(The Center Square) – Boise State University announced to its students that the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion centers were closed over Thanksgiving break, in advance of what now has become Idaho State Board of Education’s anti-DEI resolutions.
Boise State University announced in an email to students and employees that it “closed the Gender Equity and Student Equity centers on Nov. 29, 2024.”
The Center Square reached out to Boise director of media relations Stephany Galbreaith, who shared with TCS the announcement email.
“We all have heard the conversations taking place this year across the nation related to diversity, equity and inclusion and higher education,” the email said. “The Idaho State Board of Education has developed resolutions for Idaho universities, and we have provided feedback.”
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to serving all students while seeking to be responsive to our governing board’s expectations,” the email stated.
The Idaho State Board of Education was expected to do away with DEI measures for the state since shortly before Thanksgiving, and officially did so following a Dec. 18 board meeting.