Higher Education

Catch up on the news of the week on the latest edition of the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.

After a nationwide search, the College of Western Idaho decided to stay close to home when it came to hiring a new president. Idaho Matters talks with the new education leader to learn more about his vision for the future of CWI.

Election results, higher education enrollment details, continuing affordable housing issues, and much more are on tap for this Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.

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…