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Hahn hires former colleague to new Boise State administrative post
University president David Hahn decided to “repurpose” one management job — to create space to hire a chief public and external affairs officer.
Controller designates ‘Idaho Transparency Month’
It isn’t about “checking a box,” Brandon Woolf said Friday. “It’s about earning and maintaining the public’s trust.”
Record first-year class enrolls at ICOM
The class of 231 students is a 10-year peak for the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, a for-profit school that figures into the state’s larger debate over medical education.
Boise State launches search for new provost
The effort was on hold while the State Board of Education completed its 15-month search for a new university president.
Idaho State ditches — then quickly revives — a graduation tradition
Physician assistant students will still receive the long white coats at their 2027 graduation ceremony, after Idaho State administrators abandoned a cost-cutting measure.
‘It got inside:’ Months after a Boise student’s death by suicide, her parents speak out
“She had a lot to give to this world,” Joseph Pollard told NBC News. “Whether she was trans or not, this world — not just my world — this world would have been a better place with her in it.”
U of I historic registry proposal goes to the feds
If the National Park Service signs on — and university officials expect a decision later this year — the university will be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Governor announces college athletics task force
The eight-member group will spend the summer looking at Idaho’s competitive position in the changing world of college sports.
UPDATED: State Democratic chair decries school cuts — or some of them
In a fundraising email Friday, Lauren Necochea cited some on-the-ground examples of cuts — but, notably, omitted the Boise School District.
Idaho scores well for childhood well-being — but education scores are mixed
Overall, Idaho landed at No. 13 in the nation in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book. Idaho ranked No. 36 on education metrics.