“To me, it’s not about a fight,” Tromp said Thursday, during a State of the University event sponsored by the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. “It’s about a conversation.” Two weeks ago, legislators approved a higher education budget — but imposed cuts designed to curb and discourage social justice programs at the state’s universities. Boise State’s share of the cuts comes to $1.5 million; the state’s largest university will have a 2021-22 budget of $263.8 million, including state tax dollars, student tuition and fee revenues and federal coronavirus stimulus money.
