boise State’s mystery accuser? Boise State isn’t saying
Complaints about a diversity course came from “a respected member of the community who reported their concerns under the condition of anonymity,” a university attorney said Tuesday. The verbal complaint had considerable political impact.

Investigators find no wrongdoing in Boise State diversity course
“No students who participated in the investigation reported that they were ever forced to apologize for the color of their skin,” investigators from the Boise law firm Hawley Troxell said in a report issued Monday morning.

‘It’s about a conversation:’ Tromp talks about social justice backlash, state budget cuts
After eliminating 194 staff positions during the pandemic, Boise State University President Marlene Tromp hopes to absorb a $1.5 million budget cut without affecting programs. “Already, we’ve had so much loss.”

Amidst student complaints, Boise State suspends ethics and diversity course
Suspension of the University Foundations 200 course, a graduation requirement, comes as the Legislature is poised to vote on the 2021-22 higher education budget.