higher education

A $1.1 million faculty furlough plan takes shape at Boise State

Administrators are holding virtual town hall meetings with faculty this week. The university would not allow Idaho Education News to sit in.

Campus coronavirus roundup, 10.26.20: Numbers spike at NIC, decrease at several other schools

Sixteen North Idaho College students and six staff members have self-reported a positive test since Oct. 18, up from six students and three employees the previous week.

Higher ed enrollment numbers are in — and they are mixed

The coronavirus pandemic had Idaho colleges and universities fearing the worst. But the four-year schools have avoided catastrophic fall enrollment declines.

U of I enrollment drops by 9.5 percent

A sharp dropoff in dual-credit enrollment accounted for much of the decrease. Enrollment numbers should come from other colleges and universities within days.

Campus coronavirus roundup, 10.19.20: Classes return to normal at U of I

While case numbers did improve on the Moscow campus, numbers increased at most public and private colleges in the state.

BYU-Idaho threatens suspensions for students intentionally contracting COVID-19

The Rexburg-based university said Monday that it is “deeply troubled” by accounts of individuals trying to catch the illness in order to sell their plasma containing antibodies for the disease.

Campus coronavirus update, 10.12.20: Cases, testing ramp up at U of I

As cases continue to rise, the University of Idaho hopes to tests all students on campus. “We know this is not fun, but it is extremely helpful as we continue to identify and respond to where the virus exists on our Moscow campus,” President C. Scott Green and interim Provost Torrey Lawrence said Friday.