UI's Prez on Sports, Boise Law School, & ISU Med School

[SLCBengal]

University of Idaho President Tim White agrees with the recent firing of basketball coach George Pfeifer, is pushing hard to open a second law school in Boise and doesn't think a proposed medical school at Idaho State is a good idea.

Idaho President Pushes Sports, Law School

 

[spazdog1]

The U of I has been jealous of Boise State for decades. And, the U of I has always treated ISU as the little brother. Suddenly, ISU has an opportunity to upset the apple cart by partnering with Portneuf Medical Center and everyone in the Treasure Valley is wondering how long it will take for the SBOE to move the law school to Boise. The little influence that U of I has remaining is at jeopardy. White and the U of I are scared that if either or both of these moves take place, U of I will wither on the vine.

 

[boisebengal]

I mention here every now and then that Idaho's a dying college. And I've angered many Vandal fans with this statement. But my rationale for this is that if you were to do your research, then you'd see that Idaho has only 11,600 students, whereas ISU now has about 13,600 students. And I'm sure that BSU now has over 18,000 students. This doesn't bode well for Idaho's land-grant institute, which used to be Idaho's major institute of higher education for many, many years.