Higher education

Following a nationwide cyberattack downing popular coursework and grading platform Canvas, universities in Washington and North Idaho were largely operational once again Friday.

A University of Washington student was arrested at a Turning Point USA speaking event Wednesday after he was drumming in protest, the university said.

Boise State University is losing its interim president. The University of Montana announced Tuesday that its Board of Regents has chosen Jeremiah Shinn as its next president. He will start July 1. Shinn has served in the top role at Boise State for less than a year, after the president of the Idaho State Board of Education asked him to take the reins following the news that former President ...

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has been named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, according to an announcement from the university.

All University of Washington students will have to take a civil rights training within the next couple of months, as part of a 2025 federal agreement made after an investigation into student allegations of antisemitism. Under the agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, all UW employees and students will need to complete “Understanding Civil Rights,” a 30-minute online training focused ...