Dr. Marlene Tromp

In her State of the University address Wednesday, Boise State University President Marlene Tromp touted financial support for veterans and improvements for graduation rates.

Every year, the heads of Idaho's public colleges and universities stand up in front of budget lawmakers at the Idaho Legislature and present their annual request for general fund dollars. This year will be a little different after some changes were made inside the powerful Joint Finance Appropriations Committee, and Boise State University President Dr. Marlene Tromp has been preparing for her turn in front of the committee.

When Boise State President Dr. Marlene Tromp stands before the Idaho legislature’s budget writing committee, she’ll no doubt point to the university’s most important metric: its graduation rate.

This semester, much more than geography separates Boise State University and the University of Idaho. While the U of I is telling its employees what they should or shouldn’t talk about when it comes to contraception, including condom use, Boise State’s president says while emergency contraception, i.e. Plan B, can’t be dispensed, nothing has changed regarding birth control.

With soon-to-be graduates in the Class of 2022, there’s an abundance of trepidation (and a healthy amount of fear). But some grads should breathe a bit easier, at least if they review the latest data from the Federal Reserve. Simply put, the extra wealth created in the U.S. during the pandemic flowed overwhelmingly to households headed by a college graduate.

The pandemic has impacted us all in different ways. But a nearly universal impact has come to our mental health. For students and educators, the…

It's estimated that approximately 10,000 Boise State University students will attend at least one in-person class this semester. That said, thousands more…

Boise State University President Marlene Tromp has made rural outreach to students a priority in her short time in office. Now, the university will offer…

Marlene Tromp didn’t shy away from controversy in her first campus address as president of Boise State University Wednesday morning.Tromp wasted no time…

When Idaho’s State Board of Education announced this spring that Marlene Tromp would be the next president of Boise State University, the crowd at the…