Higher Education

A new series from Idaho Education News illuminates how "getting back to normal" may be more challenging for colleges and universities due to a decline in enrollment going back to fall 2019.

Idaho high schoolers may no longer need to take a college entrance exam to get into one of the state’s public universities.

The Idaho Legislature is still in session, making it one of the longest session's in recent history. This week, lawmakers in the House paused their work for a tense and often disturbing ethics hearing about a GOP member accused of raping a 19-year-old staffer. Idaho Matters looks at this and other stories from the week.

As Boise State students returned to campus after spring break, a provocative editorial in the university newspaper The Arbiter asked if in-person classes are worth the risk, triggering plenty of on-campus conversation.

A gap year is time some students take away from the college classroom to volunteer, find themselves and generally prepare for the higher-ed experience.…

The Idaho Legislature is ramping up as bills begin getting approved by both chambers. Higher education budgets are on the docket next week at the…

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…

As the incoming Biden administration considers the question of forgiving student debt, one thing is for sure: the cost of a higher education continues to…

This interview originally aired Sept. 29, 2020.Boise State University President Marlene Tromp has had a challenging first year in her position. From…

A lot happened in Idaho news this week. Between our most recent spike in COVID-19 cases (including a report on Idaho schools from the White House) some…