“All of our leaders realize that when you’re the leader of an institution, and you’ve asked your team to make sacrifices, it’s probably not the right time to adjust compensation,” State Board President Kurt Liebich said.
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U of I to partner with Alaska Airlines on Boise flights
The university will pay the airline up to $500,000 a year over three years, if Boise-to-Pullman, Wash., air service falls short of profit targets.
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.”
State Board makes tuition freeze official
For a second consecutive year, the four-year schools will hold the line on in-state, undergraduate tuition.
Two leadership changes at CWI
On Thursday, College of Western Idaho trustees selected an interim president and a new board member.
Spring slump: Higher education enrollment continues to fall
The state’s eight public colleges and universities lost more than 4,000 students from fall semester to spring semester, a 7.4 percent decline.
‘The best budget we can hope for?’ Higher ed budget reactions
The budget would earmark $313.1 million of state tax dollars for higher education. Gov. Brad Little requested $315.2 million.
Analysis: The higher education Statehouse showdown starts next week
It won’t be easy to squeeze a higher education budget through a skeptical Legislature. For students and employees, the stakes could scarcely be higher.