The Arbiter

The Idaho State Board of Education announced Dr. David Hahn as Boise State University’s eighth president on Thursday afternoon in a unanimous vote at Wednesday’s special meeting. The nomination concludes a 10-business-day public engagement period that introduced Hahn to the community as the sole finalist in the university’s presidential search. During this time, the community was invited to provide feedback on Hahn to the board via email, as well as attend an open forum.

The Idaho State Board of Education named Dr. David Hahn the sole finalist in the search for Boise State University’s next president. On Tuesday, Idaho media outlets were invited to meet with Hahn to discuss his candidacy. Below is a transcript of Dr. David Hahn’s conversation with Idaho media outlets on June 16, which has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Can you talk a little bit about your engineering background and what you are planning to bring to our engineering program?

After a yearlong search conducted largely behind closed doors, Boise State University has officially announced a sole presidential finalist. At Tuesday morning’s Idaho State Board of Education Meeting, Dr. David Hahn was identified as the sole finalist for the role of Boise State’s president, a decision search committee chair David Turnbull says the board is “confident” in. Hahn comes to Boise State with nearly three decades of experience in higher education.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live will bring a 14-truck production to Albertsons Stadium on June 6, marking the tour’s first outdoor stadium show in the United States and adding another large-scale event to Boise State’s summer schedule. The event will feature trucks such as Bigfoot, Mega Wrex and Tiger Shark, along with freestyle motocross riders, pyrotechnics and interactive elements for fans.

The end of the 2025-26 academic year marked Boise State’s final farewell to the Mountain West conference. On July 1, the university’s athletic programs are set to formally join the Pac-12, a once-dominant Power Five conference that underwent major transformation since ten schools departed the conference for the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC in 2024 as part of nationwide conference realignment. Five other Mountain West schools will also join, including Fresno State and Colorado State.

Two of the most iconic figures in Boise State football history, running back Ashton Jeanty and quarterback Kellen Moore, will be immortalized with the installation of new blue turf at Albertsons Stadium this summer. With every other hashmark on the field being colored white, orange hashmarks will be placed at the 2-yard and 11-yard lines on both sides of the field, paying homage to the jersey numbers worn by Jeanty and Moore, respectively.

The resume of Boise State’s nine-year-old esports program simply speaks for itself. 15 conference championships, seven national titles, over 1,500 wins, all captured since the program was founded in 2017 by head coach Doc Haskell. Competing across five different titles, the program has established itself as one of the most successful esports programs in the country since its launch.

If you’ve been to a local concert in Boise recently, you’ve probably noticed that the music scene feels bigger than ever. Between packed venues, festivals and more local artists popping up, it’s clear something bigger is happening in Idaho’s music world. The problem is, no one actually knows how big it is. That’s where the Idaho Music Census comes in.

My name is Rebecca Kay. I am currently a non-traditional student representative in the Associated Students of Boise State University (ASBSU) and I ran for President of ASBSU and led a team called The Stallions in the last election. Recently, Carson Cole and Maddy Riley were elected as President and Vice President of BSU’s student government from The Charge team. It is my belief that The Charge lied, cheated and participated in cyber bullying during the election.

The film industry is notoriously hard to break into. For decades, the belief that making high-brow connections in Hollywood was the only way to establish a film career has discouraged many students from pursuing their passions for film. In Idaho, it may seem nearly impossible to find opportunities to work on film sets. However, the Film and Television Arts program at Boise State is working to change that. That’s where the Short Film Lab comes in.