Higher education

Luke Tyler’s friends will always remember him for his smile.

Revisions made to the framework for the standardized AP African American Studies program, announced after pushback from politicians including Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, will rob high school students across the country of a "very, very sound" curriculum exploring the Black experience in America, said a local educator who was involved in reviewing the materials.

Spokane Public Schools and Gonzaga University's Center for Climate, Society and the Environment have partnered to provied the district's 36 elementary buildings, including the Libby Center and Spokane Public Montessori, kits teaching about climate science and renewable energy. 

An Eastern Washington University professor was blocked by his employer on social media for nearly a year after making critical statements about the school.

A shortage of pharmacies in rural areas has made it harder for people to fill prescriptions and to access other critical services.

The library discussion is slated for Jan. 30 from 5:30-7.

Gonzaga University School of Law won't participate this year in the U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of law schools, a decision that will continue under current metrics, the program's dean Jacob Rooksby said Wednesday.

The Whitman County Coroner’s Office has identified a Washington State University freshman found dead in his dorm room Sunday as 19-year-old Luke Morgan Tyler of Redmond.

The Washington State University Police Department is investigating after a 19-year-old freshman was found dead in his dorm room Sunday.

Former Gonzaga and Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton doesn’t plan to return to his alma mater for home basketball games anytime soon, citing his objection to the university’s ongoing student vaccine mandate.

“This book is suggesting one of the things we need to teach is science. Lawyers need to be conversant in science in order to do their jobs.”

Ethan Moriniti rushed to an unconscious man’s aid last fall at the Liberty Lake Golf Course, started chest compressions and shocked him with a defibrillator to help save the 67-year-old’s life.

Decisions by a divided North Idaho College board of trustees over the last month have spurred lawsuits, complaints and further risks of losing accreditation.

“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together."

Ilina Logani, 23, of Spokane, received the prestigious Rhodes scholarship in November. 

A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikTok psychic for baselessly claiming the professor was involved in the killings of four students last month.

Police identified the Washington State University police officer who shot and killed a man after a seven-hour standoff near campus on Dec. 15. 

Since arriving in the United States in June, Olha Hubarieva has struggled to feel understood.