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Butterflies are preparing to migrate over to Washington D.C. with the purpose of convincing U.S. Congress to establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. To bring awareness to the […]
During Black History Month, students of The Black Student Union do not want people to focus only on what is in the past. Instead, Black Student Union Communications Director KT […]
Tragedies of police brutality and ongoing racism in the U.S. highlight the importance of Black History Month this year. The annual event, since its small start in 1970 at Kent […]
Kassandra Townsend’s first research position at the University of Idaho involved studying grass squirrels for a summer project. Later, she studied habitat stability in Maui, Hawaii, and researched shampoo ginger […]
Damian Hawley grew up on the Colville Indian Reservation in central Washington, two hours south of Spokane. His reservation’s ancestral lands reached into Idaho, lending him in-state tuition at Idaho’s oldest, land-grant university.
A name may seem trivial to people who have gone by their legal name their whole lives. But for those at University of Idaho who go by another name, who are forced to use a deadname on university platforms like BlackboardLearn and VandalWeb, names are incredibly important.
George Floyd’s death was a wake-up call for people across the nation. The Black Lives Matter movement over the summer triggered a new level of responsiveness for the needs of Black students at the University of Idaho and it led to the revival of the Black Student Union.
The Black faculty and staff on campus at the University of Idaho have decided to come together to create an organization. The conversations began last spring, but they have not quite defined what type of group they would like to be and will be referred to as an association for now.
The University of Idaho has several events planned to celebrate Indigenous communities during November’s Native American Heritage Month.
Last Monday evening, I joined a virtual meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Sciences Department of the College of Natural Resources to talk about inclusion. As our country grapples with a long-overdue conversation about systemic racism, I am proud of my department for releasing a statement on the importance of diversity and equity.