Bob Kustra

Dr. Bob Kustra is in his 10th year as president of Boise State University, Idaho’s largest public university with an enrollment of more than 22,000 students served by 2,400 faculty and staff. Dr. Kustra has a long and distinguished career in public service in Illinois, where he served two terms as lieutenant governor, following 10 years in the Illinois legislature, where he served in leadership. He also chaired the Illinois Board of Higher Education, responsible for funding and oversight of the state’s nine public universities.

Improving Idaho’s ‘go-on’ rate for postsecondary education takes some go-getting

Clearly, this issue should be at the very top of the agenda for Governor-elect Brad Little and the new Legislature come the New Year.

Support lags for Boise State students

Boise State president Bob Kustra points out that because Boise State leads the state in enrollment increases during recent years, students do not have the same level of financial support that students at other Idaho schools do.