higher education

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.

U of I training teachers to provide dual-credit cybersecurity course

Students won’t be hacking into computer systems in CYB 110, but they will be getting an introduction into what cybersecurity means.

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.

Analysis: Funding higher education, on the basis of anecdotes and narrative

Narratives are powerful, but anecdotal. They’re not a good foundation for a budget. And next year’s higher education budget could directly affect the courses available to college and university students, and faculty and staffing at the four-year schools.

Analysis: By staying silent, the State Board loses the education narrative

On Thursday, new State Board President Kurt Liebich called the 2021 session a missed opportunity — with little attention paid to learning loss in the wake of the pandemic.

‘This is a bad idea:’ Presidents criticize student fee opt-out push

Legislators are pushing to allow college students to opt out of some fees. University leaders say the move could undermine elected student government groups — and jeopardize campus services.