Kevin’s blog

The College of Western Idaho reported its ninth consecutive semester of enrollment growth.

The state’s response came 24 days after Lindsay Hecox, a transgender student at Boise State University, says she wants to drop her legal battle over the 2020 law.

Peter Risse, Boise State’s director for government and industry relations, will fill a longstanding vacancy at the head of Idaho’s career-technical education programs.

Michelle Edmonds, the district’s new chief communications officer, has more than two decades of communications experience, including 18 years as evening anchor at KIVI-TV and KNIN-TV.

The new center has three goals: work on research to reduce the energy cost of artificial intelligence; position Boise State as a national leader in semiconductor research and education; and provide new opportunities for students pursuing a career in semiconductor industries.

The Boise School District hopes to fill a trustee vacancy by early October.

Nampa city officials could transfer the Idaho Center to the College of Western Idaho, sell the complex to the highest bidder, or hang onto the property, the Idaho Press reported this week.

The move comes three months after the University of Phoenix and the University of Idaho formally broke off talks, ending the U of I’s two-year pursuit of a $685 million purchase.

At issue is a 2025 Idaho law requiring colleges and universities to designate restrooms, changing rooms and dormitories “for the exclusive use by either females or males.”

Molly Lenty — who is in the middle of her second term on the volunteer CWI board — on Tuesday announced that she will seek the open Garden City mayor’s post.