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U of I gets a new Boise law school site, after Boise State looked at the same location
Boise State had looked at the old Concordia University law school building in Downtown Boise, submitting a nonbonding letter of interest, Don Day of BoiseDev.com reported Monday.
Idaho Public Television pushes back against claims of audio ‘sabotage’
Rep. Priscilla Giddings, the co-chair of Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s indoctrination task force, twice complained of audio tampering during Thursday’s meeting at the Statehouse.
CWI administrator takes president’s position in Oregon
Mark Browning, CWI’s vice president for college relations, is likely to take over the presidency at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Ore., sometime this fall.
State inaction clears path for Big City Coffee lawsuit against Boise State
The tort claim sought damages of more than $10 million, stemming from a short-lived campus coffee shop. The state had 90 days to respond.
Audio: Talking about this week’s ‘Missing Students’ series
Hear more about this week’s in-depth series on higher education’s enrollment crisis.
Ammon Bundy joins governor’s race
Bundy will seek the Republican nomination. State GOP chairman Tom Luna has disavowed the right-wing activist.
Coming Friday: A conversation with Bert Glandon
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Oregon higher ed task force would focus on underrepresented students
The move at the Oregon statehouse comes as conservative Idaho lawmakers have actively criticized diversity and inclusion efforts on campus.
K-12 case numbers slowed significantly in 2021, according to final state report
The dropoff in case numbers coincided with the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. K-12 teachers and staffers were among the first Idahoans who were eligible to receive the vaccine.
Coronavirus trendline, 6.11.21: Vaccination numbers show signs of an uptick
Another encouraging metric: Only 3.9 percent of coronavirus tests came back positive, the lowest rate since June 2020.