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Disagreements On Cost Of DEI

Disagreements On Cost Of DEI

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah System of Higher Education and the State Legislature cannot agree on how much went towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at universities across the state last year. The USHE says that a little more than three-million went towards DEI programs while a legislature […]

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Utah Public Colleges, Universities See Enrollment Increase

Utah Public Colleges, Universities See Enrollment Increase

(Cedar City, UT) — More students are attending public colleges and universities in Utah. The Utah System of Higher Education announced this week an enrollment increased to more than 198-thousand students this year, a nearly two percent jump compared to last year. Cedar City’s Southern Utah University saw the highest […]

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Utah joins states scrapping year-end tests for K-12 students

Utah joins states scrapping year-end tests for K-12 students

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah students in public elementary, middle and high schools will not take year-end standardized tests this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic that has shuttered schools for at least two weeks, the state board of education decided Thursday. Utah’s decision follows other states including Texas […]

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Utah higher education enrollment sees 3% increase statewide

Utah higher education enrollment sees 3% increase statewide

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Statewide enrollment in Utah’s higher education system has increased by 3% or more than 5,400 students. The Utah System of Higher Education released enrollment numbers Wednesday saying there are more than 189,000 students enrolled in public colleges for the fall of 2019. State education officials […]

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Utah starting $2.5M debt forgiveness program for tech grads

Utah starting $2.5M debt forgiveness program for tech grads

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is rolling out a program to forgive college debt for tech workers who stay and work in the state. Lawmakers created the Talent Development Incentive Loan Program $2.5 million program last year to retain graduates and keep Utah’s tech sector growing, the Deseret Newsreported. It […]

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Fired Dixie State Professors Reinstated

Fired Dixie State Professors Reinstated

ST. GEORGE, Utah-Per a Friday report in the St. George Spectrum, two Dixie State University music professors have been reinstated following terminations that garnered both local and national attention. Tenured assistant professor of music Glenn Webb and professor of music, Ken Peterson, each received reinstatement notices from the commissioner of […]

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