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5 days ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
The University of Wyoming is preparing its instructors to comply with a new state law targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). That law will take effect before UW students return in the fall. It prohibits university instructors from teaching that one racial, religious or other demographic group is inherently inferior to any other. The bill's sponsors aimed to rein in what they called biased university instruction.
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6 days ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Hanna Merzbach |Indira Khera |Jeff Victor |Jenna McMurtry
Today on the show, two conservative women started with similar beliefs about abortion. Then they got pregnant, and their beliefs shifted. We hear from a non-profit that tracks federal election spending. They found Wyoming’s D.C. hopefuls get almost all of their campaign funding from out of state. And we’ll join a conversation exploring some of our misguided stereotypes about rural America. Those stories and more...
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6 days ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
International students at the University of Wyoming (UW) face mounting uncertainty about their future in the United States. The Trump administration is battling courts over its hardline immigration policies and has authorized federal immigration agents to enter “sensitive” areas like churches and college campuses. At UW, six students saw their visa records deleted without warning, then reinstated.
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1 week ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
The University of Wyoming (UW) has more than 600 international students this semester. But many of those students say they fear for their ability to stay. The federal government started deleting student visa records in March without notifying universities, before abruptly reinstating those records in April. Six UW students were affected.
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1 week ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
Four-year degree programs in Gender and Women's Studies, and African and Diaspora Studies, are at the chopping block at the University of Wyoming (UW). UW will decide this month whether to cut those degree programs, as well as three others identified for elimination through the university's regular annual review process.
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2 weeks ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. The University of Wyoming confirmed six of its students saw their visa records restored April 25. Recent federal action had threatened their ability to live and study in the United States.
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3 weeks ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
This story is part of our new Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. The University of Wyoming (UW) will host Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist, on campus on April 24 for a planned rally. UW is cautioning students to protest respectfully. UW Pres. Ed Seidel sent a campuswide email on April 22 urging students and others to honor the right to free expression.
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3 weeks ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
The University of Wyoming's (UW) School of Computing will soon be an independent unit on campus, similar to the Haub School or School of Energy Resources. The school aims to provide computational support for education and research in a wide range of disciplines across campus. It shares nearly 20 faculty with other departments and UW says more than 300 students are currently enrolled in the school’s classes.
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3 weeks ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
A new University of Wyoming (UW) committee aims to quell campus unrest among the faculty. It will bring together trustees, administrators, faculty, staff and students to recommend ways UW might do better at collaborative, transparent decision-making. Earlier this month, UW abruptly fired a popular dean with hardly any explanation. Cameron Wright had served as the dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences since 2019.
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3 weeks ago | 
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Jeff Victor
Several firefighters have collectively resigned from the Vedauwoo Volunteer Fire Department (VVFD) in Albany County. The volunteers say they’re frustrated by the leadership of the county-level board that oversees their department and others, specifically, the recent firing of their unit chief. They say they no longer feel supported by the fire district board that oversees their department.
