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The Faculty Senate voted 18-4 on April 14 to allow non-tenure track faculty to apply for sabbatical leave and removes a stipulation that 100% of sabbatical leave must be dedicated to research. These changes came from a Faculty Senate non-tenure track […]
Despite significant cuts to scientific funding over the past year, now is a good time for University of Idaho faculty to submit grants to the National Science Foundation, according to Christopher Nomura, Vice President for Research and Economic […]
Name changes to two departments were approved by the University of Idaho Faculty Senate on March 31. The department of movement sciences was changed to the department of kinesiology and the department of clinical medicine was changed to the department of health professions. The goal motivation behind the name […]
Provost Torrey Lawrence spoke about the 2026-27 academic year estimated enrollment numbers at the March 10 University of Idaho Faculty Senate meeting. “It appears that we’re still on track to actually have a larger class, but […]
The University of Idaho is now being asked to pay Microsoft upwards of six figures for cloud storage space, which was previously free, according to Teresa Amos, Director of IT Planning and Initiatives, during the Faculty Senate meeting on Feb. 24. […]
In this week’s Faculty Senate meeting, Erin James, sustainability certificate director and a professor of English at the University of Idaho, proposed a new graduate level companion to the undergraduate […]
The University of Idaho Faculty Senate approved new academic programs and curriculum changes during its Tuesday meeting on Jan. 20 and expressed concerns over a proposed policy governing periodic performance reviews of tenured faculty. The senate […]
The University of Idaho Faculty Senate approved 17 University Curriculum Committee items regarding degree modifications, name changes, new programs and curricular updates. Delivered by Steve Wang, UCC 615 proposed a new master’s degree in AI. […]
A proposal for an ad hoc committee on fall break was brought up to the University of Idaho Faculty Senate. The goal of the committee would be to investigate the need for a short fall break sometime in […]
Changes to the periodic performance review process pass 19-1 after weeks of debate The University of Idaho Faculty Senate approved revisions to its periodic performance review policy in a 19-1 vote, finalizing changes […]