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Boise State president defends program changes, says non‑tax funds covered lawsuit defense and outlines growth priorities
Summary
Boise State University President Marlene Tromp told JFAC she has transformed student‑success and equity support structures, defended the university's handling of a high‑profile lawsuit using non‑tax funds (about $1.5 million to date), and outlined FY2026 priorities including workforce programs tied to semiconductor growth.
Boise State University President Marlene Tromp told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 29 that the university has reshaped its student‑support centers, defended the institution in a recent lawsuit using non‑tax funds and detailed priorities for workforce and enrollment growth.
Tromp said BSU currently has about 1,300 students enrolled in the statewide LAUNCH program and that roughly 600 of those students rely on LAUNCH as their only financial support. She credited recent reorganization of several student‑support centers and a shift toward university‑wide student‑success programming with a marked improvement in graduation rates over the past five years.
On the questions about programs sometimes described as DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion), Tromp said…
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