Utah’s public college presidents and state leaders signed a resolution pledging to keep higher education affordable, accessible and focused on student outcomes. The move underscores a unified approach to preparing students for meaningful lives and careers.
Utah State University will start a pilot program to overhaul general education curriculum with the new focus. That’s expected to be expanded to schools statewide by 2029.
While the GOP-led movement to disband DEI offices has caught fire across the country, school donations in 2023 suggest a rift between lawmakers' wishes and the community's.
Utah’s flagship university says it does not require prospective hires to sign a diversity, equality and inclusion statement before they’re employed. The comment to The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday comes the day after Gov. Spencer Cox alleged the practice of requiring such agreements during the hiring process at high education institutions was “bordering on evil.” At […]
Purdue, for example, has agreed to its twelfth consecutive year of freezing tuition, set below $10,000. The university estimates that this decision has saved students more than $1 billion on educational and living expenses since 2013. However, most public institutions cannot afford to set a tuition freeze without state funding.
Asked why Cox elected to nominate an entirely new board, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, the governor’s senior adviser and director of communication, said Cox supported SB146, which “reshapes the Utah Board of Higher Education, reducing the number of members and enabling the board to better focus on a statewide vision. The governor wants Utah’s colleges and universities […]
Cox, in September, joined nearly half of governors across the nation in signing a letter denouncing the president’s student loan forgiveness plan and asking for it to be withdrawn.
