Higher education

A judge on Wednesday denied a request by North Idaho College Board of Trustee to reconsider an order forcing the college to reinstate its president.

Gonzaga University is offering a new certificate program designed to teach students how to achieve their community’s climate goals.

Low-income and racially diverse Spokane residents are disproportionately affected by extreme heat, according to a new report from the Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society and the Environment.

Nearly a year after alumni and students asked Whitworth University to define its position on LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, the school’s board of trustees has yet to take action.

An investigation by North Idaho College’s attorney alleges that the college’s president was hired after an agreement was made among three trustees outside of a public meeting in violation of Idaho public meeting law.

The North Idaho College board of trustees Monday undid the hiring of president Nick Swayne, but will keep him as acting president.

Eastern Washington University is planning to implement safety measures and hold discussions about racial challenges and “dismantling anti-blackness” in response to a racist message left inside the school’s dance studio last week.

OLYMPIA – Eastern Washington University will be able to offer more doctorate degrees under a law signed Thursday.

"I was saddened and disheartened, but I wasn't surprised," said Sierra Alexander, president of the Black Student Union. 

On April 25, a new Spokane autism clinic is set to open with multidisciplinary specialists collaborating on diagnosis to help close a gap of an average wait time of 12 months for initial evaluations. A group ranging from a pediatrics expert to a psychologist will evaluate patients for autism spectrum disorder, starting by 18 months and up to age 18. Called the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Clinic, it's through a partnership between Range Community Clinic and Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, located in its WSU Health Sciences Building.

Police are investigating after a racist message was found inside an Eastern Washington University dance studio that the Black Student Union group has been using for several months.

If there’s one passion in Davis Smith’s life, he says it’s people.

From July 2021 to July 2022, the county grew from 43,238 residents to 47,619 residents, according to the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 estimates.

The 19 seniors studying design in WSU's Apparel Merchandizing, Design and Textiles program showed off their senior collections at the 40th annual program fashion show last weekend.

Growing up in Madagascar, Tongasoa Jefferson Julianot Rakotomalala had a dream by age 14 to get an education at a U.S. college. He lived in poverty in the town of Moramanga. None of his family finished high school or college, and they discouraged him.

Rowena Gonzalez practiced sustainability most of her life.

The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University honored Dean Baquet with the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday.

North Idaho College submitted a report Friday showing why it believes it should not lose accreditation after it was sanctioned.

WASHINGTON – As March Madness nears its conclusion, House lawmakers on Wednesday turned their attention to a different kind of collegiate chaos: the nascent billion-dollar industry of college athlete endorsement deals.